WSIX-FM

WSIX-FM
Broadcast areaNashville, Tennessee
Frequency97.9 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingThe Big 98 WSIX
Programming
FormatCountry
SubchannelsHD2: Talk (WLAC simulcast)
HD3: "The Big Legend" (Classic country)
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
WLAC, WNRQ, WRVW, WUBT
History
First air date
1948; 76 years ago (1948)
Call sign meaning
From 638 Tire Company in Springfield, original home of WSIX (AM) (638 was the store's address, "Where Service Is EXcellent" its slogan)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID59815
ClassC0
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT349 meters (1,145 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°02′50.00″N 86°49′48.00″W / 36.0472222°N 86.8300000°W / 36.0472222; -86.8300000
Translator(s)HD2: 98.3 W252CM (Nashville)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
HD3: Listen Live
Websitethebig98.iheart.com
HD3: thebiglegend983.iheart.com

WSIX-FM (97.9 MHz, "The Big 98") is a radio station licensed to serve Nashville, Tennessee. Owned by iHeartMedia, the station broadcasts a country music format. WSIX's studios are located in Nashville's Music Row district and the transmitter site is in Forest Hills, Tennessee.

  1. ^ Robertson County Amateur Radio Club newsletter, 6/2013
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSIX-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.