Withers Broadcasting Companies is a radio broadcasting company based in southern Illinois. Founded in 1972 by the late W. Russell Withers, Jr., and now owned by his daughter Dana Withers, the company owns several radio stations across the United States, mainly in Southern Illinois and Southeast Missouri."Broadcasting Pioneer W. Russell Withers, Jr. Passes Away"
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Radio stations

Illinois

Centralia

* WILY 1210 * WRXX 95.3

Harrisburg

* WEBQ 1240 * WEBQ-FM 102.3

Marion

WFRX WFRX (1300 AM) is a radio station licensed to West Frankfort, Illinois, United States. The station airs a sports format, and is owned by Withers Broadcasting, through Withers Broadcasting of Southern Illinois, LLC. Accessed November 21, 201 ...

1300/95.5 *

WDDD-FM WDDD-FM (107.3 FM broadcasting, FM) is an American country music formatted radio station licensed to Johnston City, Illinois, Johnston City, Illinois. W3D has been a country station for 30+ years. On November 22, 1970, WDDD-FM first signed on. WD ...

107.3 *

WHET WHET (97.7 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country radio format, format. Licensed to West Frankfort, Illinois, United States, the station serves the Marion, Illinois, Marion-Carbondale, Illinois, Carbondale area. Th ...

97.7 *

WVZA WVZA (92.7 FM broadcasting, FM, "92-7 ALT 2K") is an American alternative rock music formatted radio station licensed to Herrin, Illinois, serving the Marion, Illinois, Marion-Carbondale, Illinois, area. History 92.7 FM previously aired a conte ...

92.7 *

WTAO-FM WTAO-FM (105.1 Hertz, MHz, "TAO Rock 105") is an active rock music formatted radio station licensed to Murphysboro, Illinois, and serving the Carbondale, Illinois, Arbitron market. Formerly owned by Clear Channel Communications, Clear Channel, it ...

105.1 *

WISH-FM WISH-FM (98.9 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station licensed to Galatia, Illinois, United States. The station airs an adult contemporary format, and is owned by Dana Withers' Withers Broadcasting, through licensee WISH Radio, LLC. Accessed Nove ...

98.9

Metropolis

WMOK WMOK 920 AM is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Metropolis, Illinois, the station serves Southern Illinois, and the Paducah, Kentucky area. WMOK is owned by Withers Broadcasting, which purchased the station in 1997 ...

920

Nashville

WNSV WNSV (104.7 FM broadcasting, FM, "V104.7") is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format. Licensed to Nashville, Illinois, the station serves the areas around Centralia, Illinois, Breese, Illinois and Nashville, Illinois. Reference ...

104.7

Mount Vernon

WDML WDML (106.9 FM, "Adult Rock & Roll") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Woodlawn, Illinois, United States, and broadcasting in the Mount Vernon area, the station is owned by Dana Withers' Withers Broadcasting, ...

106.9 * WMIX 940 * WMIX-FM 94.1

Kentucky

Paducah

WGKY WGKY (95.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Wickliffe, Kentucky, United States, the station is owned by Dana Withers' Withers Broadcasting, through licensee Withers Broadcasting Company of Paducah, LLC, and featur ...

95.9 *

WREZ WREZ (105.5 FM, "105.5 The CAT") is a radio station licensed to the community of Metropolis, Illinois, United States, and serving the Paducah, Kentucky, area. The station plays a Top 40 (CHR) format. WREZ is owned by Withers Broadcasting. Not ...

105.5 *

WZZL WZZL (106.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to the community of Reidland, Kentucky, and serves the greater Paducah, Kentucky, area. The station is owned by Withers Broadcasting and licensed to Withers Broadcasting Company of Paducah, LLC. Histor ...

106.7

Missouri

Cape Girardeau

* KAPE 1550 * KGMO 100.7 * KREZ 104.7 * KYRX 97.3 *

WKIB WKIB (96.5 FM, "Mix 96.5") is a Top 40 music formatted radio station licensed to Anna, Illinois, and serving the Cape Girardeau, Missouri, area. The station's transmitter is located in a rural area north of Cape Girardeau. External links ...

96.5

Jackson

* KJXX 1170

Sikeston

* KRHW 1520 *

KBHI KBHI (107.1 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station broadcasting a rock music format. Licensed to Miner, Missouri, United States, the station is currently owned by Withers Broadcasting, through licensee Withers Broadcasting Company of Southeast Mi ...

107.1 *

KBXB KBXB (97.9 FM, "Freedom 97.9") is a radio station licensed to serve Sikeston, Missouri. The station is owned by Withers Broadcasting and licensed to Withers Broadcasting Company of Southeast Missouri, LLC. It airs a classic country music for ...

97.9

Former television stations

Stations arranged alphabetically by state and by city of license. Notes: *¹ Owned by John Harvey Rees, Withers operated KJWA/KFQX through a

local marketing agreement In North American broadcasting, a local marketing agreement (LMA), or local management agreement, is a contract in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another party. In essence, it is a sort of lease or tim ...

from 1994 until Withers sold operating station KREX-TV to Hoak Media in 2003. *² KREZ-TV was operated as a satellite of KREX, until the station was sold to Lee Enterprises in 1995, becoming a satellite of Albuquerque station KRQE. *³ Owned by VictoriaVision, Inc., Withers operated KVCT through a local marketing agreement from 1995 until Withers sold operating station KAVU-TV to Saga Communications in 1999. *⁴ WVFX operated on analog channel 46, until the

digital transition Digital transition refers to the process of moving an existing analog system to a digital format. Used without further qualifiers, the term normally refers to the move from analog television to digital television, the digital television transition. ...

completed in 2009, when it decided to use its digital allotment (

VHF Very high frequency (VHF) is the ITU designation for the range of radio frequency electromagnetic waves (radio waves) from 30 to 300 megahertz (MHz), with corresponding wavelengths of ten meters to one meter. Frequencies immediately below VHF ...

channel 10) as its virtual channel.

References

External links

Official Website
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