KCCY-FM

Pueblo, Colorado
Broadcast area	Colorado Springs-Pueblo-Denver
Frequency	96.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Y96.9
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KBPL, KCSJ, KIBT, KKLI, KPHT, KUBE, KVUU
History
First air date	1975; 49 years ago (1975) (as KDJQ on 97.9)
Former call signs	KDJQ (1975–1978) KCSJ-FM (1978–1979) KCCY (1979–2012)
Former frequencies	97.9 MHz (1975–1993)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	40847
Class	C
ERP	72,000 watts
HAAT	695 meters (2,280 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	38°44′43″N 104°51′41″W / 38.74528°N 104.86139°W / 38.74528; -104.86139
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	y969.iheart.com

KCCY-FM (96.9 MHz, "Y96.9") is a radio station broadcasting a country format. Licensed to Pueblo, Colorado, United States, it serves the Colorado Springs area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.

KCCY was originally owned by McCoy Broadcasting, with its offices and studio located in Pueblo. In 2001, the station was acquired by Clear Channel Communications. Its offices and studios were then moved to Colorado Springs.

Original callsign for this facility was KDJQ when the station signed on in 1975 as an automated Top 40 station on 97.9. The station was assigned the callsign KCSJ-FM on October 11, 1978. On January 25, 1979, the station changed its call sign to KCCY; the "-FM" suffix was added on April 1, 2012.^[2] In 1993, the station moved from its original frequency of 97.9 MHz to 96.9 in order to make room for KKFM, which moved to 98.1.

Former White House press secretary, now Fox News Channel personality, Dana Perino worked there on the 2 to 6 a.m. shift while attending college.^[3]

• Facility details for Facility ID 40847 (KCCY-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KCCY-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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