WGCY
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| Frequency | 106.3 MHz FM |
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| Programming | |
| Format | Beautiful Music/Easy Listening |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | F&G Broadcasting |
| History | |
First air date | November 28, 1983 |
Call sign meaning | Gibson City |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 20383 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 98 meters (322 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | https://wgcy.wordpress.com |
WGCY is an American FM radio station broadcasting at 106.3 MHz, licensed to Gibson City, Illinois. The station is locally owned and operated by Gary McCullough and his wife Debra (d/b/a F&G Broadcasting) and began broadcasting in 1983.
WGCY is one of the few remaining commercial radio stations in North America to feature the Beautiful Music format, consisting chiefly of a mix of instrumental covers of pop songs and soft vocals (including softer Top 40 oldies, standards, and album cuts by MOR artists). In addition to its easy listening music, WGCY features frequent local newscasts, farm reports, and sports play-by-play and hourly newscasts from CBS Radio. A recent addition (2016) is the Friday Oldies Get Together featuring Lane Lindstrom. This program dates back 25 + years in this area playing the music of the 1960s and early-1970s.
The station expanded its broadcast schedule to 24 hours a day in the early-2000s after having signed off at night since it began broadcasting. Popular on-air features include local high school sports, Radiofied Ads (a Tradio-type feature), and The Tom Benefiel Show (big band, jazz, swing, and 1940s and 1950s oldies) Friday nights. WGCY broadcasts the Chicago Bears, and the Super Bowl and the NCAA Final Four from Westwood One..
WGCY streams its programming online via its Website at https://wgcy.wordpress.com The station's studios are located on South Sangamon Avenue in Gibson City.
In April 2011, station owner Gary McCullough was recognized by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association as a hall of fame member due to his long career of broadcasting high school basketball games.
External links
- WGCY official website
- Facility details for Facility ID WGCY ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database