WHET
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| Broadcast area | Marion-Carbondale (IL) area |
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| Frequency | 97.7 MHz |
| Branding | US 97.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic country |
| Affiliations | Westwood One St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WDDD-FM, WFRX, WMIX, WMIX-FM, WTAO-FM, WVZA | |
| History | |
Former call signs | WFRX-FM (1979–1996) WQUL (1996–2009) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 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 / 37.7541667°N 88.9347222°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | us977.com |
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.[2]
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.[3]
On March 9, 2011, WHET changed their format to classic country, branded as "US 97.7".
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHET". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WHET Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WHET Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 53978 (WHET) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WHET in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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