WHET
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| City of license | West Frankfort, Illinois |
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| Broadcast area | Marion-Carbondale (IL) area |
| Branding | US 97.7 |
| Frequency | 97.7 MHz |
| Format | Classic country |
| ERP | 3,500 watts |
| HAAT | 132 meters (433 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 53978 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°45′15.00″N 88°56′5.00″W / 37.7541667°N 88.9347222°W |
| Former callsigns | WFRX-FM (1979-1996) WQUL (1996-2009) |
| Affiliations | Citadel Media, Westwood One |
| Owner | Withers Broadcasting (Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WDDD, WDDD-FM, WFRX, WMIX, WMIX-FM, WTAO-FM, WVZA |
| Website | WHET Online |
WHET (97.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format. Licensed to West Frankfort, Illinois, USA, the station serves the Marion-Carbondale (IL) area. The station is currently owned by Withers Broadcasting and the broadcast license held by Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC. WHET features programming from Citadel Media and Westwood One.[1]
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History [edit]
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".
Previous logo [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "WHET Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WHET Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links [edit]
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WHET
- Radio-Locator information on WHET
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WHET
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