WKCY (1300 AM) is a

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/ talk formatted

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licensed to

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, serving Harrisonburg and

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. WKCY is owned and operated by iHeartMedia, Inc.

History

WKCY

signed on A sign-on (or start-up in Commonwealth countries except Canada) is the beginning of operations for a radio broadcasting, radio or television station, generally at the start of each day. It is the opposite of a sign-off (or closedown in Commonw ...

the air on May 11, 1967. WKCY-AM-FM were acquired by the Mid-Atlantic Network in 1989. Clear Channel Communications, based in

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, acquired WKCY-AM-FM in 2001.

Translator

In addition to the main station, WKCY is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.

References

External links

NewsRadio WKCY Online
* * 1967 establishments in Virginia News and talk radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1967 KCY IHeartMedia radio stations {{Virginia-radio-station-stub