WYGC

WYGC (104.9 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to High Springs, Florida and serving the Gainesville metropolitan area. It broadcasts a hot talk radio format, simulcasting WDYZ 660 AM Orlando. It is owned by JVC Media through licensee JVC Media of Florida and calls itself Florida Man Radio.

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WYGC
Simulcasts WDYZ, Altamonte Springs
CityHigh Springs, Florida
Broadcast areaGainesville metropolitan area
Frequency104.9 MHz
BrandingFlorida Man Radio
Programming
FormatHot Talk
Ownership
OwnerJVC Broadcasting
(JVC Media of Florida, LLC)
OperatorCircuitwerkes, Inc.
WMFQ, WXUS
History
First air date
1984 (as WKAE)
Former call signs
WKAE (1983-1988)
WYOC (1988-1998)
WRKG (1998-1999)
WXJZ (1999-2002)
WDRS (8/1/2002-8/8/2002)
Technical information
Facility ID59076
ClassA
ERP3,200 watts
HAAT137 meters (449 ft)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitey105hits.com

History

The station signed on the air in 1984. It previously broadcast a classic hits format as "104.9 WOW FM" until August 3, 2016, a country music format (simulcasting WTRS 102.3 FM Dunnellon, Florida) until February 10, 2014, and before that, a sports radio format as "105 The Game" until May 31, 2013.[1]

On May 23, 2016, at 6 a.m., WOW FM moved over to sister station WXJZ, using a more powerful signal. On August 4, 2016, at midnight, WYGC ended its simulcast of WOW FM with WXJZ by flipping to a talk format branded as "104.9 - The Talk of Gainesville".

In 2017, WYGC flipped to a simulcast of WMFQ "Q92.9" in Ocala after a long period of dead air.

In March 2018, the station flipped to a 1980s-focused classic hits format branded as Y105. The station operated under a local marketing agreement by Circuitwerkes, using air staff from WGVR-LP. In early-November 2019, JVC Broadcasting announced that the station would flip to a hot talk format on November 11, Florida Man Radio, simulcasting WDYZ 660 AM in Orlando.[2][3]

References
  1. Clark, Anthony (May 30, 2013). "New owners swiftly pull the plug on local political talk show". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  2. "Florida Man Radio Expanding To Gainesville; Adds Ed Tyll". RadioInsight. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  3. "All 80s LPFM In Gainesville Moves Format To 104.9 WYGC". RadioInsight. 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2019-11-06.


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