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]

For other uses, see World Youth Go Championship.
WYGC
CityHigh Springs, Florida
Broadcast areaGainesville, Florida
Frequency104.9 MHz
BrandingFlorida Man Radio
Programming
FormatHot Talk (WDYZ simulcast)
Ownership
OwnerJVC Broadcasting
(JVC Media of Florida, LLC)
OperatorCircuitwerkes, Inc.
Sister stationsWMFQ, WXUS
History
First air date1984 (as WKAE)
Former call signsWKAE (1983-1988)
WYOC (1988-1998)
WRKG (1998-1999)
WXJZ (1999-2002)
WDRS (8/1/2002-8/8/2002)
Technical information
Facility ID59076
ClassA
ERP3,200 watts
HAAT137 meters (449 ft)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitey105hits.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]

gollark: WRONG.
gollark: How about, electric shocks every 10 seconds?
gollark: You *can* fall asleep while walking if you're really tired.
gollark: See, if you suffer burns, you will feel more alert and awake, yes?
gollark: Probably.

References
  1. Clark, Anthony (May 30, 2013). "New owners swiftly pull the plug on local political talk show". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  2. "Florida Man Radio Expanding To Gainesville; Adds Ed Tyll". RadioInsight. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  3. "All 80s LPFM In Gainesville Moves Format To 104.9 WYGC". RadioInsight. 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2019-11-06.


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