VCY America
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Type | Radio network |
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Country | United States |
Headquarters | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Ownership | |
Owner | VCY America, Inc. |
History | |
Founded | 1954 by Vic Eliason |
Launch date | 1954 |
Former names | Milwaukee Youth for Christ |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | https://www.vcy.org/ |
VCY America, Inc. is a traditional,
History
Originally known as "Milwaukee
Radio network
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The ministry operates 39 VCY America-owned
VCY has attempted to expand into the
In December 2022 VCY America announced it would purchase WFAS-FM in the New York City area from Cumulus Media, pending final approval from the Federal Communications Commission.[4][5] Renamed WVBN, the acquisition, completed on February 6, 2023, gave VCY America its first broadcast outlet on the East Coast.[6] VCY America added to its Northeastern expansion in August 2023 with its purchase of WJBR-FM in Wilmington, Delaware, from Beasley Broadcast Group.[7] VCY took control of the station October 6, changing its call sign to WVCW; the move brings its programming into the Philadelphia market.
Programming
VCY America's radio programming includes Christian talk and teaching programming, among them:
- Crosstalk, hosted by Jim Schneider, with past Vic Eliason-hosted episodes also aired
- Worldview Weekend with Brannon Howse
- Grace to You with John MacArthur
- In Touch with Charles Stanley
- Love Worth Finding with Adrian Rogers
- Revive Our Hearts with Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth
- The Alternative with Tony Evans
- Liberty Counsel's Faith and Freedom Report
- Thru the Bible with J. Vernon McGee
- Joni and Friends with Joni Eareckson Tada
- Unshackled!
- Moody Radio's Stories of Great Christians[8]
- Lamplighter Theatre
- Brinkman Adventures
VCY America also airs a variety of vocal and instrumental traditional Christian music, as well as children's programming such as Ranger Bill.[8] Notably, the network (including WVCY-TV) eschews any programs featuring Contemporary Christian music, and has dropped programming which has switched to it in any form, including as theme music.
Television
The ministry also owns WVCY-TV (Channel 30) in Milwaukee, which holds a
In 1994, WVCY-TV rejected an offer to be purchased by CBS and become the network's new Milwaukee affiliate, following WITI's defection to Fox as part of the 1994–1996 United States broadcast television realignment.
Other efforts
The ministry also operates a summer camp, near Hillsboro, Wisconsin, called, "Trail Ridge Camp"[10] as well as its religious bookstore, with a physical location in Wauwatosa, a suburb of Milwaukee, and its online presence.
Leadership
The ministry is run by a team formerly headed by the late
List of stations
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | State | Class | Power (W) |
ERP (W) |
Height (m (ft)) |
FCC info |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KVCP | 88.3 FM | Phoenix | Arizona | C1 | — | 22,500 | 304 m (997 ft) | FCC |
