WVCY (AM)

WVCY-AM
City	Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Broadcast area	Oshkosh-Fond du Lac
Branding	VCY America
Slogan	Christian Information Radio
Frequency	690 kHz
First air date	1969
Format	Christian Radio
Power	250 watts day 77 watts night
Class	D
Facility ID	69836
Transmitter coordinates	44°04′51″N 88°33′53″W / 44.0809°N 88.5646°W / 44.0809; -88.5646Coordinates: 44°04′51″N 88°33′53″W / 44.0809°N 88.5646°W / 44.0809; -88.5646
Callsign meaning	Wisconsin Voice of Christian Youth
Owner	VCY America
Sister stations	WVFL, WVCY-FM
Webcast	Listen to VCY America Live
Website	www.vcyamerica.org

WVCY-AM is a Christian radio station licensed to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, broadcasting on 690 kHz AM. The station is owned by VCY America.

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]

AM 690 was first licensed on August 28, 1969, and held the callsign WAGO.^[2] The station featured a Middle-of-the-Road music format, Old Time Radio dramas such as The Shadow, and news from ABC's American Entertainment Radio network. After a relatively brief change to a Top 40 format from 1977 to 1981, the station changed its call sign to WCKK and aired the Music Of Your Life pop standards format. From 1987 to 1992, the station held the call letters WLKE,^[3] initially simulcasting 1170 WLKD as "The Lake", playing music from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.^[4] The call letters were changed to WXOL under the ownership of area disc jockey Steve Rose from 1992 to 1995,^[3] and the station was branded as "Excellent Oldies" during this period, airing an oldies format.^[5]

References

1 2 Network and Streaming Internet Program Schedule vcyamerica.org. Accessed August 8, 2012
↑ History Cards for WVCY, fcc.gov. Accessed August 23, 2015
1 2 Call Sign History fcc.gov. Accessed September 28, 2012
↑ WLKE September 1, 2010. Accessed October 24, 2012
↑ History of Wisconsin AM stations QSL.net. Accessed September 28, 2012

External links

VCY America official website

Query the FCC's AM station database for WVCY

Radio-Locator Information on WVCY

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WVCY

Radio stations in the Appleton–Oshkosh, Wisconsin market (Fox Cities)

(sub-market of Green Bay)

By FM frequency	88.1 88.7 89.3 89.9 90.1 90.3 91.1 91.7 91.9 92.9 93.5 94.3 95.3 95.9 96.9 97.7 98.5 99.5 100.3 101.1 101.7 102.1 103.9 104.3 104.7 105.7 107.1 107.5 107.7

By AM frequency	620 690 980 1050 1150 1170 1280 1360 1400 1450 1490 1530 1570

By callsign	KFIZ W204BK W237AA W269CJ W271AC W299BW WAPL WBJZ WCUB WDKV WDUZ WDUZ-FM WEMI WFDL WFDL-FM WFON WGEE WHBY WHID WIXX WJOK WKSZ WKZG WKZY WLAK WNAM WNCY-FM WORQ WOSH WOVM WPKR WPNE WQLH WRST-FM WSCO WTAQ WTMJ WVBO WVCY WVFL WWWX WYDR

Nearby radio markets Green Bay Madison Milwaukee–Racine Sheboygan–Manitowoc Wausau–Stevens Point Wisconsin Dells–Baraboo See also List of radio stations in Wisconsin

Religious radio stations in the state of Wisconsin

Stations	WCNP – Baraboo WDVM – Eau Claire WDYD-LP – Merrill WEGZ – Washburn WEMI – Appleton WEMY – Green Bay WGHF-LP – Superior WGNV – Milladore WHEM – Eau Claire WHFA – Poynette WHRC-LP – Chippewa Falls WHJL – Merrill WJLM-LP – Altoona WJOK – Kaukauna WJTY – Lancaster WJWD – Marshall WKBH – Holmen WLBI-LP – Tomahawk WLCJ-LP – Marinette WMMA-FM – Nekoosa WMVM – Goodman WMWK – Milwaukee WNWC – Sun Prairie WPGR-LP – Clear Lake WPHF-LP – Menomonie WPVM – Sturgeon Bay WQQA – Forestville WRAO – Wisconsin Rapids WRVM – Suring WSJP – Sussex WSJP-FM – Port Washington WTPN – Westby WVCF – Eau Claire WVCS – Owen WVCX – Tomah WVCY – Oshkosh WVCY-FM – Milwaukee WVFL – Fond du Lac WVRN – Wittenberg WWEN - Wentworth WWJC – Augusta WWJP-LP – Rice Lake WWMD-LP – Ashland WYNW – Birnamwood

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Wisconsin See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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WVCY (AM)

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