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| Broadcast area | Greenville -Spartanburg -Upstate South Carolina |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 100.5MHz |
| Branding | Whistle 100.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WESC,WESC-FM,WGVL,WMYI,WROO | |
| History | |
First air date | November 1960; 64 years ago (1960-11) |
Former call signs | WLBG-FM (1960-1970s) WGXL (1970s-1981) |
Call sign meaning | Sounds like"whistle" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 59819 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 381 meters (1,250 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°34′18.00″N82°06′44.00″W / 34.5716667°N 82.1122222°W /34.5716667; -82.1122222 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wsslfm.iheart.com |
WSSL-FM (100.5MHz, "Whistle 100.5") is acommercialradio stationlicensed toGray Court, South Carolina, and servingGreenville,Spartanburg andUpstate South Carolina. It airs acountry musicformat and is owned byiHeartMedia, Inc. The studios are on North Main Street in downtown Greenville. On weekdays, WSSL-FM carries twonationally syndicated country music programs,The Bobby Bones Show heard evenings andAfter Midnite with Granger Smith heard overnight.
WSSL-FM is aClass C0 station. It has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000watts, the maximum for most FM stations. Thetransmitter is off Bethel Grove Church Road near Sawmill Road in Gray Court.[2] Its auxiliary transmitter next to the main transmitter operates at 98,000 watts ERP. WSSL-FM broadcasts usingHD Radio technology. Its HD2digital subchannel formerly carriediHeartRadio's "Club Jam Country" channel, which played rhythmic country songs. The HD2 subchannel has since been turned off.
The first station at 100.5 MHz in the Greenville-Spartanburg market was WDXY-FM, asister station toWORD910 AM in Spartanburg. It was owned by the Spartanburg Radiocasting Company and launched in 1948.[3] But with few people owning FM receivers in that era, the owners saw little opportunity to make the station profitable. The company turned in the license after a few years.
A new stationsigned on the air in November 1960; 64 years ago (November 1960). Thecall sign was WLBG-FM, the FM sister toWLBG860 AM inLaurens. It became WGXL in the 1970s. The tower was moved to Gray Court and the power was increased to allow it to be heard in the Greenville-Spartanburgradio market. Well known localdisc jockey Monty Dupuy moved his morning show fromWFBC1330 AM to what was then called "XL Stereo 100." FormerWFBC-TV news director Dave Partridge also provided news on the station during this time.
WGXL was sold in the early 1980s to the Keymarket Group, which flipped the station to country music in September 1981. The call letters became WSSL-FM.
In August 2000, the station was acquired by Capstar.[4] Capstar was later merged intoClear Channel Communications, the forerunner to today's iHeartMedia. This meant WSSL would be co-owned with competing country stationWESC-FM 92.5 MHz. Musically, the stations were similar and both scored well in the ratings. Over time, WSSL became the more contemporary country station with WESC-FM leaning towardclassic country. WSSL is home to the popular Ellis & Bradley morning show.