KVCC | 88.5 FM | Tucson | Arizona | A | — | 1,500 | 115 m (377 ft) | FCC |
KVPW | 97.7 FM | Mecca | California | A | — | 1,600 | 197 m (646 ft) | FCC |
WVCW | 99.5 FM | Wilmington | Delaware | B | — | 50,000 | 152 m (499 ft) | FCC |
WLUV | 1520 AM | Loves Park | Illinois | D | 500 (day) 13 (night) |
— | — | FCC |
WPTH | 88.1 FM | Olney | Illinois | A | — | 2,900 | 61 m (200 ft) | FCC |
WVSB | 106.3 FM | South Bend | Indiana | A | — | 1,400 | 134.8 m (442 ft) | FCC |
KVDI | 99.3 FM | Huxley | Iowa | A | — | 5,300 | 95 m (312 ft) | FCC |
KVCI | 89.7 FM | Montezuma | Iowa | C1 | — | 100,000 | 151 m (495 ft) | FCC |
KVCY | 104.7 FM | Fort Scott | Kansas | C3 | — | 16,000 | 125 m (410 ft) | FCC |
KCVS | 91.7 FM | Salina | Kansas | C2 | — | 11,500 | 228 m (748 ft) | FCC |
WVCN | 104.3 FM | Baraga | Michigan | C1 | — | 100,000 | 262 m (860 ft) | FCC |
WVCM | 91.5 FM | Iron Mountain | Michigan | A | — | 500 | 183 m (600 ft) | FCC |
WQRN | 88.9 FM | Cook | Minnesota | C3 | — | 16,000 | 70 m (230 ft) | FCC |
WQRM | 850 AM | Duluth | Minnesota | B | 50,000 (day) 14,000 (c.h.) |
— | — | FCC |
KVCS | 89.1 FM | Spring Valley | Minnesota | C3 | — | 12,000 | 138 m (453 ft) | FCC |
WRVX | 91.7 FM | Cameron | Missouri | C2 | — | 27,500 | 116 m (381 ft) | FCC |
KIRS | 107.7 FM | Stockton | Missouri | C3 | — | 11,700 | 146 m (479 ft) | FCC |
KVPH | 104.3 FM | North Las Vegas | Nevada | C | — | 24,500 | 1,128 m (3,701 ft) | FCC |
KVCN | 106.7 FM | Los Alamos | New Mexico | C0 | — | 44,000 | 592 m (1,942 ft) | FCC |
WVBN | 103.9 FM | Bronxville | New York | A | — | 980 | 162.1 m (532 ft) | FCC |
WJIC | 91.7 FM | Zanesville | Ohio | A | — | 6,000 | 97 m (318 ft) | FCC |
KVCF | 90.5 FM | Freeman | South Dakota | C2 | — | 9,000 | 246 m (807 ft) | FCC |
KVCX | 101.5 FM | Gregory | South Dakota | C1 | — | 100,000 | 195 m (640 ft) | FCC |
KVCH | 88.7 FM | Huron | South Dakota | C1 | — | 60,000 | 161 m (528 ft) | FCC |
KVFL | 89.1 FM | Pierre | South Dakota | A | — | 400 | 113 m (371 ft) | FCC |
KVPC | 97.7 FM | Rapid City | South Dakota | C | — | 100,000 | 579 m (1,900 ft) | FCC |
KVDT | 103.3 FM | Allen | Texas | C | — | 98,000 | 606 m (1,988 ft) | FCC |
KVLM | 104.7 FM | Tarzan | Texas | C1 | — | 100,000 | 224 m (735 ft) | FCC |
KVCE | 92.7 FM | Slaton | Texas | C1 | — | 100,000 | 182 m (597 ft) | FCC |
WVIW | 104.1 FM | Bridgeport | West Virginia | A | — | 2,450 | 158 m (518 ft) | FCC |
WVCF | 90.5 FM | Eau Claire | Wisconsin | A | — | 1,600 | 112 m (367 ft) | FCC |
WVFL | 89.9 FM | Fond du Lac | Wisconsin | A | — | 1,000 | 117 m (384 ft) | FCC |
WVCY-FM[a] | 107.7 FM | Milwaukee |
Wisconsin | B | — | 43,000 | 161 m (528 ft) | FCC |
WVCY | 690 AM | Oshkosh | Wisconsin | B | 250 (day) 77 (night) |
— | — | FCC |
WVCS | 90.1 FM | Owen | Wisconsin | C3 | — | 1,900 | 153 m (502 ft) | FCC |
WVCX | 98.9 FM | Tomah | Wisconsin | C0 | — | 100,000 | 300 m (980 ft) | FCC |
WEGZ | 105.9 FM | Washburn | Wisconsin | C1 | — | 100,000 | 226 m (741 ft) | FCC |
WVRN | 88.9 FM | Wittenberg | Wisconsin | C2 | — | 25,000 | 147 m (482 ft) | FCC |
Notes:
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | State | ERP (W) |
Height (m (ft)) |
