WYCR

WYCR (98.5 FM, "Rocky 98.5") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to serve York and Hanover, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Forever Media, through licensee FM Radio Licenses, LLC, and broadcasts a classic rock format. Its broadcast tower is located near Hanover at (39°51′26.0″N 76°56′53.0″W).[1]

WYCR
Broadcast areaSouth Central Pennsylvania
Frequency98.5 MHz
BrandingRocky 98.5
Programming
FormatClassic rock
Ownership
Owner
  • Forever Media
  • (FM Radio Licenses, LLC)
History
First air date
1962
Former call signs
WHVR-FM (1960-1962)
Call sign meaning
"York City Radio"
Technical information
Facility ID54608
ClassB
ERP10,500 watts
HAAT283 meters (928 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
39°51′26.4″N 76°56′52.9″W
Repeater(s)See § Simulcast
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.foreveryork.com/rocky-98-5/

WYCR programming is simulcast on sister station WRKY and WRKY's translator on 92.5 MHz in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.[2]

WYCR airs Nights with Alice Cooper on weekdays and The House of Hair with Dee Snider on Saturdays.[3]

History

The Federal Communications Commission granted Radio Hanover, Inc. a construction permit for the station on June 15, 1960 with the WHVR-FM call sign.[4] The station was granted its first license on December 27, 1962 by which time the call sign had been changed to WYCR.[4]

"98.5 The Peak" logo

On December 14, 2004, the station changed formats from contemporary hit radio (CHR) to classic hits, and switched branding from "98YCR" to "98.5 The Peak".[5]

On March 1, 2016, Radio Hanover Inc. sold WYCR (and WHVR) to Forever Media for $2.6 million.[6] The new owner changed WYCR's format to classic rock and re-branded the station as "Rocky 98.5" on April 25, 2016.[7]

Following the completion of Forever Media's purchase of WONN-FM, WLPA and WLPA's translator on October 15, 2021, WLPA and its translator began a simulcast of WYCR programming.[2] WLPA’s call sign was subsequently changed to WRKY effective November 1, 2021.

Simulcast

One AM station simulcasts the programming of WYCR:

Call sign Frequency City of license Facility ID Power
W		 Class Transmitter coordinates
WRKY1490 AMLancaster, Pennsylvania25870600C40°03′38.35″N 76°18′5.0″W

Signal note

WYCR is short-spaced to two other Class B stations:

WKRZ 98.5 KRZ (licensed to serve Freeland, Pennsylvania) operates on the same channel as WYCR and the distance between the stations' transmitters is 110 miles as determined by FCC rules.[8] The minimum distance between two Class B stations operating on the same channel according to current FCC rules is 150 miles.[9]

WMZQ-FM 98.7 WMZQ (licensed to serve Washington, D.C.) operates on 98.7 MHz, a first adjacent channel to WYCR, and the distance between the stations' transmitters is 68 miles as determined by FCC rules.[8] The minimum distance between two Class B stations operating on first adjacent channels according to current FCC rules is 105 miles.[9]

References
  1. "FM Query Results for WYCR". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  2. Fybush, Scott (October 18, 2021). "NorthEast Radio Watch 10/18/2021: New Owners in New England". fybush.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  3. "Rocky 98.5 York". foreveryork.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  4. "History Cards for WYCR". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  5. "In Brief - December 14, 2004". fmqb.com. December 14, 2004. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  6. Maddux, Jason (December 14, 2015). "Hanover radio stations WHVR, WYCR sold for $2.6 million; staff will remain on board". pennlive.com. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  7. Venta, Lance (April 24, 2016). "WYCR to Rebrand as Rocky 98.5". radioinsight.com. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  8. "Reference points and distance computations. 47 CFR § 73.208". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  9. "Minimum distance separation between stations. 47 CFR § 73.207(b)(1)" (PDF). fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
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