WUSX (98.5 FM) is an American

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, Southern Delaware, Virginia, and the rest of Delmarva, with studios and cluster offices located in Salisbury. Its tower is located in Seaford. Mornings previously featured

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, middays and afternoons with local on air personalities, and nights with Rock & Roll Hall of Famer

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History

98.3 WSUX-FM signed on the air in February 1972, carrying the programming of 1280 WSUX. Previous studios were located along U.S. Route 13 in

. The station originally transmitted at 98.3 FM before moving to 98.5 FM in 1998. Previous formats included an easy listening format with call letters WSUX-FM (Sussex County) and WECY-FM (Easy). On August 17, 2018, the station's WGBG-FM call letters and format moved from 98.5 FM to WKHI 107.7 FM Fruitland, MD, and 98.5 continued to simulcast 107.7 under new WKHI calls, until a new format is announced. The station changed its call sign again on August 24, 2018, to WUSX. On September 17, 2018, WUSX split from its simulcast with WGBG-FM and began stunting towards a new format to launch on September 21, 2018, at 5 pm. On September 21, 2018 at 5 p.m., WUSX flipped to a Gold-Based Country music format, branded as "US 98.5". On December 1, 2021, WUSX was purchased by Datatech Digital LLC and changed format from country to a simulcast of talk-formatted

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Former personalities

*Dave Fleetwood (1970s, now afternoons at WVLT/Vineland, New Jersey) *Allan Frazier (1972-1980) *Bob Mathers *Dave Jackson (David Pinson)

Transmitter

The transmitter is a class A transmitter, 6,000 watts, HAAT 98 meters, located in Seaford, Delaware. Facility ID 4340. Located on coordinates

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References

External links

Adams Radio Group Website
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