WUSX
WUSX (98.5 MHz) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Salisbury, Maryland, Ocean City, Maryland, Southern Delaware, Virginia, and the rest of Delmarva, with studios and cluster offices located in Salisbury, Maryland. Its tower is located in Seaford, Delaware. Programming features Wilhite & Wall, Erica Gray, Glassman and Big Woody Hayes.
| City | Seaford, Delaware |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Salisbury-Ocean City |
| Frequency | 98.5 MHz |
| Branding | US 98.5 |
| Slogan | Everything Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Gold-Based Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Adams Radio Group, LLC (Adams Radio of Delmarva Peninsula, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WZBH, WOCQ, WGBG-FM |
| History | |
| First air date | 1972 (as WSUX-FM at 98.3) |
| Former call signs | WSUX-FM (1972-1991) WECY-FM (1991-1995) WSUX (1995-1998) WGBG (1998-2016) WGBG-FM (2016-2018) WKHI (2018) |
| Former frequencies | 98.3 MHz (1972-1998) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 4340 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 98 meters |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°36′47″N 75°35′12″W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | us985.com |
Mornings previously featured The Bob and Tom Show, middays and afternoons with local on air personalities, and nights with Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Alice Cooper. Music consisted classic rock from the 1970s, '80s, and '90s.
History
98.3 WSUX-FM signed on the air in February 1972, carrying the programming of 1280 WSUX.
Previous studios were located along U.S. Route 13 in Seaford, Delaware. The station originally transmitted at 98.3 FM before moving to 98.5 FM in 1998. Previous formats included an easy listening format with call letters WSUX-FM (Sussex County) and WECY-FM (Easy).
On August 17, 2018, the station's WGBG-FM call letters and format moved from 98.5 FM to WKHI 107.7 FM Fruitland, MD, and 98.5 continued to simulcast 107.7 under new WKHI calls, until a new format is announced.[1] The station changed its call sign again on August 24, 2018 to WUSX.
On September 17, 2018, WUSX split from its simulcast with WGBG-FM and began stunting towards a new format to launch on September 21, 2018 at 5 pm.[2]
On September 21, 2018 at 5 p.m., WUSX flipped to a Gold-Based Country music format, branded as "US 98.5".
Former personalities
- Dave Fleetwood (1970s, now afternoons at WVLT/Vineland, New Jersey)
- Allan Frazier (1972-1980)
Transmitter
The transmitter is a class A transmitter, 6,000 watts, HAAT 98 meters, located in Seaford, Delaware. Facility ID 4340. Located on coordinates 38°36′47″N 75°35′12″W
Previous logo
References
- K107.7 Gives Way to Big Classic Rock Delmarva Radioinsight - August 17, 2018
- Adams to Launch US 98 Salisbury on Friday? Radioinsight - September 18, 2018
External links
- Adams Radio Group Website
- WUSX in the FCC's FM station database
- WUSX on Radio-Locator
- WUSX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database