Class | FCC info |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K251BX | 98.1 | Palm Desert | California | 158 | 193 m (633 ft) | D | FCC |
K293AO | 106.5 | Alamosa | Colorado | 250 | 34.8 m (114 ft) | D | FCC |
K214DE | 90.7 | Antonito | Colorado | 10 | 731 m (2,398 ft) | D | FCC |
W213AW | 90.5 | Charleston | Illinois | 55 | 46 m (151 ft) | D | FCC |
W287BY | 105.3 | Rockford | Illinois | 135 | 90 m (300 ft) | D | FCC |
W249CX | 97.7 | Duluth | Minnesota | 250 | 164 m (538 ft) | D | FCC |
K292FX | 106.3 | Joplin | Missouri | 250 | 60.7 m (199 ft) | D | FCC |
K203EZ | 88.5 | Alamogordo | New Mexico | 10 | 509.1 m (1,670 ft) | D | FCC |
K218AK | 91.5 | Artesia | New Mexico | 63 | 18 m (59 ft) | D | FCC |
K207CQ | 89.3 | Gallup | New Mexico | 100 | 12 m (39 ft) | D | FCC |
K211CW | 90.1 | Hobbs | New Mexico | 57 | 99 m (325 ft) | D | FCC |
K250AB | 97.9 | Roswell | New Mexico | 205 | 42.5 m (139 ft) | D | FCC |
K220CE | 91.9 | Ruidoso | New Mexico | 82 | 918 m (3,012 ft) | D | FCC |
K212EH | 90.3 | Silver City | New Mexico | 2 | 461 m (1,512 ft) | D | FCC |
W232CQ | 94.3 | Cambridge | Ohio | 13 | 108 m (354 ft) | D | FCC |
K206EQ | 89.1 | Brookings | South Dakota | 250 | 41 m (135 ft) | D | FCC |
K258AG | 99.5 | Mitchell | South Dakota | 250 | 86 m (282 ft) | D | FCC |
K293BQ | 106.5 | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | 250 | 22.8 m (75 ft) | D | FCC |
K278BK | 103.5 | Watertown | South Dakota | 250 | 78.2 m (257 ft) | D | FCC |
W286DS | 105.1 | Appleton | Wisconsin | 120 | 68 m (223 ft) | D | FCC |
W216BL | 91.1 | McFarland | Wisconsin | 120 | 30 m (98 ft) | D | FCC |
W211AU | 90.1 | Monroe | Wisconsin | 13 | 105 m (344 ft) | D | FCC |
W260DL | 99.9 | Oshkosh | Wisconsin | 155 | 83 m (272 ft) | D | FCC |
K208FO | 89.5 | Prairie du Chien | Wisconsin | 205 | 19.6 m (64 ft) | D | FCC |
W275CH | 102.9 | Ripon | Wisconsin | 13 | 96 m (315 ft) | D | FCC |
W235AG | 94.9 | Sheboygan | Wisconsin | 18 | 95 m (312 ft) | D | FCC |
References
- ^ Radio, VCY America. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ "KEXP, VCY America & AutoPilot FM To Acquire Stations From Ed Stolz Auction", RadioInsight. December 12, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ "KVPH 104.3 FM Las Vegas on the air!", VCY America. March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ InsideRadio.com "Cumulus Media to Exit from New York Market with Sale to VCY America" Dec. 8, 2022
- ^ RadioInsight.com "VCY America Enters New York City with WFAS-FM Purchase Dec. 8, 2022
- ^ Venta, Lance (February 6, 2023). "VCY America Debuts In New York - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ Venta, Lance (August 15, 2023). "VCY America Acquires WJBR". RadioInsight. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ a b "VCY America Central Time Schedule" VCY America. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ "FCC Broadcast Television Spectrum Incentive Auction Auction 1001 Winning Bids" (PDF). April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ^ "Trail Ridge Camp" Trail Ridge Camp. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; May 22, 2001
- ^ "Jim Schneider, Executive Director", VCY America. Retrieved April 22, 2021.