WICY

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WICY
Broadcast area Cornwall, Ontario
Franklin County, New York
Frequency 1490 kHz
BrandingWild Country
Programming
Format Country music
Affiliations CBS News Radio
Compass Media Networks
Performance Racing Network
Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
WPDM, WSNN
History
First air date
November 4, 1946;78 years ago (1946-11-04)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 36122
Class C
Power 1,000 watts unlimited (AM)
ERP 250 watts (W274BI)
140 watts (W278CS)
Transmitter coordinates
44°50′46″N74°16′7″W / 44.84611°N 74.26861°W / 44.84611; -74.26861
Translator(s) 102.7 W274BI (Malone)
103.5 W278CS (Akwesasne)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website wildcountry.fm

WICY (1490 AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Malone, New York, United States, the station is owned by the Martz Communications Group. WICY is known on-air as Wild Country 102.7 and 103.5 (after its FM translator frequencies).

Contents

WICY and its 102.7 translator exclusively operates as a local station for Malone and nearby communities. Its 103.5 translator, despite being located in the US, predominantly covers the city of Cornwall, Ontario and its suburbs. Until 2021, it operated as a classic hits station for the Malone area.

WICY had a U.S. Federal Communications Commission construction permit to move to 1500 AM, with a city of license of Mooers, New York, with a proposed facility that would direct a 50,000-watt daytime signal towards Montreal;[ citation needed ] however, plans would be soon discarded, following complaints that the station's focus on Montreal would have meant substantially reduced coverage for information related to Malone or Franklin County.

On September 20, 2021, WICY changed their format from 1980s hits to country, branded as "Wild Country". [2]

Translators

In addition to the main station, WICY is relayed by two FM translators.

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
W274BI102.7 FM Malone, New York 152891250D LMS
W278CS103.5 FM Akwesasne 200887140D LMS

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WICY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Wild Country Moves Ahead Of EMF Sale Closing". RadioInsight. September 22, 2021.