WUSY
| City | Cleveland, Tennessee |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Branding | U.S. 101 |
| Slogan | Chattanooga's #1 for Country |
| Frequency | 100.7 MHz (RDS) (HD 1 & 2) |
| Translator(s) | 96.1 W241AF (Rossville, GA, relays HD2) |
| First air date | 1961 |
| Format |
Country HD2: Mainstream Urban "Real 96.1" |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 363 meters |
| Class | C0 |
| Facility ID | 12315 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°12′26.00″N 85°17′10.00″W / 35.2072222°N 85.2861111°W |
| Callsign meaning | US as in the station's branding "U.S. 101" |
| Former callsigns | WLCY (1981-1982) WQLS (1982-1983) |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC) |
| Sister stations | WKXJ, WLND, WRXR-FM |
| Webcast |
Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website |
us101country.iheart.com real961.iheart.com (HD2) |
WUSY (100.7 FM) "U.S. 101" is a commercial radio station licensed to Cleveland, Tennessee, USA, and broadcasting to the Chattanooga, Tennessee area. The station airs a country music format.
David Coppock was General Manager and instrumental in the early "out of the chute" success when Colonial Broadcasting signed WUSY/US-101 "Chattanooga's Hot Country Favorite" on the air in June 1983, replacing short lived automated rock station WQLS. The original studio was located at the top of the Osborne building in the Eastgate area off of Brainerd Road. Sammy George was promoted to VP General Manager in 1986 and led the station through their most successful(Ratings, Revenue and Awards) years including 73 consecutive number 1 ratings books 12+. George left the station in 2008 after 22 years pursue a position as Vice President for Business Development at Northwest Georgia Bank. He has since retired. George led US-101 through three owners Colonial Broadcasting, Cumulus Broadcasting and Clear Channel/IHeart. George also arranged for Colonial to purchase and erect a new transmission tower on Signal Mountain, increasing the 100,000 watt coverage area even further while eliminating multi-path problems in downtown Chattanooga. He also negotiated buying the property at 7413 Old Lee Highway which expanded the stations office/studio space and eliminated direct transmissions problems from the studio to the new tower site on Signal Mtn. The Country Radio Broadcasters in Nashville Tn. recently announced George will join Bill (Dex) Poindexter as members of the Country Radio Hall of Fame. Jared Stehney is the current Market Manager for IHeart Radio. Stehney has won the Country Radio Broadcasters Market Manager of the Year twice (2013 & 2015)since taking control of US-101.
The current on-air lineup Morning Ken & Daniel 5:30am-10am, Mid-Day Madison 10am-3pm, Afternoon Dex & Mo 3pm-7pm, Night Gator, Styckman, Kile 7pm-12pm, After Midnight 12pm-5:30am
Among the many personalities no longer living that made major contributions to the success of US-101 include Big Jon Anthony (1946-1991), David Earl Hughes (1957-2004), Benjamin (Bearman) Martin (1953-2014. Jack Cole (1962-2003)
US-101 and its personalities have won 56 national awards for broadcast excellence making the station one of the highest achieving stations in the nation regardless of market size or format. Those honors include being selected as the Country Music Association (CMA) Radio Station of the Year 11 times more than any other country station in America. The CMA Award included an impressive 7 Station of the Year Awards in a row 1995-2001 an honor that can no longer be duplicated. The station also has 5 Academy of Country Music Station of the Year Awards. The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) presented US-101's Bobby Bird with their highest achievement honor for public service The "NAB Marconi Award" in 1994, in addition WUSY was presented the NAB Crystal Achievement Award in 1998. US-101's top ranked air personalities have been selected by their peers for 14 Personality of The Year Awards from the CMA,the ACM and The Country Radio Broadcasters. Afternoon personality and Music Director Bill (Dex) Poindexter and former General Manager Sammy George are inductees into the Country Radio Hall of Fame.
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