| Frequency | 690 kHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | VCY America |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | VCY America |
| WVFL, WVCY-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | July 1, 1969 |
Former call signs | WAGO (1969 [1] -1983) [2] WCKK (1983 [2] -1987) [3] WLKE (1987–1992) [3] WXOL (1992–1995) [3] |
Call sign meaning | Wisconsin Voice of Christian Youth |
| Technical information [4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 69836 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 250 watts days 77 watts nights |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°04′51″N88°33′53″W / 44.0809°N 88.5646°W |
| Translator(s) | 99.9 MHz W260DL (Oshkosh) W286DS (105.1 MHz, Appleton) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.vcyamerica.org |
WVCY (690 kHz) is a listener-supported AM radio station licensed to Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It is owned by VCY America based in Milwaukee and it broadcasts a Christian radio format. Nearly all of WVCY's schedule is from the national network.
By day, WVCY is powered at 250 watts. But 690 AM is a Canadian and Mexican clear channel frequency. So to avoid interference, at night WVCY reduces power to 77 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array. [5] Programming is also heard on two FM translators: in Oshkosh at 99.9 MHz and in Appleton at 105.1 MHz.
WVCY has a format of mostly Christian Talk and Teaching programs including 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 with Joni Eareckson Tada , Unshackled! and Moody Radio's Stories of Great Christians. [6]
WVCY also airs a variety of vocal and instrumental traditional Christian music, as well as children's programming such as Ranger Bill . [6]
The station began broadcasting on July 1, 1969. [7] Its original call sign was WAGO. [1] The station featured a Middle of the Road (MOR) music format. [7] Old Time Radio dramas such as The Shadow , and news from the American Entertainment Radio Network were also on the schedule.
By 1976, the station had begun airing a Top 40 format. [8] In 1983, the station's call sign was changed to WCKK, [2] and it aired the Music of Your Life pop standards format, as "Cake Radio". [9] [10] From 1987 to 1992, the station held the call letters WLKE, [3] initially simulcasting 1170 WLKD as "The Lake", playing music from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. [11] The call letters were changed to WXOL under the ownership of area disc jockey Steve Rose from 1992 to 1995, [3] and the station was branded as "Excellent Oldies" during this period, airing an oldies format. [12]
In 1995, the station was sold to VCY America for $190,000. Its call sign was changed to WVCY. [13] [14] [15] The new owners switched it to a Christian format.