WHUG is a radio station

Radio station

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 broadcasting a country music

Country music

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 format. Licensed to Jamestown, New York

Jamestown, New York

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, the station is currently owned by Media One Group, LLC.

Local jocks heard on this station include Dan Warren (The My Country Morning Show- 6-10 A.M. Monday-Friday) Matt Warren (Middays with Matt Warren- 12-3 P.M. Monday-Friday) and Chris Sprague (3-7 P.M. Monday-Friday). On Saturday mornings from 6-9 A.M., Bruce Baker, another local personality, plays three hours of classic country hits from the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's.

Syndicated/national programming on WHUG includes The Lia Show

The Lia Show

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, ZMax Racing Country

Performance Racing Network

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, Rise Up Country, NASCAR USA

Motor Racing Network

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, and Country Countdown USA

Country Countdown USA

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. WHUG is also Jamestown's home for NASCAR Sprint Cup racing.

History

The station went on the air in 1965 at the 101.7 frequency as WXYJ

WKSN

WKSN is an radio station based in Jamestown, New York. The oldies outlet is owned by Media One Group and operates at 1340 kHz....

-FM. It later changed to WHUG, "Huggin' Country," and ultimately moved to 101.9 MHz; this was part of an agreement between WHUG and WXOX

WLOF

WLOF is a Catholic radio station broadcasting from Attica, New York. WLOF is located at 101.7 on the FM dial and covers much of Western New York, including Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Referred to as The Station of the Cross, WLOF is owned and operated by Holy Family Communications which also owns...

 in Attica so that both could increase their power. It has long been Jamestown's country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

outlet. The station changed call signs to WMHU, "102 Moo," in January 2001. The station changed its call sign back to the current WHUG in 2004.