WNCY-FM (100.3
FM, "Y100") is an American
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country music
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formatted
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to
Neenah
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Menasha,
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, that serves the
Green Bay and
Appleton-
Oshkosh areas. WNCY is owned and operated by
Midwest Communications
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, which owns six other radio stations in Northeast Wisconsin. WNCY's studios are located at 1420 Bellevue Street in Bellevue, while its transmitter is located in a rural area east of the city of
Kaukauna
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.
On July 18, 2006, Midwest Communications broke ground on their new, $4.725 million facility in
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, and WNCY moved into the new broadcast center in January 2008. The facility is located on the
WNFL
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tower site on Bellevue Street. WNCY and the six other Midwest Communications stations in
Northeast Wisconsin
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are now located in the new facility.
Current on-air staff
* Charli McKenzie
* Shotgun Shannon
* Dan Stone
* Rachel Chase
* Hannah
* PJ
* Pat Thomas
* Shane Reno
* David Kaye
* Brianne
* Jeff Johnson
History
100.3 was WEMI-FM at 100.1 until it moved to its current frequency of 100.3 on May 18, 1995, and started their country format.
[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1995/RR-1995-05-26.pdf ]
References
External links
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Midwest Communications*
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NCY-FM
Midwest Communications radio stations
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