WYGC
WYGC is a news and talk radio station broadcasting from Gainesville, Florida as "Florida Man Radio" under the ownership of JVC Media, LLC, through licensee JVC Media of Florida, LLC. 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 format as "105 The Game" until May 31, 2013.[1]
| City | High Springs, Florida |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Gainesville, Florida |
| Frequency | 104.9 MHz |
| Branding | Florida Man Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot Talk (WDYZ simulcast) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | JVC Broadcasting (JVC Media of Florida, LLC) |
| Operator | Circuitwerkes, Inc. |
| Sister stations | WMFQ, WXUS |
| History | |
| First air date | 1984 (as WKAE) |
| Former call signs | WKAE (1983-1988) WYOC (1988-1998) WRKG (1998-1999) WXJZ (1999-2002) WDRS (8/1/2002-8/8/2002) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 59076 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,200 watts |
| HAAT | 137 meters (449 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | y105hits.com |
On May 23, 2016, at 6 a.m., WOW FM moved over to sister station WXJZ, which broadcasts a more powerful signal. On August 4, 2016, at midnight, WYGC ended its simulcast of WOW FM with WXJZ by flipping to a news 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 is operated under a local marketing agreement by Circuitwerkes, and uses 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, in simulcast with WDYZ in Orlando.[2][3]
Previous logo
References
- Clark, Anthony (May 30, 2013). "New owners swiftly pull the plug on local political talk show". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- "Florida Man Radio Expanding To Gainesville; Adds Ed Tyll". RadioInsight. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- "All 80s LPFM In Gainesville Moves Format To 104.9 WYGC". RadioInsight. 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
External links
- Y 105 Facebook
- WYGC in the FCC's FM station database
- WYGC on Radio-Locator
- WYGC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database