WYCY
radio station in Hawley, Pennsylvania
WYCY (105.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits music format. Licensed to Hawley, Pennsylvania, United States, the station is currently owned by Bold Gold Media Group, L.P. and features programming from Citadel Media.
History
WYCY began in September 1993 as "Y105 The Best Mix". The station was then owned by Banner Broadcasting and its format was Adult Contemporary. In the mid- to late 1990s, it was sold and became Sunny 105, an oldies station. In early 2010 WYCY changed its name to Classic Hits 105.3, and now features more uptempo rock music. The station broadcasts to the Pocono Lake Region of Wayne and Pike Counties, Pennsylvania. It, along with its sister stations 95-3 DNH (WDNH-FM) and Headline News Radio 104.3 FM & 1590 AM (WPSN), are the heritage stations serving the local communities.
The public source identifies “WYCY” as radio station in Hawley, Pennsylvania. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around WYCY, radio and station.
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This entry incorporates text from “WYCY” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.