WAUD (1230
AM) is a
radio station broadcasting a
sports,
music,
news
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, and
talk format. Licensed to
Auburn, Alabama, United States, the station serves the
Lee County, Alabama, area. The station is currently owned by Tiger Communications.
The station's official slogan is "The Voice of Auburn," and it has also been nicknamed "The Thousand-Watt Blowtorch" by past on-air personalities.
History
WAUD is the oldest
radio station in
Auburn, Alabama, going on the air in 1947.
The station is currently an affiliate of
CBS Sports Radio
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CBS Sports Radio is owned by Paramount Global and distributed by Westwood One. Programmin ...
, the
CBS Radio Network, The
Paul Finebaum Radio Network, and the radio home of Bob Sanders for 53 years. Its format is a mix of nostalgic music with special local programming in the morning, news, talk, and sports. WAUD is the home of
Auburn High School athletic broadcasts, including
football
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,
basketball, and
baseball.
Programming
Notable weekday programming includes Bob Sanders on mornings. Sanders has been affiliated with WAUD for over 53 years. Other local programming includes "Sports X with Bill Bailey and Sharpie" weeknights and Auburn First Baptist church services on Sunday mornings. Sunday mornings also include a jazz, big band, and nostalgia music block.
Syndicated programming includes
The Dan Patrick Show,
Paul Finebaum,
Atlanta Braves, and
CBS Sports Radio
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CBS Sports Radio is owned by Paramount Global and distributed by Westwood One. Programmin ...
.
Sports & news
WAUD provides
CBS Radio Network updates at the top of every hour, except during
CBS Sports Radio
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CBS Sports Radio is owned by Paramount Global and distributed by Westwood One. Programmin ...
programming. The Alabama Radio Network provides WAUD with state news and sports updates throughout the day. Local news and weather are read live throughout the broadcast day during local programming hours. WAUD carries the entire CBS
World News Roundup, America's longest tenured network newscast on either radio or TV, each morning at 7am
CST.
The region's first
call-in sports program, "
SportsCall", originated on WAUD before moving to sister station
WQSI 93.9 FM in 2007.
In July 2007, WAUD became the Auburn affiliate of The
Paul Finebaum Radio Network.
WAUD currently airs "Jay Doug In The Morning" with Jay Douglas from 6amCT to 8amCT.
The station also airs
Atlanta Braves baseball games.
References
External links
Sports X Online- WAUD's call-in sports program
{{Sports Radio Stations in Alabama
AUD
News and talk radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1947
CBS Sports Radio stations
1947 establishments in Alabama