WCYN-FM (102.3 MHz) was a commercial FM radio station licensed to Cynthiana, Kentucky, and serving the Lexington metropolitan area. The station simulcast co-owned 101.5 WLXX in

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. WCYN-FM and WLXX played adult hits using the syndicated '' JACK-FM'' radio format. WCYN-FM was last owned by Cumulus Media. The

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s and offices were in Kincaid Towers on Vine Street in Lexington.1015JackFM.com/station-information
/ref> WCYN-FM was silent from March 7, 2017, to sometime in 2019, due to the lack of an exciter. It returned to the air, simulcasting

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WLXX, using the slogan "Playing What We Want!" The

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was mostly rock hits from the 1980s, 90s and early 2000s, but included pop and novelty hits from the last 50 years. Unlike most music stations, WCYN-FM, along with WLXX, did not have DJs, but used the prerecorded voice of Howard Cogan to make humorous and sometimes sarcastic quips. The station’s final Program Director was Patrick Scott. WCYN's license was surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission and cancelled on May 19, 2022.

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* CYN-FM Radio stations established in 1970 Radio stations disestablished in 2022 1970 establishments in Kentucky 2022 disestablishments in Kentucky Defunct radio stations in the United States CYN-FM Cynthiana, Kentucky {{Kentucky-radio-station-stub