Radio Hot 97.9 FM (WAUG)

WAUG (750 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Talk/Personality format. Licensed to New Hope, North Carolina, USA, the station serves the Raleigh area. The station is currently owned by Saint Augustine's College and features programing from American Urban Radio Networks and Sporting News Radio. WAUG radio is a daytime-only operation, shutting down at sunset to make way for the 50,000-watt WSB in Atlanta.WAUG "Power 750" began broadcasting in 1987 from the campus of Saint Augustine's College. In October 2006, the station switched primarily to a talk format aimed at the black community. Shows include the nationally syndicated Warren Ballentine Show, Keepin' It Real with Al Sharpton and the Two Live Stews. The station also carries football games from the Washington Redskins as well as St. Augustine's College, Black college sporting events. The station is also the flagship for From The Press Box To The Press Row, a sports talk show focused on Black college sports which is heard on syndicated stations through the mid-atlantic region from Pennsylvania to Georgia.WAUG radio is a daytime-only operation, shutting down at sunset to make way for the 50,000-watt WSB in Atlanta.