WHGV (99.5 FM) is a Christian hip hop radio station licensed to Gainesville, Florida
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| Broadcast area | WHGV: Gainesville, Florida WCYZ: Ocala, Florida |
| Frequency | WHGV: 99.5 MHz (HD Radio)
WCYZ: 99.7 MHz |
| Branding | WHGV: Hot 95.9 WCYZ: Z88.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | WHGV: Christian hip hop WCYZ: Christian adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | WHGV: 1999 |
Former call signs | WHGV: WBEQ (7/1998–10/1998) WWFX (1998–1999) WQVR (3/1999–4/1999) WRKG (4/2/1999) WBXY (1999–2014) WGMW (2014–2022) WCYZ: WGMA (2013–2022) |
Call sign meaning | WCYZ: CathY Z88.3 (Name of long serving volunteer and employee) WHGV: Hot GainesVille |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | WHGV: 76433 WCYZ: 191546 |
| Class | WHGV & WCYZ: both A |
| ERP | WHGV: 2,200 watts WCYZ: 2,000 watts |
| HAAT | WHGV: 144 meters (472 ft) WCYZ: 174.5 meters (573 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WHGV: hot959.com WCYZ: zradio |
WCYZ (99.7 FM) is a Christian adult contemporary radio station licensed to Ocala, Florida.
History
editPrior to June 1, 2013, the then-WBXY programmed a news/talk format as 99.5 The Star. At that time, following the station's sale from Asterisk Communications to JVC Media, it changed to a dance format billed as "Party 99.5,"[2] whose direction was patterned after its sister station in Long Island, New York, WPTY. On December 26, 2013, WBXY's dance format moved to WXJZ;[3] the two stations simulcast until January 2014, when JVC announced the sale of WBXY to RDA Broadcast Holdings, LLC.[4] The sale to RDA Broadcast Holdings, at a price of $3.5 million, was consummated on June 3, 2014; on June 4, 2014, RDA flipped WBXY to a simulcast of the then-WGMA, a new adult standards station in Ocala that had signed on at 99.7 in March.[5] WBXY changed its call sign to WGMW on June 5, 2014. WGMW and WGMA changed their format from adult standards to soft adult contemporary on June 6, 2016.
On August 1, 2022, WGMW changed its format to Christian hip hop as a simulcast of WPOZ-HD2, and WGMA changed its format to Christian adult contemporary as a simulcast of WPOZ. Both switches are part of an acquisition by the station's operator Central Florida Educational Association.[6] On September 1, 2022, WGMW changed its call sign to WHGV and WGMA changed its call sign to WCYZ.
Central Florida Educational Foundation closed on the swap for WCYZ [7]and WHGV [8] in September 30,2022 and owns both stations.
Previous logo
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References
edit- ^ WHGV: 76433
WCYZ: 191546 "Facility Technical Data for WHGV / WCYZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ Clark, Anthony (May 30, 2013). "New owners swiftly pull the plug on local political talk show". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ^ Gainesville's Party On The Move from Radio Insight (December 19, 2013)
- ^ JVC Spins Off WBXY Gainesville from Radio Insight (January 20, 2014)
- ^ Venta, Lance (June 4, 2014). "Gold 99 Expands To Gainesville". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- ^ "Z88 Expanding Into Gainesville/Ocala With Gold Acquisition". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "FCC license for WCYZ". FCC.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "FCC license for WHGV". FCC.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
External links
edit- Official Website
- Facility details for Facility ID 76433 (WHGV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WHGV in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 191546 (WCYZ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WCYZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
29°44′24″N 82°23′10″W / 29.740°N 82.386°W
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