WAUD (1230 AM) is a

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broadcasting a

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news News is information about current events. This may be provided through many different media: word of mouth, printing, postal systems, broadcasting, electronic communication, or through the testimony of observers and witnesses to events. N ...

, and

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format. Licensed to

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, United States, the station serves the

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, 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

, going on the air in 1947. The station is currently an affiliate of CBS Sports Radio, the

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, The

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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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, and

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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

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, and CBS Sports Radio.

Sports & news

WAUD provides

updates at the top of every hour, except during CBS Sports Radio 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 The ''CBS World News Roundup'' is the longest-running network radio newscast in the United States. It airs weekday mornings and evenings on the CBS Radio Network. It first went on-air on March 13, 1938, at 8 p.m. ET as a one-time special in res ...

, America's longest tenured network newscast on either radio or TV, each morning at 7am CST. The region's first

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sports program, "

SportsCall {{notable, date=December 2018 ''SportsCall'' is a regional sports call-in show centered in Auburn, Alabama. SportsCall host JJ Jackson and the guys offer insight into the world of sports, interview guests, and take phone calls from listeners. Esta ...

", originated on WAUD before moving to sister station

WQSI WQSI (93.9 FM, "FM Talk 93.9") is an American radio station broadcasting a News/Talk format. Licensed to Union Springs, Alabama, the station serves the Auburn, Alabama, area. The station is currently owned by Tiger Communications, Inc. On May ...

93.9 FM in 2007. In July 2007, WAUD became the Auburn affiliate of The

Radio Network. WAUD currently airs "Jay Doug In The Morning" with Jay Douglas from 6amCT to 8amCT. The station also airs

baseball games.

References

External links

Sports X Online
- WAUD's call-in sports program {{Sports Radio Stations in Alabama

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News and talk radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1947 CBS Sports Radio stations 1947 establishments in Alabama