WACT

WACT (1420 AM, "News Radio 1420") is a radio station licensed to serve Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. The station, founded in 1958, is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications and the license is held by Capstar TX Limited Partnership.

Programming

WACT broadcasts a news/talk radio format. WACT also broadcasts games of the Atlanta Braves, from that Major League Baseball team's region-wide radio network.

Notable weekday programs include a local morning show hosted by Steve and Leah as well as a regional afternoon talk show hosted by Dominick Brascia. Syndicated programming on WACT includes shows hosted by Rick and Bubba, Michael Savage, Clark Howard, and Phil Hendrie.

History

Known as WACT for 50 years from September 1958 to September 2008, the station was assigned the call letters WENN by the Federal Communications Commission on September 18, 2008. The station aired a sports radio format as "1420 The Tusk".

The WACT callsign was restored on February 25, 2009. This change accompanied a change to a news/talk format and rebranding as "News Radio 1420".

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