WHYC

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WHYC
Broadcast area Hyde County, North Carolina
Frequency 88.5 MHz
Programming
Format Classical radio
NetworkPublic Radio East Classical
Ownership
Owner Hyde County Board of Education
Operator Public Radio East
History
First air date
1981
Call sign meaning
Hyde County
Technical information
Facility ID 28177
Class A
ERP 2,800 watts
HAAT 80.0 meters
Transmitter coordinates
35°26′27.00″N76°13′19.00″W / 35.4408333°N 76.2219444°W / 35.4408333; -76.2219444
Links
Webcast http://26253.live.streamtheworld.com/WZNBFM.mp3
Website https://www.publicradioeast.org/

WHYC (88.5 FM) is radio station licensed to serve the community of Swan Quarter, North Carolina. The station is owned by the Hyde County Board of Education, though the Public Radio East network based out of Craven Community College in New Bern operates and programs the station with its classical music network.

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History

On February 7, 1980, the Hyde County Board of Education filed to build a radio station at the Mattamuskeet School in Swan Quarter. [1] The station was approved by the Federal Communications Commission in October 1980 and licensed in 1981.

The FCC's records indicated that WHYC had been silent beginning on September 5, 2006, in large part because WHYC's operation impaired analog television reception (though there was no license for the adjacent channel 6 in the area), resulting in the FCC moving to cancel the license in 2010. The Hyde County school board countered, claiming that WHYC had never actually gone off the air; it resumed operating under special temporary authority in May 2010. In April 2016, the FCC ordered WHYC's license renewed for a short two-year term and found the Hyde County Board of Education liable for an $18,000 fine for a series of violations including failure to maintain its public inspection file or file biennial ownership reports, in addition to the lengthy silence. [2] The school board and FCC reached a deal to reduce the fine to $2,250, contingent on the implementation of a compliance plan. [3]

After the station was off the air for some time in early 2022, WHYC resumed operations, but now carries Public Radio East's classical service. [4] [5]

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References

  1. FCC History Cards for WHYC
  2. WHYC MO&O and NAL, April 28, 2016
  3. "What Deal Did WHYC, FCC Work Out?". RBR. August 3, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  4. "FCC Resumption of Operations". CBDS Print. FCC.
  5. Public Radio East - Legal Identification (12:00AM - August 25, 2022) , retrieved 2022-08-25