WHCY

WHCY
Broadcast areaSussex, Warren, and Morris County, New Jersey, and East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Frequency106.3 MHz
Branding106.3 The Bear
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
WSUS, WNNJ
History
First air date
October 1973; 51 years ago (1973-10)
Former call signs
WFMV (1973–1988)
Call sign meaning
"Hot Country"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID11984
ClassA
ERP430 watts
HAAT262 meters (860 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°02′53″N 74°58′21″W / 41.04806°N 74.97250°W / 41.04806; -74.97250
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Website1063thebear.iheart.com

WHCY (106.3 MHz), known as 106.3 The Bear, is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Blairstown, New Jersey and serving the Sussex, Warren, and Morris County areas of North Jersey plus East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. It airs a country music radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. WHCY carries syndicated programs from co-owned Premiere Networks including The Bobby Bones Show in morning drive time and After Midnight with Granger Smith overnight.

WHCY has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 460 watts as a Class A station. The transmitter is off Millbrook Road in Hardwick Township, New Jersey.[2] The studios and offices are shared with sister stations WNNJ and WSUS in a state-of-the-art facility at 45 Ed Mitchell Avenue in Franklin, New Jersey.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHCY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WHCY