WVCY-FM

Radio station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Frequency107.7 MHzBrandingVCY AmericaProgrammingFormatChristian radioAffiliationsSRN NewsOwnershipOwner
  • VCY America
  • (VCY America, Inc.)
Sister stations
WVCY-TV, WVCY (AM)History
First air date
February 26, 1964; 60 years ago (1964-02-26) (as WBON)[1]
Former call signs
WBON (1964-1973)[1]
Call sign meaning
Wisconsin Voice of Christian YouthTechnical informationFacility ID73059ClassBERP43,000 wattsHAAT161 meters (528 ft)Translator(s)94.9 W235AG (Sheboygan)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitevcyamerica.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 and is simulcast on WVCY 690 AM in Oshkosh.

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.
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 on February 26, 1964; 60 years ago (February 26, 1964). Its call sign was originally 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 1971, the "Milwaukee 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 ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W235AG 94.9 FM Sheboygan, Wisconsin 18 95 m (312 ft) D FMQ

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d History Cards for WVCY-FM, fcc.gov. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WVCY-FM
  3. ^ a b "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.

External links

  • VCY America official website
  • WVCY in the FCC FM station database
  • WVCY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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Notes
1. Under a "Shared Time" agreement.

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