WUBL

Coordinates: 33°48′29″N 84°20′28″W / 33.808°N 84.341°W / 33.808; -84.341
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WUBL
MHz (HD Radio)
Branding94-9 The Bull
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
WBIN, WBZW, WBZY, WRDG, WWPW
History
First air date
October 24, 1962 (as WAVQ)
Former call signs
WAVQ (1962–1965)
WAVO-FM (1965–1972)
WPCH (1972–2002)
WLTM (2002–2006)
Call sign meaning
Anagram of BUL in "bull"
Technical information
Facility ID29735
ClassC1
ERP80,000 watts
HAAT330 meters (1,080 ft)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Website949thebull.iheart.com

WUBL (94.9

syndicated Premiere Networks country music programs, The Bobby Bones Show
and After MidNite With Granger Smith. The station's .

Along with

cable TV systems in metro Atlanta must monitor these two stations at all times with their EAS equipment. Alerts are then relayed
across the state by other stations.

History

Religious (1962-1972)

The station began on October 24, 1962, as religious WAVQ (changed to WAVO-FM in 1965[1]), sister to WAVO (1420 AM). The station was signed on by the Great Commission Gospel Association, which was in the process of selling both outlets to Bob Jones University.

Easy listening/Soft rock (1972-2006)

In 1972, the

soft adult contemporary in 1990. The easy listening format was revived online as "The Peach" by Pretty Cool Media in 2021.[2] The station enjoyed consistent ratings
success through the 1990s and early 2000s.

In December 2002, the name "Peach" was dropped, and the station rebranded as WLTM "94.9 Lite FM". Prior to Christmas each year, Lite FM played all Christmas music.

From 2005 to 2006, the station had Randy & Spiff as its

Delilah
. (However, Delilah was not on the new 96.7; instead it was aired on former competitor WSB-FM, "B98.5FM" from late December 2006 until 2011.)

Country (2006-present)

In the middle of its all-Christmas music format, and more than a week before

adult contemporary format officially moved to 96.7 FM two days later, and stayed there until December 26, 2007, when 96.7 switched to a classic country format to accompany WUBL. On January 7, 2008, WUBL added The Cledus T. Party, starring comedian/parody singer Cledus T. Judd, as its morning show
.

Current personalities include: Kristen Gates (morning show co-host), Spencer Graves (morning show co-host), Art "Mad Man" Mehring (traffic), Angie Ward (mid-days), Otis "O-Man" (afternoons), Bobby Bones (Evenings), Aaron Micheal (Late Evenings)

HD radio

In 2011, the station changed its

W222AF
FM 92.3, which is also owned by Immanuel and formerly rebroadcast WCCV. However, W222AF was assigned directly to retransmit WGST, not WUBL.

Former logo

In October 2012, not long after WGST became Spanish-language

classic hip-hop formats of "Old School 99.3" (relayed on translator W257DF FM 99.3) through a lease agreement with owner Steve Hedgwood. After that translator was forced off-air due to co-channel interference with WCON-FM, the "Old School" format remained on the HD-3 channel for a time before returning to a simulcast of WGST.[4] (The "Old School" format would be revived on WTBS-LP FM 87.7 in January 2016.)[5]

References

External links

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