WHGV
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| Broadcast area | WHGV:Gainesville, Florida WCYZ:Ocala, Florida |
| Frequency | WHGV:99.5MHz(HD Radio)
WCYZ:99.7 MHz |
| Branding | WHGV:Hot 95.9 WCYZ:Z88.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | WHGV:Christian hip hop WCYZ:Christian adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | WHGV:1999 |
Former call signs | WHGV:WBEQ (7/1998–10/1998) WWFX (1998–1999) WQVR (3/1999–4/1999) WRKG (4/2/1999) WBXY (1999–2014) WGMW (2014–2022) WCYZ:WGMA (2013–2022) |
Call signmeaning | WCYZ:CathYZ88.3 (Name of long serving volunteer and employee) WHGV:HotGainesVille |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | WHGV:76433 WCYZ:191546 |
| Class | WHGV & WCYZ:both A |
| ERP | WHGV:2,200watts WCYZ:2,000 watts |
| HAAT | WHGV:144 meters (472 ft) WCYZ:174.5 meters (573 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WHGV:hot959.com WCYZ:zradio |
WHGV(99.5FM) is aChristian hip hopradio stationlicensed toGainesville, Florida
WCYZ(99.7 FM) is aChristian adult contemporaryradio station licensed toOcala, Florida.
History
[edit]Prior to June 1, 2013, the then-WBXY programmed anews/talkformat as 99.5 The Star. At that time, following the station's sale from Asterisk Communications toJVC Media,it changed to adanceformat billed as "Party 99.5,"[2]whose direction was patterned after its sister station inLong Island, New York,WPTY.On December 26, 2013, WBXY's dance format moved toWXJZ;[3]the two stations simulcast until January 2014, when JVC announced the sale of WBXY to RDA Broadcast Holdings, LLC.[4]The sale to RDA Broadcast Holdings, at a price of $3.5 million, was consummated on June 3, 2014; on June 4, 2014, RDA flipped WBXY to a simulcast of the then-WGMA, a newadult standardsstation in Ocala that had signed on at 99.7 in March.[5]WBXY changed its call sign to WGMW on June 5, 2014. WGMW and WGMA changed their format from adult standards to soft adult contemporary on June 6, 2016.
On August 1, 2022, WGMW changed its format to Christian hip hop as a simulcast ofWPOZ-HD2, and WGMA changed its format to Christian adult contemporary as a simulcast of WPOZ. Both switches are part of an acquisition by the station's operator Central Florida Educational Association.[6]On September 1, 2022, WGMW changed its call sign to WHGV and WGMA changed its call sign to WCYZ.
Central Florida Educational Foundation closed on the swap for WCYZ[7]and WHGV[8]in September 30,2022 and owns both stations.
Previous logo
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References
[edit]- ^WHGV:76433
WCYZ:191546 "Facility Technical Data for WHGV / WCYZ".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.{{cite web}}:Check|url=value (help) - ^Clark, Anthony (May 30, 2013)."New owners swiftly pull the plug on local political talk show".The Gainesville Sun.RetrievedMay 30,2013.
- ^Gainesville's Party On The Movefrom Radio Insight (December 19, 2013)
- ^JVC Spins Off WBXY Gainesvillefrom Radio Insight (January 20, 2014)
- ^Venta, Lance (June 4, 2014)."Gold 99 Expands To Gainesville".RadioInsight.RetrievedDecember 28,2019.
- ^"Z88 Expanding Into Gainesville/Ocala With Gold Acquisition".RadioInsight.Retrieved2022-07-28.
- ^"FCC license for WCYZ".FCC.gov.Retrieved2024-04-21.
- ^"FCC license for WHGV".FCC.gov.Retrieved2024-04-21.
External links
[edit]- Official Website
- Facility details for Facility ID 76433 (WHGV)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WHGVinNielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 191546 (WCYZ)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WCYZinNielsen Audio's FM station database
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