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WCYY

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WCYY
WCYY new logo.png
Broadcast areaPortland metropolitan area
Frequency94.3 MHz
BrandingWCYY
Programming
FormatActive rock - Alternative rock
Ownership
Owner
WBLM, WHOM, WJBQ, WPKQ
History
First air date
August 1972; 50 years ago (1972-08)
Former call signs
WIDE-FM (1972-1981)
WBYC (1981-1985)
WYJY (1985-1991)
WSTG (1991-1994)
Technical information
Facility ID22880
ClassB1
ERP11,500 watts
HAAT147 meters (482 ft)
Repeater(s)1400 WJZN (Augusta)
103.7 WPKQ (Mount Washington, New Hampshire)
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitewcyy.com

WCYY (94.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Biddeford, Maine, and serving the Portland metropolitan area. Its target audience are men between 18 and 44. The station airs an active/alternative rock radio format and is owned by Townsquare Media. It carries the syndicated morning show Toucher and Rich from WBZ-FM Boston. WCYY studios are at One City Center in Portland.

WCYY has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 11,500 watts. The transmitter is on Cascade Road in Saco, Maine.[1] WCYY is the flagship station of a three-station simulcast, including WPKQ 103.7 FM on Mount Washington, New Hampshire, and WJZN 1400 AM and 95.9 FM in Augusta, Maine.

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FM broadcasting

FM broadcasting is the method of radio broadcasting that uses frequency modulation (FM). Invented in 1933 by American engineer Edwin Armstrong, wide-band FM is used worldwide to transmit high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. FM broadcasting offers higher fidelity—more accurate reproduction of the original program sound—than other broadcasting techniques, such as AM broadcasting. It is also less susceptible to common forms of interference, having less static and popping sounds than are often heard on AM. Therefore, FM is used for most broadcasts of music and general audio. FM radio stations use the very high frequency range of radio frequencies.

City of license

City of license

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Biddeford, Maine

Biddeford, Maine

Biddeford is a city in York County, Maine, United States. It is the principal commercial center of York County. Its population was 22,552 at the 2020 census. The twin cities of Saco and Biddeford include the resort communities of Biddeford Pool and Fortunes Rocks. The town is the site of the University of New England and the annual La Kermesse Franco-Americaine Festival. First visited by Europeans in 1616, it is the site of one of the earliest European settlements in the United States. It is home to Saint Joseph's Church, the tallest building in Maine.

Portland metropolitan area, Maine

Portland metropolitan area, Maine

The city of Portland, Maine, is the hub city of a metropolitan area in southern Maine, United States. The region is commonly known as Greater Portland or the Portland metropolitan area. For statistical purposes, the U.S. federal government defines three different representations of the Portland metropolitan area. The Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine, metropolitan statistical area is a region consisting of three counties in Maine, anchored by the city of Portland and the smaller cities of South Portland and Biddeford. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 514,098. A larger combined statistical area (CSA), the Portland–Lewiston–South Portland combined statistical area, is defined as the combination of this metropolitan statistical area (MSA) with the adjacent Lewiston–Auburn MSA. The CSA comprises four counties in southern Maine. The Portland–South Portland metropolitan New England city and town area is defined on the basis of cities and towns rather than entire counties. It consists of most of Cumberland and York counties plus the town of Durham in Androscoggin County. The Greater Portland area has emerged as an important center for the creative economy, which is also bringing gentrification.

Active rock

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Alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commercial rock or pop music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.

Boston

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Effective radiated power

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History

WIDE-FM, WBYC, WYJY and WSTG

The station signed on the air on August 1972; 50 years ago (1972-08). Its original call sign was WIDE-FM. It simulcast the middle of the road programming of its sister station WIDE 1400 AM (now WVAE). The stations were owned by Hoy Communications and were affiliates of the ABC Information Radio Network.

WIDE-FM became WBYC ("We're Beautiful York County") on March 1, 1981, with a beautiful music format. The station was mostly automated and played quarter hour sweeps of instrumental cover versions of pop hits, Broadway and Hollywood show tunes. On December 2, 1985, WBYC became WYJY playing soft adult contemporary music as "Joy 94.3". WYJY changed its call letters to WSTG on January 28, 1991, moving to a bit more upbeat adult contemporary format as "Star 94.3".

WCYY

On July 8, 1994, WSTG flipped to adult album alternative and changed call sign to WCYY. After a while, WCYY went modern rock which it still plays. Prior to June 2007, WCYY was simulcast on 93.9 WCYI in Lewiston, Maine. That station was bought by the Educational Media Foundation and switched to Christian Contemporary music as part of the Air1 network. On February 21, 2008, WCYY moved to a new studio.

On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare Media would acquire 53 Cumulus Media stations, including WCYY, for $238 million. The deal was part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global are both controlled by Oaktree Capital Management.[2][3][4] The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.[5]

WCYY is one of six alternative stations under Townsquare Media (another being Hudson Valley's WRRV, also acquired from Cumulus Media).

Simulcast

WCYY began simulcasting on WPKQ (103.7 FM) in North Conway, New Hampshire, and WJZN (1400 AM and 95.9 FM) in Augusta, Maine on October 25, 2021. The expansion, which resulted in WCYY's programming being heard in much of northern New England (in part because of WPKQ's transmitter on Mount Washington), was promoted as "WCYY 3.0."

The simulcast coincided with the syndication launch of Toucher and Rich from WBZ-FM Boston. The three WCYY stations, along with Bangor sister station 92.9 WEZQ, became the program's first four affiliates.[6]

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Middle of the road (music)

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Beautiful music

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Broadcast automation

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Cover version

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Broadway theatre

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Cinema of the United States

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Adult album alternative

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Modern rock

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Lewiston, Maine

Lewiston, Maine

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Educational Media Foundation

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Source: "WCYY", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 13th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WCYY.

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References
  1. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WCYY
  2. ^ "Official: Cumulus Buys Dial Global, Spins Some Stations To Townsquare; Peak Stations Sold To Townsquare, Fresno Spun To Cumulus". All Access. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  3. ^ "Cumulus Makes Dial Global And Townsquare Deals Official". RadioInsight. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  4. ^ "Portland radio group to be sold". 31 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Cumulus-Townsquare-Peak Deal Closes". All Access. November 15, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  6. ^ Venta, Lance (October 25, 2021). "Townsquare Media Launches WCYY Trimulcast Across Northern New England". RadioInsight. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
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Coordinates: 43°32′38″N 70°24′14″W / 43.544°N 70.404°W / 43.544; -70.404

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