WSSL-FM

WSSL-FM
City of license	Gray Court, South Carolina
Broadcast area	Greenville/Spartanburg, South Carolina
Branding	Whistle 100
Slogan	"Today's Best Country"
Frequency	100.5 MHz
First air date	November 1960
Format	Country
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	381 meters
Class	C0
Facility ID	59819
Transmitter coordinates	34°34′18.00″N 82°06′44.00″W / 34.5716667°N 82.1122222°W / 34.5716667; -82.1122222
Callsign meaning	"Whistle"
Former callsigns	WLBG-FM (1960s-1970s) WGVL (1970s-1981)
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC)
Sister stations	WMYI, WESC-FM, WROO
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wsslfm.com

WSSL-FM is a country music radio station licensed to Gray Court, South Carolina and serves the Upstate region, including Greenville and Spartanburg. The iHeartMedia, Inc. outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast at 100.5 MHz with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100 kW. The station goes by the name Whistle 100 and its current slogan is "Today's Best Country." Its studios are in downtown Greenville and its transmitter is in Gray Court.

The playlist consists primarily of hit country music from the 1990s to the present day.

History

The first station at 100.5 FM to be located in the Greenville-Spartanburg market was WDXY-FM, a sister station to WORD (AM) in Spartanburg.

100.5 signed on in November 1960 as WLBG-FM, the FM sister to WLBG 860 AM in Laurens. It became WGXL in the 70s when it moved the tower to Gray Court and increased the power. At the time, well known local broadcast personality Monty Dupuy moved his morning show from WFBC to what was then called XL Stereo 100. Former WFBC-TV news director Dave Partridge also provided news on the station during this time.

WGXL was sold in the early 80s to Keymarket Group, which took the station country in September 1981 as WSSL and moved it into the Greenville-Spartanburg market.

The station is now owned by Clear Channel Communications, along with fellow country station WESC-FM. Musically, the stations are similar, with WESC playing some more gold/classic country songs. By the late 2000s, WSSL had emerged as the leading country music station in upstate South Carolina. The station is home to the popular Ellis & Bradley morning show. Beginning in May 2009, WSSL began airing the syndicated After Midnite With Blair Garner.

External links

WSSL-FM official website

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Radio-Locator information on WSSL

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Radio stations in the Greenville–Spartanburg (Upstate South Carolina) market

By AM frequency	660 800 910 950 1020 1070 1230 1260 1280 1300 1330 1360 1400 1440 1490 1530 1540 1580

By FM frequency	89.3 89.7 90.1 91.1 91.5 92.5 93.3 93.7 94.5 95.5 95.9 96.3 97.7 98.1 98.5 98.9 99.9 100.5 101.1 101.5 102.5 103.1 103.3 103.9 104.9 105.5 106.3 106.9 107.3

By callsign	W209CM W242BX W249CB W253BG WAIM WANS WASC WBWT-LP WCCP-FM WCKI WCSZ WDAB WELP WEPR WESC-FM WFBC-FM WGTK-FM WGVL WHQA WHZT WJMZ-FM WKSF WLFJ WLFJ-FM WMIT WMXP-LP WMYI WOLI WORD WPCI WPJF WPJM WRIX WROO WROQ WRTH WSPA-FM WSPG WSSL-FM WTBI WTOB WTPT WYFG WYRD WYRD-FM

Defunct	WFIS/1600

South Carolina radio markets Charleston Columbia Florence Greenville–Spartanburg Myrtle Beach Rock Hill Other South Carolina radio regions Hilton Head See also List of radio stations in South Carolina

Country radio stations in the state of South Carolina

Stations	WAGS – Bishopville WBCU – Union WCKN – Moncks Corner WCOS-FM – Columbia WDOG-FM – Allendale WEGX – Dillon WESC-FM – Greenville WEZL – Charleston WGFG – Branchville WGOG – Walhalla WGTR – Bucksport WHLZ – Marion WIWF – Charleston WJKB – Moncks Corner WKXC-FM – Aiken WLFF – Georgetown WLRE-LP – Elloree WLSC – Loris WOMG – Lexington WQUL – Woodruff WRHM – Lancaster WSSL-FM – Gray Court WUBB – Bluffton WVSZ – Chesterfield WWKT-FM – Kingstree WWNQ – Forest Acres WYMB – Manning WZLA-FM – Abbeville WZZQ – Gaffney

Defunct	WJDJ – Hartsville

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in South Carolina

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