WSIX-FM
| City of license | Nashville, Tennessee |
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| Broadcast area | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Branding | The Big 98 WSIX |
| Frequency |
97.9-2 (WSIXtra New) for New Country |
| Format | Country |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 349 meters |
| Class | C0 |
| Facility ID | 59815 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°02′50.00″N 86°49′48.00″W / 36.04722°N 86.83°W |
| Callsign meaning | 638 ("SIX") Tire Company (home of original WSIX AM) |
| Owner | Clear Channel Communications |
| Sister stations | WLAC, WNRQ, WRVW, WUBT |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | big98country.com |
WSIX-FM is an FM radio station broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee on a frequency of 97.9 MHz. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications. It has been broadcasting since the late 1950s.
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[edit] History
[edit] Countrypolitan
Originally the sister station of a similarly-styled AM station (now WYFN which simulcasts the Bible Broadcasting Network's religious programming), WSIX-FM pioneered the broadcasting in Nashville (and likely elsewhere in the U.S.) of the "countrypolitan" "Nashville sound" of country music, which developed in the 1960s, adding violins and other stringed instruments (and occasionally horns) to the traditionally fiddle- and guitar-driven sound of country music. During those years (beginning in 1967 until the late 1970s) WSIX-FM used the tagline, "We're metropolitan country." As such, WSIX-FM became one of the first successful country-formatted stations on the FM dial in the U.S.; country stations were overwhelmingly found on AM until well into the early 1980s.
[edit] The Big 98 Era
In 1983, then-owners General Electric sold the AM and FM stations, along with WNGE-TV (now WKRN), to other interests. Around that time, the stations' (both were simulcasting by this point) format turned to a more straightforward country sound (i.e., honkey tonk and "Outlaw" recordings that previously did not fit the more mellow, quieter playlist).
[edit] XM Simulcast
From May 1, 2006 to August 8, 2008, WSIX-FM was simulcast on XM Satellite Radio (channel 161). The satellite feed typically had roughly 3–4 minutes of commercials per hour. A song that was not on the station's playlist at the moment would play during commercial breaks as well.
As of June 8, 2011, WSIX-FM has returned to the XM platform, replacing "Nashville" on XM57.
[edit] Current Air-Staff
The current lineup (as of January 3, 2011) is as follows
- Morning Show (5 a.m - 10 a.m): Billy and Karla
- Mid-days (10 a.m - 3 p.m): Amy Paige
- Afternoon Drive (3 p.m - 7 p.m): Anthony Allen
- Nighttime (7 p.m - 12 a.m): TBD
- Overnights (12 a.m - 5 a.m): After Mid-Nite w/ Blair Garner
[edit] See also
[edit] Links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WSIX
- Radio-Locator information on WSIX
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WSIX
[edit] References
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