WKCY (AM)

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WKCY
WKCY-AM 2016.png
Broadcast area
Frequency 1300 AM kHz
BrandingNewsRadio WKCY
Programming
Format News/talk [1]
Affiliations Fox News Radio
Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
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″N78°48′25.0″W / 38.463889°N 78.806944°W / 38.463889; -78.806944
Translator(s) 107.9 W300CN (Harrisonburg)
Links
Webcast WKCY Webstream
Website WKCY Online

WKCY (1300 AM) 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]

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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
W300CN107.9 Harrisonburg, Virginia 148178250472.1 m (1,549 ft)D FCC LMS

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References

  1. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-565. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  3. ↑ "WKCY Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 page D-484
  5. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-565
  6. ↑ "W300CN Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  7. ↑ "NewsRadio WKCY Now Available On FM!". iHeartCommunications, Inc. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
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