WGCY
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WGCY is an American
FM radio station
broadcasting at 106.3 MHz, licensed to Gibson City, Illinois
. The station is locally owned and operated by Gary McCullough and his wife Debra (d/b/a F&G Broadcasting) and began broadcasting in 1983.
WGCY is one of the few remaining commercial radio stations in North America to feature the Beautiful Music
format, consisting chiefly of a mix of instrumental covers of pop
songs and soft vocals (including softer Top 40 oldies, standards, and album cuts by MOR artists). In addition to its easy listening music, WGCY features frequent local newscasts, farm reports, and sports play-by-play and hourly newscasts from CBS Radio
. Despite its poor signal into the Champaign
area, WGCY makes modest showings in the Champaign Arbitron reports http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DetailsPage.aspx?MID=46&RY=2004&RQ=4&MP=0&OTHER=2&MN=Champaign&MS=IL&MR=225&12P=163900&UP=1/17/2005%2012:00:00%20AM&SU=C&BPER=10.8&HPER=&OPER=&NSD=&CE=0.
The station recently expanded its broadcast schedule to 24 hours a day after having signed off at night since it began broadcasting. Popular on-air features include local high school sports, Radiofied Ads (a Tradio
-type feature), 'and The Tom Benefiel Show (big band, jazz, swing, and 1940's and 1950's oldies) Friday nights. WGCY also broadcasts the Chicago Bears.
WGCY streams its programming online via its Website at www.wgcyradio.com. The station's studios are located on South Sangamon Avenue in Gibson City.
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FM radio station
Radio station
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broadcasting at 106.3 MHz, licensed to Gibson City, Illinois
Gibson City, Illinois
Gibson City is a city in Ford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,407 at the 2010 census.-History:The site of Gibson City was purchased and platted by Jonathan B. Lott in 1869. In 1870, Lott built a home and a post office there, and several stores and an a grain elevator were...
. The station is locally owned and operated by Gary McCullough and his wife Debra (d/b/a F&G Broadcasting) and began broadcasting in 1983.
WGCY is one of the few remaining commercial radio stations in North America to feature the Beautiful Music
Beautiful music
Beautiful music is a mostly instrumental music format that was prominent in American radio from the 1960s through the 1980s...
format, consisting chiefly of a mix of instrumental covers of pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
songs and soft vocals (including softer Top 40 oldies, standards, and album cuts by MOR artists). In addition to its easy listening music, WGCY features frequent local newscasts, farm reports, and sports play-by-play and hourly newscasts from CBS Radio
CBS Radio
CBS Radio, Inc., formerly known as Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, is one of the largest owners and operators of radio stations in the United States, third behind main rival Clear Channel Communications and Cumulus Media. CBS Radio owns around 130 radio stations across the country...
. Despite its poor signal into the Champaign
Champaign, Illinois
Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located south of Chicago, west of Indianapolis, Indiana, and 178 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Though surrounded by farm communities, Champaign is notable for sharing the campus of the University of...
area, WGCY makes modest showings in the Champaign Arbitron reports http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DetailsPage.aspx?MID=46&RY=2004&RQ=4&MP=0&OTHER=2&MN=Champaign&MS=IL&MR=225&12P=163900&UP=1/17/2005%2012:00:00%20AM&SU=C&BPER=10.8&HPER=&OPER=&NSD=&CE=0.
The station recently expanded its broadcast schedule to 24 hours a day after having signed off at night since it began broadcasting. Popular on-air features include local high school sports, Radiofied Ads (a Tradio
Tradio
Tradio is the name given to a type of talk radio show format where listeners call in to buy or sell items. The concept of is analogous to classified ads in local newspapers....
-type feature), 'and The Tom Benefiel Show (big band, jazz, swing, and 1940's and 1950's oldies) Friday nights. WGCY also broadcasts the Chicago Bears.
WGCY streams its programming online via its Website at www.wgcyradio.com. The station's studios are located on South Sangamon Avenue in Gibson City.