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| Broadcast area | Cornwall, Ontario Franklin County, New York |
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| Frequency | 1490 kHz |
| Branding | Wild Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music |
| Affiliations | CBS News Radio Compass Media Networks Performance Racing Network Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WPDM, WSNN | |
| History | |
First air date | November 4, 1946 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 36122 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited (AM) |
| ERP | 250 watts (W274BI) 140 watts (W278CS) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°50′46″N 74°16′7″W / 44.84611°N 74.26861°W |
| Translator(s) | 102.7 W274BI (Malone) 103.5 W278CS (Akwesasne) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wildcountry.fm |
WICY (1490 AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Malone, New York, United States, the station is owned by the Martz Communications Group. WICY is known on-air as Wild Country 102.7 and 103.5 (after its FM translator frequencies).
WICY and its 102.7 translator exclusively operates as a local station for Malone and nearby communities. Its 103.5 translator, despite being located in the US, predominantly covers the city of Cornwall, Ontario and its suburbs. Until 2021, it operated as a classic hits station for the Malone area.
WICY had a U.S. Federal Communications Commission construction permit to move to 1500 AM, with a city of license of Mooers, New York, with a proposed facility that would direct a 50,000-watt daytime signal towards Montreal;[citation needed] however, plans would be soon discarded, following complaints that the station's focus on Montreal would have meant substantially reduced coverage for information related to Malone or Franklin County.
On September 20, 2021, WICY changed their format from 1980s hits to country, branded as "Wild Country".[2]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WICY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Wild Country Moves Ahead Of EMF Sale Closing". RadioInsight. September 22, 2021.