WCID (101.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format from Family Life Network. Licensed to Enfield, New York, United States, the station serves the Ithaca area. The station is owned by Family Life Ministries.[2]
History
The station originated in 1970, with call letters WQIX, with a modern country format. Studios were in Horseheads, shared with sister AM WIQT, and transmitter on Prospect Hill north of the village. Construction was by Chief Engineer C Michael Scullin with John Mulligan. It was owned then by retailer Manny Panosian and John Arikian, dba Chemung County Radio. Program Director was David G. Ridenour and General Manager Bob Johnson. During the first part of the 21st century, WPGI shared the "Big Pig" branding with sister station WPIG in Olean, New York, both stations being owned by Backyard Broadcasting.
Along with the rest of Backyard Broadcasting's New York assets, the station was sold to Community Broadcasters, LLC effective August 26, 2013, at a price of $3.6 million. On October 1, 2013, the then-WPGI dropped its cross-branding with WPIG, as well as all of the station's jocks, and took on the brand "100.9 The Wolf" with the same format.[3]
WPGI, along with the other stations in Community Broadcasters' Southern Tier portfolio, was sold to Seven Mountains Media in January 2019.[4]
On July 3, 2020, WPGI flipped to classic rock as "101 The Met", as part of a five-station format swap, where WMTT moved from 94.7 to 820/101.3, with 100.9 starting to simulcast the new WMTT. WPGI had changed its call letters to WMTT-FM on June 25, 2020, to reflect this change. WPGI's former country format moved to 94.7 (renamed WQBF), WCBF (96.1), and WOBF (97.1) as "95-96-97 Bigfoot Country".[5]
El 15 de junio de 2021, WMTT-FM cambió su formato de rock clásico (que volvió a 94.7, al igual que WENI-FM 92.7) al formato religioso de Family Life Network bajo las nuevas siglas WCID. [ 6 ] Anteriormente en 100.9 FM con licencia en Horseheads, Nueva York , que daba servicio al área de Elmira - Corning , WCID se trasladó a su frecuencia actual de 101.1 FM alrededor de 2022 en su nueva ciudad de licencia en Enfield, NY, ubicada cerca de Ithaca . [ 7 ] [ 8 ]
Referencias
- ↑ "Datos técnicos de las instalaciones para WCID" . Sistema de licencias y gestión . Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones .
- ↑ "Registro de instalaciones WCID" . Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones de los Estados Unidos , división de audio .
- ↑ "WPGI cambia su nombre a Wolf" .
- ↑ "Mittman y Leven acuerdan dejar Twin Tiers | Radio & Television Business Report" . 9 de enero de 2019.
- ↑ "Seven Mountains Media compra cinco estaciones en Elmira" .
- ↑ Seven Mountains Media realiza múltiples cambios de frecuencia en Elmira/Corning Radioinsight - 7 de junio de 2021
- ↑ Sitio de la semana 18/11/2022: La nueva Torre Ithaca de WCID Scott Fybush - 18 de noviembre de 2022
- ↑ Información sobre licencias de WCID Enfield, NY
Enlaces externos
- Detalles de la instalación con ID 10688 (WCID) en el Sistema de Licencias y Gestión de la FCC.
- WCID en la base de datos de estaciones de FM de Nielsen Audio
- Emisoras de radio fundadas en 1970
- Establecimientos en Nueva York (estado) en 1970
- Emisoras de radio cristianas en Nueva York (estado)
- Condado de Chemung, Nueva York
- Condado de Tompkins, Nueva York
- Esbozos de estaciones de radio del estado de Nueva York