WHET
WHET (97.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format. Licensed to West Frankfort, Illinois, United States, the station serves the Marion-Carbondale area. The station is owned by Withers Broadcasting and the broadcast license held by Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC. WHET features programming from Westwood One.[1]
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City | West Frankfort, Illinois |
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Broadcast area | Marion-Carbondale (IL) area |
Frequency | 97.7 MHz |
Branding | US 97.7 |
Programming | |
Format | Classic country |
Affiliations | Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner | Withers Broadcasting (Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC) |
Sister stations | WDDD-FM, WFRX, WMIX, WMIX-FM, WTAO-FM, WVZA |
History | |
Former call signs | WFRX-FM (1979-1996) WQUL (1996-2009) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 53978 |
Class | A |
ERP | 3,500 watts |
HAAT | 132 meters (433 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°45′15.00″N 88°56′5.00″W |
Links | |
Website | WHET Online |
History
The station was assigned call sign WFRX-FM on July 24, 1979. On October 1, 1996, the station changed its call sign to WQUL and on August 18, 2009, to the current WHET.[2]
On March 9, 2011, WHET changed their format to classic country, branded as "US 97.7".
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References
- "WHET Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "WHET Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- WHET in the FCC's FM station database
- WHET on Radio-Locator
- WHET in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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