WUSN

For the radio station in Charleston, South Carolina, that held the WUSN call sign from 1948 to 1955, see WQNT. For the TV station in Charleston, South Carolina, see WCBD-TV.

WUSN
Broadcast areaChicago market
Frequency99.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingUS✶99
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatCountry
Ownership
Owner
WBBM, WBBM-FM, WBMX, WCFS-FM, WSCR, WXRT[1]
History
First air date
February 2, 1940; 84 years ago (1940-02-02)[2][3]
Former call signs
Call sign meaning
"US Ninety-nine" (frequency)
Technical information[6]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID28620
ClassB
ERP5,700 watts
HAAT425 meters (1,394 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°53′56″N 87°37′23″W / 41.899°N 87.623°W / 41.899; -87.623
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/us99

WUSN (99.5 FM) is a country radio station in Chicago, Illinois. Owned by Audacy, Inc. and branded as "US✶99", it is based at Two Prudential Plaza in the Loop, and transmits from atop the John Hancock Center with an HD Radio signal.[7]

  1. ^ Janowski, Thaddeus P. (September 29, 2010). "FCC 316: Application for Consent to Assign Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License or to Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License (BTCH-20100930AFL)". Federal Communications Commission. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  2. ^ "Illinois: Chicago", Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook (2010 edition), p. D-186. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "Commercial FM Directory: Illinois" Broadcasting Yearbook (1947 edition), p. 226. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  4. ^ a b History Cards for WUSN Archived September 6, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, fcc.gov. Retrieved September 6, 2018.|
    WWZR (1943–46)
  5. ^ Call Sign History (Facility ID: 28620)Archived September 7, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, fcc.gov. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  6. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WUSN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  7. ^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=4 Archived September 16, 2016, at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Chicago