WYCR

WYCR
Broadcast areaSouth Central Pennsylvania
Frequency98.5 MHz
BrandingRocky 98.5
Programming
FormatClassic rock
Ownership
Owner
  • Forever Media
  • (FM Radio Licenses, LLC)
History
First air date
1962
Former call signs
WHVR-FM (1960–1962)
Call sign meaning
"York City Radio"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID54608
ClassB
ERP10,500 watts
HAAT283 meters (928 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°51′26.4″N 76°56′52.9″W / 39.857333°N 76.948028°W / 39.857333; -76.948028
Repeater(s)See § Simulcast
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.foreveryork.com/rocky-98-5/

WYCR (98.5 FM, "Rocky 98.5") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to serve York and Hanover, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Forever Media, through licensee FM Radio Licenses, LLC, and broadcasts a classic rock format. Its broadcast tower is located near Hanover at (39°51′26.0″N 76°56′53.0″W / 39.857222°N 76.948056°W / 39.857222; -76.948056).[2]

WYCR programming is simulcast on sister station WRKY and WRKY's translator on 92.5 MHz in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.[3]

WYCR airs Nights with Alice Cooper on weekdays and The House of Hair with Dee Snider on Saturdays.[4]

History

The Federal Communications Commission granted Radio Hanover, Inc. a construction permit for the station on June 15, 1960 with the WHVR-FM call sign.[5] The station was granted its first license on December 27, 1962 by which time the call sign had been changed to WYCR.[5]

"98.5 The Peak" logo

On December 14, 2004, the station changed formats from contemporary hit radio (CHR) to classic hits, and switched branding from "98YCR" to "98.5 The Peak".[6]

On March 1, 2016, Radio Hanover Inc. sold WYCR (and WHVR) to Forever Media for $2.6 million.[7] The new owner changed WYCR's format to classic rock and re-branded the station as "Rocky 98.5" on April 25, 2016.[8]

Following the completion of Forever Media's purchase of WONN-FM, WLPA and WLPA's translator on October 15, 2021, WLPA and its translator began a simulcast of WYCR programming.[3] WLPA’s call sign was subsequently changed to WRKY effective November 1, 2021.

Simulcast

One AM station simulcasts the programming of WYCR:

Call sign Frequency City of license Facility ID Power
W 		Class Transmitter coordinates
WRKY 1490 AM Lancaster, Pennsylvania 25870 600 C 40°03′38.35″N 76°18′5.0″W / 40.0606528°N 76.301389°W / 40.0606528; -76.301389 (WRKY)

Signal note

WYCR is short-spaced to two other Class B stations:

WKRZ 98.5 KRZ (licensed to serve Freeland, Pennsylvania) operates on the same channel as WYCR and the distance between the stations' transmitters is 110 miles as determined by FCC rules.[9] The minimum distance between two Class B stations operating on the same channel according to current FCC rules is 150 miles.[10]

WMZQ-FM 98.7 WMZQ (licensed to serve Washington, D.C.) operates on 98.7 MHz, a first adjacent channel to WYCR, and the distance between the stations' transmitters is 68 miles as determined by FCC rules.[9] The minimum distance between two Class B stations operating on first adjacent channels according to current FCC rules is 105 miles.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WYCR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "FM Query Results for WYCR". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Fybush, Scott (October 18, 2021). "NorthEast Radio Watch 10/18/2021: New Owners in New England". fybush.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "Rocky 98.5 York". foreveryork.com. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "History Cards for WYCR". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  6. ^ "In Brief - December 14, 2004". fmqb.com. December 14, 2004. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  7. ^ Maddux, Jason (December 14, 2015). "Hanover radio stations WHVR, WYCR sold for $2.6 million; staff will remain on board". pennlive.com. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  8. ^ "WYCR to Rebrand as Rocky 98.5". radioinsight.com. April 24, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Reference points and distance computations. 47 CFR § 73.208". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Minimum distance separation between stations. 47 CFR § 73.207(b)(1)" (PDF). fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved August 30, 2022.