WUHT

Not to be confused with WHUT-TV.

WUHT (107.7 FM, "Hot 107.7") is a commercial radio station licensed to Birmingham, Alabama, and owned by Cumulus Media. It airs an urban adult contemporary format. Hot 107.7 carries two nationally syndicated programs on weekdays: The Steve Harvey Morning Show and The D.L. Hughley Show in afternoon drive time. WUHT also serves as the flagship station of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers Radio Network.^[1] WUHT's studios are on Goodwin Crest Drive in Homewood.

WUHT

Birmingham, Alabama
Broadcast area	Birmingham metropolitan area
Frequency	107.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Hot 107.7
Programming
Format	Urban Adult Contemporary
Affiliations	Premiere Networks Westwood One University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers
Ownership
Owner	Cumulus Media (Radio License Holding CBC, LLC)
Sister stations	WAPI, WJOX, WJOX-FM, WJQX, WZRR
History
First air date	September 15, 1969; 55 years ago (1969-09-15) (as WENN-FM)
Former call signs	WENN-FM (1969–1998) WRAX (1998–2005)
Call sign meaning	W Urban (station's format) HoT (branding)
Technical information
Facility ID	6401
Class	C1
ERP	42,000 watts
HAAT	409.9 meters (1,345 ft)
Links
Webcast	Listen live Listen Live via iHeart
Website	hot1077radio.com

WUHT is a Class C1 station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 42,000 watts. Its transmitter is off Golden Crest Drive atop Red Mountain in Birmingham.^[2]

History

WENN-FM and WRAX

The station signed on the air on September 15, 1969; 55 years ago (1969-09-15). Its call sign was WENN-FM, the sister station to the popular WENN 1320 AM. The two stations simulcast most of their programming. WENN-FM was the first FM station in Birmingham to target African-American listeners, playing what was then called “soul music" a mix of R&B and Motown hits. The station had no FM competition until 1996. When the AM changed formats and call letters in 1983, WENN-FM was well established as Birmingham’s leading station for what is now called urban contemporary music.

In 1998, new owners of the 107.7 frequency moved the programming and call letters of WENN to 105.9 FM and moved the alternative rock format and WRAX call letters to 107.7. Known on the air as "107.7 the X", WRAX became one of the highest rated alternative/modern rock stations in the country. It was successful, even though its signal was limited. It broadcast from a tower atop Miles Mountain in Palmerdale, Alabama, some 15 miles (24 km) northeast of downtown Birmingham. The majority of Birmingham’s other FM stations broadcast from Red Mountain, which overlooks the city.

WUHT

In 2005, Citadel Broadcasting purchased several stations in nearby Tuscaloosa, including alternative music WANZ, whose signal reached Birmingham. Not wanting to own two stations with the same format in the same market, the WRAX call letters were moved to 100.5 FM. On March 31, 2005, "The X" changed frequencies again, moving to 100.5 and becoming known on the air as "The X @ 100.5".^[3] On the same day, WUHT "Hot 107.7" debuted, branding itself as "Birmingham’s New #1 for R & B Hits".^[4] The station now broadcasts at slightly reduced power from an antenna atop Birmingham’s Red Mountain. Its musical presentation places it squarely between Summit Media's stations, urban contemporary WBHJ (95.7 Jamz) and adult urban WBHK (98.7 Kiss FM).

Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.^[5] In 2024, Cumulus Media made some company-wide cuts that included WUHT. Program Director and midday host Tasha Simone was let go.^[6]