WVCY-FM

WVCY-FM
City	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Branding	VCY America
Slogan	"Christian Information Radio"
Frequency	107.7 FM MHz
First air date	1964
Format	Christian radio
ERP	43,000 watts
HAAT	161 meters
Class	B
Facility ID	73059
Callsign meaning	Wisconsin Voice of Christian Youth
Former callsigns	WBON (1964-1973)
Owner	VCY America (VCY America, Inc.)
Sister stations	WVCY-TV
Webcast	Listen to VCY America Live
Website	www.vcyamerica.org/

WVCY-FM (107.7 FM) is a radio station located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They are owned by VCY America and serve as the flagship affiliate of their Milwaukee-based radio network, airing a general fundamentalist Christian-based format. The station also has multiple translators within the state of Wisconsin and several other Midwest states.

VCY America was founded and is currently operated by Vic Eliason.

Programming

WVCY's programming includes Christian Talk and Teaching programming including; Crosstalk hosted by Vic Eliason, Worldview Weekend with Brannon Howse, Grace to You with John MacArthur, Back to the Bible, In Touch with Charles Stanley, Love Worth Finding with Adrian Rogers, Revive Our Hearts with Nancy Leigh DeMoss, The Alternative with Tony Evans, Liberty Council's Faith and Freedom Report, Back to Genesis by the Institute for Creation Research, Thru the Bible with J. Vernon McGee, The Listener's Bible narrated by Max McLean, Joni and Friends, Unshackled!, and Moody Radio's Stories of Great Christians. ^[1]

WVCY also airs a variety of vocal and instrumental traditional Christian Music, as well as children's programming such as Jonathan Park and Ranger Bill. ^[1] The station also carries political debates from the state's public television networks, along with major speeches such as the State of the Union Address.

History

The station went on the air in 1964 with the WBON call sign. In June 1973, the station became WVCY-FM.^[2]

Translators

WVCY-FM has one direct translator located in Sheboygan, which transmits from a county-owned tower located within Taylor Park;

Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP W	Class	FCC info
W235AG	94.9	Sheboygan, Wisconsin	18	D	FCC

References

1 2 Network and Streaming Internet Program Schedule vcyamerica.org. Accessed August 8, 2012
↑ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-IDX/73-OCR/1973-07-02-BC-0055.pdf

External links

VCY America official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WVCY

Radio-Locator information on WVCY

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WVCY

Radio stations in the Milwaukee–Racine, Wisconsin market

by AM frequency	540 620 860 920 940 1050 1130 1250 1290 1340 1400 1460 1470 1500 1510 1540 1560 1610 1640

by FM frequency	88.1 88.9 89.7 90.7 91.1 91.7 92.1 92.5 93.3 93.7 94.5 95.1 95.7 96.1 96.5 96.9 97.3 97.9 98.3 99.1 100.1 100.3 100.7 102.1 102.5 102.9 103.7 104.1 104.5 104.7 104.9 105.3 105.7 106.1 106.9 107.7

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.4 162.45 162.525

Digital radio	620 1130 1250 88.9-1 88.9-2 90.7-1 90.7-2 93.3-1 94.5-1 94.5-2 95.7-1 95.7-2 96.5-1 97.3-1 97.3-2 98.3-1 98.3-2 99.1-1 99.1-2 100.7-1 100.7-2 102.9-1 103.7-1 103.7-2 104.7-1 104.7-2 106.1-1 106.1-2 106.9-1

by callsign	KEC60 KZZ76 WWG91 WAUK WCCX WDDW & W230CI WFAW WGTD WGLB WHAD WHQG WIBD WIIL WISN WJMR-FM WJTI & W250BN WJYI WKKV-FM WKLH WKTI WLDB WLIP WLKG WLUM-FM WLVE WMBZ WMIL-FM WMSE WMWK WMYX-FM WNOV WNRG-FM WOKY WSJP WSJP-FM WPJX WPTJ444 & WPZK577 (WISDOT Traffic) WRIT-FM WRJN WRNW WRRD WSJP-FM/W273AT WSSP WTKM WTKM-FM WTMJ WUWM WVCY-FM WVTY WWDV WXRW-LP WXSS WYMS WZTI

Defunct	WAWA WFMR

Nearby radio markets Fox Cities Madison Sheboygan–Manitowoc Janesville–Beloit–Jefferson County Chicago See also List of radio stations in Wisconsin

Radio stations in the Sheboygan / Manitowoc–Two Rivers market

By FM frequency	88.9 (t) 90.9 91.3/103.3 91.7 92.1 93.7 94.9 (t) 95.5 (t) 96.9 (t) 98.1 98.9 100.5/100.7 (t) 101.5 102.3 104.5/96.1 105.7 106.5 (t) – Translator station of out-of-market operation

By AM frequency	950 980 1240 1330 1420 1590

NOAA Weather Radio	KEC60 162.400 KIG65 162.550 WWG87 162.500 WWG91 162.525

By callsign	WAPL WBFM WCLB WCUB WEMP WGBW WHBL/W268BR WHBZ WISN WJUB WLKN WLTU WOMT WQTC WRRD WSHS WSTM/W277BR WTMJ WXER/W241AG WYVM

Translators of out-of-market operations	W205CM (CSN Int'l) W235AG (WVCY) W238BC (WEMY) W245AK (WPFF)/K-LOVE W263BQ/W264BE/WYVM (WRVM)

Nearby radio markets Green Bay Fox Cities Milwaukee–Racine Door County See also List of radio stations in Wisconsin

Coordinates: 42°57′47″N 88°04′23″W / 42.963°N 88.073°W / 42.963; -88.073

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