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2UUS
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| WSFM (2UUS) | |
| Broadcast area |  Sydney, Australia |
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| Slogan | Good Times, Great Classic Hits |
| Frequency | 101.7 MHz FM (repeaters on 88.3 and 99.1 MHz) |
| First air date | 1978-11-23 |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Callsign meaning | 2 = New South Wales UUS = reference to previous AM callsign, 2WS (Western Sydney[citation needed]) |
| Former callsigns | 2WS (until 1993-06-01) |
| Owner | Australian Radio Network (Clear Channel Communications, APN News & Media) |
| Website | WSFM website |
2UUS (identified on air and in print as WSFM) is a major FM band radio station broadcasting in Sydney, Australia. Its main content is commercial music, in particular classic hits from the 60's to the 90's, with a greater focus on the 70's and 80's. The station is owned by the Australian Radio Network, a 50/50 joint venture between Clear Channel Communications of the U.S., and APN News & Media Ltd. Its target market is all people aged 39-54.
WSFM's main frequency is 101.7 MHz on the FM band, with two repeaters in the outer suburbs of Sydney: 88.3 MHz in the Macarthur region, and 99.1 MHz centred in the Richmond/Hawkesbury region. It previously transmitted on 1224 kHz on the AM band; this frequency is now used by print-handicapped radio station 2RPH.
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Liverpool Broadcasting and Transmitting Co Pty Ltd was granted an AM radio license in the late 1970s, specifically to serve the Western Suburbs of Sydney. 2WS began broadcasting on November 23, 1978, from temporary studios in a relocated cottage at 2 Leabons Lane, Seven Hills, NSW, with a 5 kW transmitter located at nearby Prospect.
The studios subsequently moved, in October 1979, into a purpose built complex behind the old cottage in Leabons Lane. The original building was demolished, with the material donated to charity.
In the early 1990's the station was granted an FM licence covering the full Sydney metropolitan area. Its new transmitter site was located at Artarmon, in northern Sydney. The official callsign was changed to 2UUS (using a literal 'double-U' to compensate for the extra letter required), although the station still identified as 2WS until 2001, when they changed their on-air name to WSFM.
WSFM now broadcasts from studios at North Ryde. The building also houses facilities for Mix 106.5 and The Edge 96.1, both also owned by the Australian Radio Network. The previous studios in Seven Hills are now used by Christian radio station Heart 103.2 (2CBA).
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| AM Stations | 2RN 576 · 2PB 630 · 2BL 702 · 2GB 873 · 2UE 954 · 2KY 1017 · 2CH 1170 · 2RPH 1224 · 2SM 1269 · 2KA 1476 · 2RI 1539 · 2KM 1620 · 2ME 1638 · 2MM 1656 · 2MM 1665 |
| FM Stations (Sydneywide) | Mood FM 87.6 · 2MFM 92.1 · 2ABCFM 92.9 · 2LND 93.7 · 2FBI 94.5 · 2PTV 95.3 · 2SYD 96.9 · 2SBSFM 97.7 · 2OOO 98.5 · 2UUS 101.7/99.1 · 2MBS 102.5 · 2CBA 103.2 · 2DAY 104.1 · 2MMM 104.9 · 2JJJ 105.7 · 2WFM 106.5 · 2SER 107.3 |
| FM Stations (Local) | Kick 87.6 (Penrith) · Radio Austral 87.8 · Cool Country FM 88.7 (Glenbrook, Katoomba, Mt Razorback) · 2RDJ 88.1 (Burwood) · 2RRR 88.5 (Ryde) · 2RSR 88.9 (Inner Sydney) · 2BLU 89.1 (Katoomba) · 2GLF 89.3 (Liverpool) · 2RES 89.7 (Waverly) · 2VTR 89.9 (Hawkesbury) · 2NBC 90.1 (Narwee) · 2MWM 88.7/90.3 (Manly) · 2CCR 90.5 (Cumberland) · 2MAC 91.3 (Campbelltown and Camden) · 2ONE 96.1 (Western Suburbs) · 2NSB 99.3 (North Shore) · 2SSR 99.7 (Sutherland) · 2SWR 99.9 (Blacktown) · 2HHH 100.1 (Hornsby) · 2MCR 100.3 (Campbelltown) · 2WOW 100.7 (Penrith) · 2BFM 100.9 (Bankstown) |
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