WCCY | |
City: | Houghton, Michigan |
Area: | http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WCCY&service=AM&status=L&hours=U |
Branding: | The Lift 99.3 FM |
Frequency: | 1400 kHz |
Translator: | 99.3 W257CZ (Houghton) |
Airdate: | 1929 (as WHDF) |
Format: | Top 40 (CHR) |
Power: | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Class: | C |
Facility Id: | 65672 |
Former Callsigns: | WHDF (1929–1979) |
Affiliations: | Michigan Radio Network Detroit Pistons Detroit Lions Detroit Red Wings Detroit Tigers Finlandia Lions |
Owner: | Morgan Murphy Media |
Licensee: | Queen Bee's Knees LLC |
Sister Stations: | WHKB, WOLV |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Website: | 993thelift.com |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WCCY (1400 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to Houghton, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1929. It is owned by Morgan Murphy Media.
The studios are at 313 E. Montezuma, Houghton. It shares this location with its sister stations, WOLV and WHKB.
On June 16, 2017, at 3 pm, WCCY changed their format from adult standards to CHR, branded as "99.3 The Lift".[1]
In September 2023, The Marks Group sold the Michigan broadcasting properties—WBKB-TV, WBKP, WBUP, and the Houghton and Iron River radio stations—for $13.375 million to Morgan Murphy Media.[2] The deal was closed on December 4.[3]