WTUE
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WTUE is a classic rock
formatted radio station
with studios in Dayton, Ohio
. Its transmitter is located in Moraine, Ohio
and can be heard clearly throughout Southwest Ohio, including in Cincinnati.
Briefly known as WIFE-FM, WTUE's beginnings was that of WONE-FM simulcasting sister station WONE-AM which had a Top 40 format until 1967. WONE-FM played Top 40 hits without live personalities when WONE-AM switched to country in 1969. In 1971, the FCC granted permission to boost its power to 50,000 watts and monaural WONE-FM transformed to FM-stereo, and briefly quadraphonic, "the all new W-2". In 1974, WTUE was "The Super Ten Four!" with morning personality Al Morgan. Morgan eventually moved to KHJ in Los Angeles. The station was playing Top 40 hits with live DJs until 1976 when it switched to the new and innovative album oriented rock format under the direction of Program Director Chuck Browning and using the branding "T-105", competing with University of Dayton
-owned WVUD-FM. WTUE dropped "T-105" in 1979 and in the 1980s it ultimately won out in the ratings battle. Mike McConnell
formerly of WLW-AM Cincinnati and currently of WGN-AM, Chicago, also served as WTUE's Program Director in the early 80's following Chuck Browning.
Sports personality and University of Dayton graduate Dan Patrick
was half of the morning team on WTUE in the late-1970s/early-1980s under his given name, Dan Pugh. Dan was partnered as morning host with several other DJ's over the years including Shaun Scott, Dave Luczak, Major Dick Hale and Jeff Curry. WTUE was awarded Billboard Magazine's coveted "Station Of The Year" in the album-oriented rock format for medium-sized markets in 1983 under Program Director Bill Pugh (Dan Pugh's brother) and again in 1985 under Tom Carroll who served as Program Director from 1984-1997.
During 1986-1999, the WTUE was home to the highly-rated Kerrigan & Christopher morning show. Christopher (Geisen) left the station in 1999 and (Steve) Kerrigan left WTUE's airwaves in 2003. Steve Kerrigan died of multiple myeloma in March, 2011.
WTUE is currently an affiliate of The Bob and Tom Show in the mornings and features afternoon veteran John "B-Man" Beaulieu. Christopher Geisen and Mike Thomas also served as Program Directors prior to current Program/Operations Manger, Tony Tilford.
Station ownership has included Group One Broadcasting (Akron), DKM Broadcasting, Summit Communications, Stoner Broadcasting, American Radio Systems, Inc., Jacor Communications and Citicasters Co., a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications.
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
formatted radio station
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...
with studios in Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
. Its transmitter is located in Moraine, Ohio
Moraine, Ohio
Moraine is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,307 at the 2010 census. The city is part of the The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Montgomery county. Moraine, as part of the Dayton area, is situated within the Miami Valley region of Ohio, just...
and can be heard clearly throughout Southwest Ohio, including in Cincinnati.
Briefly known as WIFE-FM, WTUE's beginnings was that of WONE-FM simulcasting sister station WONE-AM which had a Top 40 format until 1967. WONE-FM played Top 40 hits without live personalities when WONE-AM switched to country in 1969. In 1971, the FCC granted permission to boost its power to 50,000 watts and monaural WONE-FM transformed to FM-stereo, and briefly quadraphonic, "the all new W-2". In 1974, WTUE was "The Super Ten Four!" with morning personality Al Morgan. Morgan eventually moved to KHJ in Los Angeles. The station was playing Top 40 hits with live DJs until 1976 when it switched to the new and innovative album oriented rock format under the direction of Program Director Chuck Browning and using the branding "T-105", competing with University of Dayton
University of Dayton
The University of Dayton is a private Roman Catholic university operated by the Society of Mary located in Dayton, Ohio...
-owned WVUD-FM. WTUE dropped "T-105" in 1979 and in the 1980s it ultimately won out in the ratings battle. Mike McConnell
Mike McConnell
Mike McConnell is an American talk radio host based in Chicago on WGN. He left 700 WLW in Cincinnati after 25 years in 2010.-Radio program:McConnell started out in radio as Alan McConnell, as a rock music DJ at an album-oriented college radio station WVUD in Dayton, Ohio in the 1970s...
formerly of WLW-AM Cincinnati and currently of WGN-AM, Chicago, also served as WTUE's Program Director in the early 80's following Chuck Browning.
Sports personality and University of Dayton graduate Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
Daniel Patrick Pugh , professionally known as Dan Patrick, is an American sportscaster, radio personality, and actor from Mason, Ohio...
was half of the morning team on WTUE in the late-1970s/early-1980s under his given name, Dan Pugh. Dan was partnered as morning host with several other DJ's over the years including Shaun Scott, Dave Luczak, Major Dick Hale and Jeff Curry. WTUE was awarded Billboard Magazine's coveted "Station Of The Year" in the album-oriented rock format for medium-sized markets in 1983 under Program Director Bill Pugh (Dan Pugh's brother) and again in 1985 under Tom Carroll who served as Program Director from 1984-1997.
During 1986-1999, the WTUE was home to the highly-rated Kerrigan & Christopher morning show. Christopher (Geisen) left the station in 1999 and (Steve) Kerrigan left WTUE's airwaves in 2003. Steve Kerrigan died of multiple myeloma in March, 2011.
WTUE is currently an affiliate of The Bob and Tom Show in the mornings and features afternoon veteran John "B-Man" Beaulieu. Christopher Geisen and Mike Thomas also served as Program Directors prior to current Program/Operations Manger, Tony Tilford.
Station ownership has included Group One Broadcasting (Akron), DKM Broadcasting, Summit Communications, Stoner Broadcasting, American Radio Systems, Inc., Jacor Communications and Citicasters Co., a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications.