WTSK (790 AM, "Praise 93.3") is a commercial radio station in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, airing an urban gospel radio format.[2] It is owned by Townsquare Media with studios on Skyland Boulevard in Tuscaloosa.
WTSK is a Class D radio station. By day, it is powered at 5,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. But at night, to protect other stations on 790 AM from interference, it greatly reduces power to 36 watts. Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W227DD at 93.3 MHz in Brent.
History
The station signed on the air in February 1958. Its original call sign was WTUG. In 1980, the call letters changed to WTSK. They were chosen to represent the City of Tuscaloosa.[3]
In February 2005, Apex Broadcasting Inc. (Houston L. Pearce, chairman) reached an agreement to sell WTSK and six other radio stations in Alabama to Citadel Broadcasting (Farid Suleman, chairman/CEO) for a reported sale price of $29 million.[4] Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.[5] Citadel and Cumulus owned the station for seven years.
Cumulus sold WTSK, along with its sister stations, to Townsquare Media. The transaction took effect on July 31, 2012.
WTSK provides regular weather coverage from ABC 33/40 (WBMA-LD). The chief meteorologist is James Spann. Additionally, under the ownership of Townsquare Media and the direction of Market President/Chief Revenue Officer David R. Dubose, WTSK also provides news coverage with ABC 33/40 News Director Don Hartley and traffic coverage with Traffic Reporter Capt'n Ray.
Previous logo
(WTSK's logo under previous "Truth" branding)
Translator
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W227DD | 93.3 FM | Brent, Alabama | 157152 | 250 | 0 m (0 ft) | D | 33°9′36″N 87°30′54″W / 33.16000°N 87.51500°W | LMS |
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTSK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
- ^ Nelson, Bob (October 18, 2008). "Call Letter Origins". The Broadcast Archive. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
- ^ "Deals - 2/21/2005". Broadcasting & Cable. February 21, 2005.
- ^ "Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting". Atlanta Business Journal. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 54795 (WTSK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WTSK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 157152 (W227DD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W227DD at FCCdata.org
33°11′17″N 87°35′23″W / 33.18806°N 87.58972°W