WUHT 107.7 FM is an American radio station branded as “Hot 107.7”. It is an Urban Adult Contemporary music- formatted radio service, licensed to cover Birmingham, Alabama. Earlier simulcasted on sister station WWMM, WUHT is the flagship service of the UAB Blazers Radio Network. Owned by Cumulus Media, the station’s studios are located in Homewood, and its transmitter is placed at the top of the Red Mountain.
History of WUHT – HOT 107.7 FM:
Previously WENN-FM used 107.7 frequency, which had been the simulcast of 1320 AM and was the first to serve the African-American audiences with soul music. In 1998, new proprietors of the 107.7 took WENNN to 105.9 FM.
In 2005, WUHT “Hot 107.7” signed on the air, branded as “Birmingham’s New #1 for R & B Hits”. Its musical program puts it fairly between Summit Media’s stations, contemporary urban WBHJ, and adult urban WBHK. WUHT simulcasts two nationally syndicated programs: Steve Harvey and D.L. Hughley.
Programming:
Music, social events and Gospel news, contests, advertisements, and local as well as nationally syndicated shows round out the daily line-up.
The Weekday Transmission Includes the Following Shows:
The Steve Harvey Morning Show is the famous morning show with the slogan, The Baddest Radio Show in the Land.
The Midday Groove
The DL Hughley Show is a nationally syndicated show with JasmineSanders and DL Hughley, a standup comedian.
The Happy Hour with Sly King
The Quiet Storm with Orlando
The Weekend Programming Comprises:
All-Star Party Mix
Birmingham’s Best Mix of R&B
Saturday Morning Classics w/ AJ
DJ Supreme
Sir Laurence
The Donnie McClurkin Show
The Quiet Storm w/ Orlando
Technical Details:
Available on HD Radio with ERP 42,000, WUHT is a Class C1 FM radio service with facility ID 6401. With 1345 feet HAAT, its antenna mode is non-directional. The station’s transmitting coordinates are 33° 29′ 04″ N, 86° 48′ 25″ W. The FCC granted it the license to transmit on 5/14/2007 that would expire on 4/1/2020. In the locality, its predicted listening range is 30 miles while in the distant areas, its coverage gets as wide as 60 miles.
Contact Details:
Address: 244 Goodwin Crest DR STE 300, Birmingham, Al 35209
Phone: 205-945-4646
Fax: 205-945-3999
Official Website: http://www.hot1077radio.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/1077wuht
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Hot1077[/expand]