WICY
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| Broadcast area | Cornwall, Ontario Franklin County, New York |
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| Frequency | 1490 kHz (AM) |
| Branding | Wild Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music |
| Affiliations | CBS News Radio Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | November 4, 1946 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 36122 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts (AM) |
| ERP | 250 watts (W274BI) 140 watts (W278CS) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°50′46″N 74°16′07″W / 44.84611°N 74.26861°WCoordinates: 44°50′46″N 74°16′07″W / 44.84611°N 74.26861°W |
| Translator(s) | 102.7 W274BI (Malone) 103.5 W278CS (Akwesasne) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wildcountry.fm |
WICY (1490 AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Malone, New York, United States, the station is owned by the Martz Communications Group. WICY is known on-air as 102.7 103.5 WICY (after its FM translator frequencies).
WICY exclusively operates as a local station for Malone and nearby communities. The station does well in Canadian border communities as well including Huntingdon, Trout River and Cornwall to the Northwest.
WICY had a U.S. Federal Communications Commission construction permit to move to 1500 AM, with a city of license of Mooers, New York, with a proposed facility that would direct a 50,000-watt daytime signal towards Montreal;[citation needed] however, plans would be soon discarded, following complaints that the station's focus on Montreal would have meant substantially reduced coverage for information related to Malone or Franklin County.
On September 20, 2021, WICY changed their format from 1980s’ hits to country, branded as "Wild Country".[1]
Translators[edit]
In addition to the main station, WICY is relayed by two FM translators.
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | ERP (W) |
Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W274BI | 102.7 | Malone, New York | 250 | D | FCC FM Query |
| W278CS | 103.5 | Akwesasne | 140 | D | FCC FM Query |
Previous logo[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Wild Country Moves Ahead Of EMF Sale Closing". RadioInsight. September 22, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- WICY in the FCC AM station database
- WICY on Radio-Locator
- WICY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W274BI in the FCC FM station database
- W274BI on Radio-Locator
- W278CS in the FCC FM station database
- W278CS on Radio-Locator
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