WHET

WHET
West Frankfort, Illinois

Broadcast area	Marion-Carbondale (IL) area
Frequency	97.7 MHz
Branding	US 97.7
Programming
Format	Classic country
Affiliations	Westwood One St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Withers Broadcasting (Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC)
Sister stations	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 / 37.7541667; -88.9347222
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
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

WHET's previous logo.

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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