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WVCY-FM (107.7
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) is a
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listener-supported
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in
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. It is owned by
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, founded by
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, with studios on West Kilbourn Avenue. WVCY-FM is the
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of the VCY America
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, airing a mix of talk and teaching programs and traditional
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. The station has multiple
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s in Wisconsin and other Midwest states. WVCY-FM is a Class B FM station, with an
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(ERP) of 43,000
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s. The
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is on Beloit Road at SW 124th Street in New Berlin.


Programming

WVCY's programming mixes Christian talk and teaching programs with traditional
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. 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
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, ''Revive Our Hearts'' with
Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth (born September 3, 1958), also known as Nancy Leigh DeMoss, is a prominent Bible teacher, public speaker and founder of ''Revive Our Hearts'' ministry for women. In 2015, DeMoss married best-selling author and a former presid ...
, ''The Alternative'' with Tony Evans,
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's Faith and Freedom Report, ''Thru the Bible'' with J. Vernon McGee, '' Joni and Friends'', ''
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'', and
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's ''Stories of Great Christians''.WVCY-FM Program Schedule
VCY America. September 1, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
WVCY's
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focuses on vocal and instrumental traditional Christian music. It completely disallows
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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 ''
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''. The station also carries political debates from the state's public television networks, along with major speeches such as the
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. Updates from
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are heard several times each day.


History

The station was first licensed February 26, 1964, and held the
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WBON. The station aired religious and
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. 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.''
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Retrieved November 16, 2023.
In 1973, the "Wisconsin Voice of Christian Youth" organization acquired the station. On June 11, 1973, the call sign was changed to WVCY. 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
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, 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.


See also

*
VCY America VCY America, Inc. is a traditional, evangelical, conservative Christian ministry based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The VCY America Radio Network maintains a format of Christian talk and teaching, as well as traditional Christian music through its b ...
*
Vic Eliason Victor Carl "Vic" Eliason (May 14, 1936 – December 5, 2015) was an American evangelical clergyman who founded the VCY America Radio Network, a conservative Christian broadcasting ministry, based in Milwaukee, along with Milwaukee television s ...
* List of VCY America Radio Stations


References


External links


VCY America official website
* {{Sheboygan Radio VCY-FM VCY-FM Radio stations established in 1964 1964 establishments in Wisconsin VCY America stations