WHET is a radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 broadcasting a classic country

Classic country

Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...

 format. Licensed to West Frankfort, Illinois

West Frankfort, Illinois

West Frankfort is a city in Franklin County, Illinois, USA. The population was 8,182 at the 2010 census. The city is part of the Metro Lakeland area.-History:...

, USA, the station serves the Marion-Carbondale (IL) area. The station is currently owned by Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC and features programing from ABC Radio and Westwood One

Westwood One

Westwood One was an American radio network and was based in New York City. At one time, it was managed by CBS Radio, the radio arm of CBS Corporation, and Viacom and was later purchased by the private equity firm The Gores Group...

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History

The station went on the air as WFRX-FM on 1979-07-24. On 1996-10-01, the station changed its call sign to WQUL and on 2009-08-18, to the current WHET.

On March 9, 2011 WHET changed their format to classic country, branded as "US 97.7".

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