WTGZ
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WTGZ is a commercial radio station
in Union Springs, Alabama
, broadcasting to the Auburn, Alabama
, area. Until 2007 the station also broadcast to the Montgomery, Alabama
, area on 104.9 FM
. The Tiger is the area's only modern rock
station and is popular with Auburn University students.
music format branded as "The Tiger". The station currently has four DJ's. Weekdays from 6 AM - 10 AM feature "The Morning Tiger" with veteran radio personality Steve Ocean hosting. Weekdays from 10 AM - 2 PM feature "The Anti-Show Show" with Ant hosting. "The Afternoon Drive" is aired weekdays from 2 PM - 5 PM with host Will. "The Afternoon Debacle" with host Kevin Jackson (also the station program director) rounds out the daily music show lineup.
Specialty shows include national programs like Out of Order with Jed the Fish (Saturdays 10PM to midnight, Sundays noon to 2 PM), Hard Drive with Lou Brutus (Sundays from 7 PM to 9 PM), and Loveline with Dr. Drew (Sunday through Thursday 10 PM to midnight).
Notable former on-air personalities include Marti Jackson, Ripper Price, Matt Stone, Sharpie, Johnny Wilkes, and Bill Bailey.
Alternative rock from the 1990s and the 2000s is the dominant style of music on the Tiger. Alternative rock from the late 1970s and 1980s is prominent weekdays from noon to 1 PM during "The Flashback Lunch" with Ant. Hard Drive airs active rock and heavy metal. These genres of music compose a small portion of the station's regular playlist as well.
WTGZ simulcasts Auburn High School Tigers
football games on FM along with WAUD (AM)
. In 2010, WTGZ became the flagship station of the "Sports Call
" program.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
in Union Springs, Alabama
Union Springs, Alabama
Union Springs is a town in Bullock County, Alabama, United States. The population was 3,670 at the 2000 census.-History:The area that became Union Springs was first settled by white men after the Creek Indian removal of the 1830s. Twenty-seven springs watered the land, giving rise to the name of...
, broadcasting to the Auburn, Alabama
Auburn, Alabama
Auburn is a city in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It is the largest city in eastern Alabama with a 2010 population of 53,380. It is a principal city of the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area...
, area. Until 2007 the station also broadcast to the Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located on the Alabama River southeast of the center of the state, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. As of the 2010 census, Montgomery had a population of 205,764 making it the second-largest city...
, area on 104.9 FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
. The Tiger is the area's only modern rock
Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
station and is popular with Auburn University students.
Programming
WTGZ airs an alternative rockAlternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
music format branded as "The Tiger". The station currently has four DJ's. Weekdays from 6 AM - 10 AM feature "The Morning Tiger" with veteran radio personality Steve Ocean hosting. Weekdays from 10 AM - 2 PM feature "The Anti-Show Show" with Ant hosting. "The Afternoon Drive" is aired weekdays from 2 PM - 5 PM with host Will. "The Afternoon Debacle" with host Kevin Jackson (also the station program director) rounds out the daily music show lineup.
Specialty shows include national programs like Out of Order with Jed the Fish (Saturdays 10PM to midnight, Sundays noon to 2 PM), Hard Drive with Lou Brutus (Sundays from 7 PM to 9 PM), and Loveline with Dr. Drew (Sunday through Thursday 10 PM to midnight).
Notable former on-air personalities include Marti Jackson, Ripper Price, Matt Stone, Sharpie, Johnny Wilkes, and Bill Bailey.
Alternative rock from the 1990s and the 2000s is the dominant style of music on the Tiger. Alternative rock from the late 1970s and 1980s is prominent weekdays from noon to 1 PM during "The Flashback Lunch" with Ant. Hard Drive airs active rock and heavy metal. These genres of music compose a small portion of the station's regular playlist as well.
WTGZ simulcasts Auburn High School Tigers
Auburn High School Tigers
The Auburn High School Tigers are the athletic teams which represent Auburn High School in Auburn, Alabama. Auburn High School's athletics program fields twenty-one varsity teams as a member of the large-school classification of the Alabama High School Athletic Association...
football games on FM along with WAUD (AM)
WAUD (AM)
WAUD is a radio station broadcasting a Sports, Music, News, and Talk format. Licensed to Auburn, Alabama, USA, the station serves the Lee County, Alabama, area. The station is currently owned by Tiger Communications...
. In 2010, WTGZ became the flagship station of the "Sports Call
Sports Call
SportsCall is a regional sports call-in show centered in Auburn, Alabama. The host, Bill Cameron, offers insight into the world of sports, talks to guests, and answers phone calls from listeners...
" program.