WYGC explained

WYGC
City:High Springs, Florida
Above:Simulcasts WXUS, Dunnellon
Area:Gainesville metropolitan area
Branding:U.S. 102.3
Frequency:104.9 MHz
Airdate:1984 (as WKAE)
Format:Country/Southern rock
Erp:3,200 watts
Class:A
Facility Id:59076
Sister Stations:WMFQ, WXUS
Owner:JVC Media (Sale to Educational Media Foundation pending)
Licensee:JVC Mergeco, LLC
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:us1023.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

WYGC (104.9 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to High Springs, Florida and serving the Gainesville metropolitan area. It broadcasts a Country/Southern rock radio format, simulcasting WXUS 102.3 FM Dunnellon. It is owned by JVC Media through licensee JVC Mergeco, LLC and calls itself U.S. 102.3.

History

The station signed on the air in 1984. It previously broadcast a classic hits format as "104.9 WOW FM" until August 3, 2016, a country music format (simulcasting WTRS 102.3 FM Dunnellon, Florida) until February 10, 2014, and before that, a sports radio format as "105 The Game" until May 31, 2013.[1]

On May 23, 2016, at 6 a.m., WOW FM moved over to sister station WXJZ, using a more powerful signal. On August 4, 2016, at midnight, WYGC ended its simulcast of WOW FM with WXJZ by flipping to a talk format branded as "104.9 - The Talk of Gainesville".

In 2017, WYGC flipped to a simulcast of WMFQ "Q92.9" in Ocala after a long period of dead air.

In March 2018, the station flipped to a 1980s-focused classic hits format branded as Y105. The station operated under a local marketing agreement by Circuitwerkes, using air staff from WGVR-LP. In early-November 2019, JVC Broadcasting announced that the station would flip to a hot talk format on November 11, Florida Man Radio, simulcasting WDYZ 660 AM in Orlando.[2] [3]

On July 7, 2023, JVC Media announced a sale of WYGC to the Educational Media Foundation.[4]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: Clark. Anthony. New owners swiftly pull the plug on local political talk show. May 30, 2013. The Gainesville Sun. May 30, 2013.
  2. Web site: Florida Man Radio Expanding To Gainesville; Adds Ed Tyll. 2019-11-05. RadioInsight. en-US. 2019-11-06.
  3. Web site: All 80s LPFM In Gainesville Moves Format To 104.9 WYGC. 2018-03-02. RadioInsight. en-US. 2019-11-06.
  4. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/254385/station-sales-week-of-7-7-2/ Station Sales Week Of 7/7