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{{Infobox Radio Station |
{{Infobox radio station
image = [[File:VCY America.jpg]]|
| logo =
name = WVCY-AM|
| name = WVCY
airdate = |
| airdate = {{Start date and age|July 1, 1969}}
frequency = 690[[AM radio|AM]] ([[kilohertz|KHz]])|
| frequency = 690 [[Hertz|kHz]]
city = [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin]]|
| translator = {{Radio Relay|99.9 [[MHz]]|W260DL|Oshkosh}}<br>W286DS (105.1 MHz, [[Appleton, Wisconsin|Appleton]])
area = [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin|Oshkosh]]-[[Fond du Lac, Wisconsin|Fond du Lac]]|
| city = [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin]]
format = [[Christian Radio]]|
| area =
owner = [[VCY America]]|
| format = [[Christian radio|Christian]]
power = 250 [[watt]]s day <br> 77 watts night|
| owner = [[VCY America]]
| power = 250 [[watt]]s days<br>77 watts nights
facility_id = 69836|
coordinates = |
| facility_id = 69836
| coordinates = {{coord|44.0809|-88.5646|type:landmark_region:US-WI|display=inline,title}}
branding = [[VCY America]]|
slogan = Christian Information Radio|
| branding = [[VCY America]]
class = D|
| class = D
webcast = [http://www.vcyamerica.org/radio.htm Listen to VCY America Live]|
| webcast = [https://www.vcyamerica.org/listen/ Listen Live]
website = http://www.vcyamerica.org/ |
| website = [http://www.vcyamerica.org/ www.vcyamerica.org]
callsign_meaning = '''W'''isconsin '''V'''oice of '''C'''hristian '''Y'''outh|
| callsign_meaning = '''W'''isconsin '''V'''oice of '''C'''hristian '''Y'''outh
| former_callsigns = WAGO (1969<ref name="HistoryCards"/>-1983)<ref name="BC13183"/><br/>WCKK (1983<ref name="BC13183"/>-1987)<ref name="Callsign"/><br/>WLKE (1987–1992)<ref name="Callsign"/><br/>WXOL (1992–1995)<ref name="Callsign"/>
sister_stations = [[WVFL]], [[WVCY-FM]]|
| sister_stations = [[WVFL]], [[WVCY-FM]]
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
}}

'''WVCY-AM''' is a [[Christian radio]] [[radio station|station]] licensed to [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin]], broadcasting on 690&nbsp;kHz AM. The station is owned by [[VCY America]].
'''WVCY''' (690 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is a listener-supported [[AM radio|AM]] [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin]]. It is owned by [[VCY America]] based in [[Milwaukee]] and it broadcasts a [[Christian radio|Christian]] [[radio format]]. Nearly all of WVCY's schedule is from the national network.

By day, WVCY is powered at 250 [[watt]]s. But [[690 AM]] is a Canadian and [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[clear channel station|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]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/info/WVCY-AM?loc=43.05216%2C-87.95591&locn=Milwaukee%2C%20Wisconsin Radio-Locator.com/WVCY]</ref> Programming is also heard on two [[FM translator]]s: in Oshkosh at 99.9 [[Hertz|MHz]] and in [[Appleton, Wisconsin|Appleton]] at 105.1&nbsp;MHz.

==Programming==
WVCY has a format of mostly Christian Talk and Teaching programs including ''[[John F. MacArthur|Grace to You with John MacArthur]]'', ''[[In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley]]'', ''[[Adrian Rogers|Love Worth Finding with Adrian Rogers]]'', ''Revive Our Hearts with [[Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth]]'', ''The Alternative with [[Tony Evans (radio)|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''.<ref name="Programming">"[http://cloud2.snappages.com/158b3bd54ff4a73c75dd6f6a1fdc67724460ac45/Oshkosh%20-%20WVCY%20690%20AM.pdf WVCY Program Schedule]" VCY America. September 1, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.</ref>

WVCY also airs a variety of vocal and instrumental traditional [[Christian music]], as well as children's programming such as ''[[Ranger Bill]]''.<ref name="Programming"/>

==History==
The station began broadcasting on {{start date and age|July 1, 1969}}.<ref name="BCYearbook1972">''[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1972/B-2%20YB%201972%20All-12.pdf 1972 Broadcasting Yearbook]'', [[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]], 1972. p. B-235. Retrieved July 20, 2018.</ref> Its original [[call sign]] was WAGO.<ref name="HistoryCards">[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=46685 History Cards for WVCY], fcc.gov. Accessed August 23, 2015</ref> The station featured a [[Middle of the road (music)|Middle of the Road]] (MOR) music format.<ref name="BCYearbook1972"/> Old Time Radio dramas such as ''[[The Shadow]]'', and news from the [[ABC News Radio|American Entertainment Radio Network]] were also on the schedule.

