WSSL-FM
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WSSL-FM is a country music
music radio station licensed to Gray Court, South Carolina
and serves the Upstate region, including Greenville
and Spartanburg
. The Clear Channel Communications
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."
The playlist consists primarily of hit country music from the 1990s to the present day.
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 him 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
.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
music radio station licensed to Gray Court, South Carolina
Gray Court, South Carolina
Gray Court is a town in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,021 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
and serves the Upstate region, including Greenville
Greenville, South Carolina
-Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...
and Spartanburg
Spartanburg, South Carolina
thgSpartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina, and is located northwest of Columbia, west of Charlotte, and about northeast of...
. The Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) to broadcast at 100.5 MHz with an effective radiated power
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
(ERP) of 100 kW. The station goes by the name Whistle 100 and its current slogan is "Today's Best Country."
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 stationSister station
In broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels are radio and/or television stations operated by the same ownership....
to WORD (AM) in Spartanburg
Spartanburg, South Carolina
thgSpartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina, and is located northwest of Columbia, west of Charlotte, and about northeast of...
.
100.5 signed on in November 1960 as WLBG-FM, the FM sister to WLBG 860 AM in Laurens
Laurens, South Carolina
Laurens is a city in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 9,916 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Laurens County.-History:...
. 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 him 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
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
, along with fellow country station WESC-FM
WESC-FM
WESC-FM is a Country music radio station licensed to Greenville, South Carolina and serves the Upstate region, including Greenville and Spartanburg. The Clear Channel Communications outlet is licensed to the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast at 92.5 MHz with an effective radiated...
. 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
Blair Garner
Blair Garner is an American radio personality. According to his After MidNite with Blair Garner show website, he purchased his first car at age 12. He is the host of the syndicated radio programs After MidNite with Blair Garner and The Blair Garner Show...
.