WKCY (AM)
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| City | Harrisonburg, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Harrisonburg, Virginia Rockingham County, Virginia |
| Frequency | 1300 AM kHz |
| Branding | NewsRadio WKCY |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk[1] |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC) |
| WACL, WAZR, WKCI, WKCY-FM, WKDW, WSVO | |
| History | |
First air date | May 11, 1967[2] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 41815 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 6,400 watts daytime 5 watts nighttime |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°27′50.0″N 78°48′25.0″W / 38.463889°N 78.806944°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | WKCY-AM Webstream |
| Website | WKCY-AM Online |
WKCY is a news/talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Harrisonburg, Virginia, serving Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, Virginia.[1] WKCY is owned and operated by iHeartMedia, Inc.[3]
History[]
WKCY signed on the air on May 11, 1967.[2] WKCY-AM-FM were acquired by the Mid-Atlantic Network in 1989.[4] Clear Channel Communications, based in San Antonio, Texas, acquired WKCY-AM-FM in 2001.[5]
Translator[]
In addition to the main station, WKCY is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[6][7]
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | Facility ID |
ERP (W) |
Height (m (ft)) |
Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W300CN | 107.9 FM | Harrisonburg, Virginia | 148178 | 250 watts | 472.1 m (1,549 ft) | D | FCC LMS |
References[]
- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ a b Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-565. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ "WKCY Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 page D-484
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-565
- ^ "W300CN Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- ^ "NewsRadio WKCY Now Available On FM!". iHeartCommunications, Inc. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
External links[]
- NewsRadio WKCY Online
- WKCY in the FCC AM station database
- WKCY on Radio-Locator
- WKCY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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