WXST

WXST

Hollywood, South Carolina
Broadcast area	Charleston metropolitan area South Carolina Lowcountry
Frequency	99.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Star 99.7
Programming
Format	Urban adult contemporary
Subchannels	HD2: Mainstream Urban "99.3 The Box" HD3: Urban Gospel (WSPO simulcast)
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	Saga Communications (Saga South Communications, LLC)
Sister stations	WAVF, WCKN, WMXZ, WSPO
History
First air date	July 15, 1988; 36 years ago (1988-07-15) (as WHTK)
Former call signs	WJZX (05/16/2001-08/28/2003) WHBZ (06/01/1995-05/16/2001) WNCK (10/14/1994-06/01/1995) WLOW (01/11/1994-10/14/1994) WNCK (03/01/1993-01/11/1994) WHTK (07/15/1988-03/01/1993) [1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	3969
Class	C1
ERP	70,000 watts
HAAT	238 meters (781 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°49′4.00″N 79°50′8.00″W / 32.8177778°N 79.8355556°W / 32.8177778; -79.8355556
Translator(s)	HD2: 99.3 W257BQ (Charleston)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	star997.com

WXST (99.7 FM, "Star 99.7") is a commercial radio station licensed to Hollywood, South Carolina, and serving the Charleston metropolitan area and the South Carolina Lowcountry. It airs an urban adult contemporary radio format and is owned by Saga Communications as part of its Charleston Radio Group. The studios are on Clements Ferry Road in Charleston. Syndicated programs heard on WXST include The Steve Harvey Morning Show and The Sweat Hotel with Keith Sweat.

WXST is a Class C1 station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 70,000 watts. The transmitter tower is on Venning Road in Mount Pleasant.^[3] WXST broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 digital subchannel carries an urban contemporary format, which feeds FM translator W257BQ at 99.3 MHz. The HD3 subchannel simulcasts the urban gospel format on co-owned WSPO 1390 AM.