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]

WHET
CityWest Frankfort, Illinois
Broadcast areaMarion-Carbondale (IL) area
Frequency97.7 MHz
BrandingUS 97.7
Programming
FormatClassic country
AffiliationsWestwood One
Ownership
OwnerWithers Broadcasting
(Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC)
WDDD-FM, WFRX, WMIX, WMIX-FM, WTAO-FM, WVZA
History
Former call signs
WFRX-FM (1979-1996)
WQUL (1996-2009)
Technical information
Facility ID53978
ClassA
ERP3,500 watts
HAAT132 meters (433 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°45′15.00″N 88°56′5.00″W
Links
WebsiteWHET 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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