WVCY-FM

Last updated
WVCY-FM
VCY America Flagship Station
Frequency 107.7 MHz
Branding VCY America
Programming
Format Christian radio
Affiliations SRN News
Ownership
Owner
WVCY-TV
History
First air date
February 26, 1964;60 years ago (1964-02-26) (as WBON, date first licensed) [1]
Former call signs
WBON (1964–1973) [1]
Call sign meaning
"Wisconsin Voice of Christian Youth"
Technical information
Facility ID 73059
Class B
ERP 43,000 watts
HAAT 161 meters (528 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 42°57′47″N88°04′23″W / 42.963°N 88.073°W / 42.963; -88.073
Translator(s) 94.9 W235AG (Sheboygan)
Links
Webcast Listen live
Website www.vcyamerica.org

WVCY-FM (107.7 MHz) is a non-commercial listener-supported radio station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is owned by VCY America, founded by Vic Eliason, with studios on West Kilbourn Avenue. WVCY-FM is the flagship station of the VCY America Christian radio network, airing a mix of talk and teaching programs and traditional Christian music. The station has multiple FM translators in Wisconsin and other Midwest states.

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WVCY-FM is a Class B FM station, with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 43,000 watts. The transmitter is on Beloit Road at SW 124th Street in New Berlin. [2]

Programming

The headquarters for VCY America in the Miller Valley neighborhood of Milwaukee. VCY America Studios.jpg
The headquarters for VCY America in the Miller Valley neighborhood of Milwaukee.
WVCY's actual studio facility for channel 30 and 107.7 FM is based a mile northeast of the VCY America building. WVCY-TV and FM Studios.jpg
WVCY's actual studio facility for channel 30 and 107.7 FM is based a mile northeast of the VCY America building.

WVCY's programming mixes Christian talk and teaching programs with traditional Christian music. The talk shows include Crosstalk, Worldview Weekend with Brannon Howse, Grace to You with John MacArthur, In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley , Love Worth Finding with Adrian Rogers, Revive Our Hearts with Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, The Alternative with Tony Evans, Liberty Counsel's Faith and Freedom Report, Thru the Bible with J. Vernon McGee, Joni and Friends , Unshackled! , and Moody Radio's Stories of Great Christians. [3]

WVCY's playlist focuses on vocal and instrumental traditional Christian music. It completely disallows Christian contemporary music in any form, to the point that outside programs are dropped if they play it. On Saturday mornings, WVCY airs children's programming, including Kids Talk with Uncle Aaron and Aunt Amber and Ranger Bill . [3] The station also carries political debates from the state's public television networks, along with major speeches such as the State of the Union Address. Updates from SRN News are heard several times each day.

History

The station was first licensed February 26, 1964, and held the call sign WBON. [1] The station aired religious and classical music. [4] [5] It was owned by Industrial Sound Engineering. At the time, the power and antenna height were limited, with the station only heard in Milwaukee and its closer suburbs. [6]

In 1973, the "Wisconsin Voice of Christian Youth" organization acquired the station. On June 11, 1973, the call sign was changed to WVCY. [1] The power and antenna height were boosted to the maximum Class B levels. When 690 AM in Oshkosh switched its call letters to WVCY in 1995, that required 107.7 to add the -FM suffix, resulting in its call sign becoming WVCY-FM.

Translators

WVCY-FM has one direct translator located in Sheboygan, which transmits from a county-owned tower located within Taylor Park.

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W235AG94.9 FM Sheboygan, Wisconsin 865411895  m (312  ft)D 43°45′15.9″N87°44′55.3″W / 43.754417°N 87.748694°W / 43.754417; -87.748694 (W235AG) LMS

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 History Cards for WVCY-FM, fcc.gov. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  2. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WVCY-FM
  3. 1 2 "WVCY-FM Program Schedule" VCY America. September 1, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Stations By Format", Billboard . June 5, 1965. p. 14. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Stations By Format", Billboard . November 5, 1966. p. 30. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  6. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1966 page B-168. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
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