By 1976, the station had begun airing a [[Top 40]] format.<ref name="BCYearbook1976">''[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1976/C-2%20%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201976.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1976]'', [[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]], 1976. p. C-222. Retrieved July 20, 2018.</ref> In 1983, the station's call sign was changed to WCKK,<ref name="BC13183">"[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1983/BC-1983-01-31.pdf Call letters]", ''[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]]'', January 31, 1983. p. 78. Retrieved July 20, 2018.</ref> and it aired the [[Music of Your Life]] [[pop standards]] format, as "Cake Radio".<ref>"WCKK", ''[[The Post-Crescent]]'', March 20, 1983. p. D-9.</ref><ref>''Television/Radio Age'', Vol. 32. 1985. Television Editorial Corporation. p. 190.</ref> From 1987 to 1992, the station held the call letters WLKE,<ref name="Callsign">[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=69836&Callsign=WVCY Call Sign History] fcc.gov. Accessed September 28, 2012</ref> initially simulcasting [[WFDL (AM)|1170 WLKD]] as "The Lake", playing music from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.<ref>[http://radiostickeroftheday.blogspot.com/2010/09/wlke.html WLKE] September 1, 2010. Accessed October 24, 2012</ref> The call letters were changed to WXOL under the ownership of area disc jockey Steve Rose from 1992 to 1995,<ref name="Callsign"/> and the station was branded as "Excellent Oldies" during this period, airing an [[oldies]] format.<ref>[http://www.qsl.net/k9ez/history.htm History of Wisconsin AM stations] QSL.net. Accessed September 28, 2012</ref>

In 1995, the station was sold to VCY America for $190,000. Its call sign was changed to WVCY.<ref>"[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1994/BC-1994-09-12.pdf Changing Hands]", ''[[Broadcasting & Cable]]''. September 12, 1994. Retrieved October 30, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=201649 Application Search Details – BAL-19940812EA], fcc.gov. Retrieved October 30, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=69836&Callsign=WVCY69836 Call Sign History], fcc.gov. Retrieved October 30, 2020.</ref> The new owners switched it to a Christian format.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[VCY America]]
* [[VCY America]]
*[[Vic Eliason]]
* [[Vic Eliason]]
*[[List of VCY America Radio Stations]]
* [[List of VCY America Radio Stations]]

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.vcyamerica.org/ VCY America official website]
* [http://www.vcyamerica.org/ VCY America official website]
*{{AM station data|WVCY}}
{{AM station data|69836|WVCY}}


{{Appleton-Oshkosh Radio}}
{{Appleton-Oshkosh Radio}}
{{Religious Radio Stations in Wisconsin}}
{{Religious Radio Stations in Wisconsin}}


[[Category:Christian radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Christian radio stations in Wisconsin|VCY]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Wisconsin|VCY]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1969]]
[[Category:1969 establishments in Wisconsin]]

[[Category:VCY America stations]]

{{Wisconsin-radio-station-stub}}

Latest revision as of 21:54, 23 September 2024

WVCY
Frequency690 kHz
BrandingVCY America
Programming
FormatChristian
Ownership
OwnerVCY America
WVFL, WVCY-FM
History
First air date
July 1, 1969; 55 years ago (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 ID69836
ClassD
Power250 watts days
77 watts nights
Transmitter coordinates
44°04′51″N 88°33′53″W / 44.0809°N 88.5646°W / 44.0809; -88.5646
Translator(s)99.9 MHz W260DL (Oshkosh)
W286DS (105.1 MHz, Appleton)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.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.

Programming

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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]

History

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The station began broadcasting on July 1, 1969; 55 years ago (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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b History Cards for WVCY, fcc.gov. Accessed August 23, 2015
  2. ^ a b c "Call letters", Broadcasting, January 31, 1983. p. 78. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e Call Sign History fcc.gov. Accessed September 28, 2012
  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVCY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WVCY
  6. ^ a b "WVCY Program Schedule" VCY America. September 1, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  7. ^ a b 1972 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1972. p. B-235. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  8. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1976, Broadcasting, 1976. p. C-222. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  9. ^ "WCKK", The Post-Crescent, March 20, 1983. p. D-9.
  10. ^ Television/Radio Age, Vol. 32. 1985. Television Editorial Corporation. p. 190.
  11. ^ WLKE September 1, 2010. Accessed October 24, 2012
  12. ^ History of Wisconsin AM stations QSL.net. Accessed September 28, 2012
  13. ^ "Changing Hands", Broadcasting & Cable. September 12, 1994. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  14. ^ Application Search Details – BAL-19940812EA, fcc.gov. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  15. ^ Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
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