WHET | |
City: | West Frankfort, Illinois |
Area: | Marion-Carbondale (IL) area |
Branding: | US 97.7 |
Frequency: | 97.7 MHz |
Format: | Classic country |
Erp: | 3,500 watts |
Haat: | 132m (433feet) |
Class: | A |
Facility Id: | 53978 |
Coordinates: | 37.7542°N -88.9347°W |
Former Callsigns: | WFRX-FM (1979–1996) WQUL (1996–2009) |
Affiliations: | Westwood One St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network |
Owner: | Withers Broadcasting |
Licensee: | Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC |
Sister Stations: | WDDD-FM, WFRX, WMIX, WMIX-FM, WTAO-FM, WVZA |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Website: | us977.com |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
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]
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".