WYKC
Broadcast areaNortheast Kingdom and Northern New Hampshire
Frequency99.1 MHz
Programming
FormatContemporary Christian music
NetworkK-Love
Ownership
OwnerEducational Media Foundation
History
First air date
July 2007 (2007-07)
Former call signs
  • WXRG (2007–2008)
  • WNYN-FM (2008–2021)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID165997
ClassA
ERP460 watts
HAAT346 meters (1,135 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°21′10″N 71°44′15″W / 44.35278°N 71.73750°W / 44.35278; -71.73750
Links
Public license information
Websiteklove.com

WYKC (99.1 FM) is a K-Love radio station owned by the Educational Media Foundation, licensed to Whitefield, New Hampshire. The station serves the Northeast Kingdom and northern New Hampshire.

History

White Park Broadcasting, part of the group of companies controlled by Steve Silberberg, won the right to build a radio station on 99.1 in Whitefield at auction in early 2006.[2] It would sign on in July 2007 as WXRG, "Free 99.1", with an adult hits format.[3] In 2008, the station became WNYN-FM, swapping call signs with a sister station in Massachusetts.[4]

The "Free 99.1" variety hits format would remain until EMF acquired the station from Silberberg's Devon Broadcasting Corporation in 2020, as part of its $395,000 sale of three New Hampshire FMs to the Christian broadcaster.[5][6] The call letters changed to WYKC on January 6, 2021, coincidental with the consummation of the sale.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WYKC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Fybush, Scott (February 6, 2006). "Era Ends at Pennsylvania's WSAJ". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ Fybush, Scott (July 23, 2007). "Galaxy-CC Deal Rocks Utica/Rome". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  4. ↑ Fybush, Scott (May 5, 2008). "The Sales Market Heats Up". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  5. ↑ Jacobson, Adam (August 27, 2020). "EMF Bolsters Its Presence In New England With Dual Deals". Radio & Television Business Report. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  6. ↑ Venta, Lance (August 27, 2020). "EMF Acquires Four In Northern New England - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 3, 2023.


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