- WCYT
Infobox Radio station
name = WCYT
city = Lafayette Township,Indiana
area =
slogan =
branding = "The Point"
frequency = 91.1MHz
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format =Alternative
power =
erp = 125watt s
haat = 69.0meter s
class = A
facility_id = 61430
coordinates = coord|40|58|51.00|N| 85|16|48.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WJTJ (1993-1993)
owner = Southwest Allen County Schools
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website = [http://www.wcyt.org wcyt.org]
affiliations =WCYT (91.1 FM) is a
radio station broadcasting aAlternative format. Licensed toLafayette Township, Indiana , USA, the station serves the Ft. Wayne area. The station is currently owned by Southwest Allen County Schools. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WCYT |title=WCYT Facility Record |work=United StatesFederal Communications Commission , audio division ] Studios are located at Homestead Senior High School.History
It was founded in
1995 under the name Y91. In the 1995-1996 school year it went on the air. It quickly became the first high school radio station with a website. The student-designed website can be found at [http://www.wcyt.org www.wcyt.org] .In1998 the name was changed to "the Point" with the motto "What Music Sounds Like." In1999 , and again in2001 , the station broadcasted live fromThe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inCleveland, Ohio .For a period of two years the station would have the motto "Tomorrow's Hits Today," before switching to its current "Fort Wayne's Only Alternative." Along with playing music and
deejaying , the students also broadcast school sporting events live on the air. The student broadcasters have garnered moderate attention with columns written about them in local newspapers.Format
The station is currently the only rock/alternative station in Fort Wayne, due to the format change of X102 (
WXTW ). The popularity of the station has increased since X102 left the airwaves. The main source of growing popularity is the fact that "the Point" is a non-commercial radio station and offers 59 minutes of music every hour (only using one minute for sponsor recognition and station self-promotion). The station switched to a 24-hour format onFebruary 2 ,2002 .References
External links
* [http://www.wcyt.org Official Website]
* [http://www.yes.com/#WCYT?log Playlist for station]
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