WGCY

Infobox Radio Station
name = WGCY


airdate = 1983
frequency = 106.3 MHz FM
area = Gibson City, Illinois
format = Beautiful Music/Easy Listening
owner = F&G Broadcasting
erp = 6000 watts
branding =
slogan =
class = A
website = [http://www.wgcyradio.com]
callsign_meaning = Gibson City
former_callsigns =

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 (1}] .

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, Parkland College Lady Cobras women's basketball, Radiofied Ads (a Tradio-type feature), "The Blue Room" (pop standards) with Jim Killian Thursday nights, and "The Tom Benefiel Show" (big band, jazz, swing, and 1940's and 1950's oldies) Friday nights.

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.

External links

* [http://www.wgcyradio.com WGCY official website]