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|---|---|
| Broadcast area | WHGV:
Gainesville, Florida WCYZ: Ocala, Florida |
| Frequency | WHGV: 99.5
MHz WCYZ: 99.7 MHz |
| Branding | WHGV: Hot 95.9 WCYZ: Z88.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | WHGV:
Christian hip hop WCYZ: Contemporary Christian music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| Operator | Central Florida Educational Foundation, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | WHGV: 1999 |
Former call signs | WHGV: WBEQ (7/1998–10/1998) WWFX (1998–1999) WQVR (3/1999–4/1999) WRKG (4/2/1999) WBXY (1999–2014) WGMW (2014–2022) WCYZ: WGMA (2013–2022) |
Call sign meaning | WHGV: Hot GainesVille |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | WHGV: 76433 WCYZ: 191546 |
| Class | WHGV & WCYZ: both A |
| ERP | WHGV: 2,200
watts WCYZ: 2,000 watts |
| HAAT | WHGV: 144 meters (472 ft) WCYZ: 174.5 meters (573 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WHGV:
hot959.com WCYZ: zradio |
WHGV (99.5 FM) is a Christian hip hop radio station licensed to LaCrosse, Florida, broadcasting to the Gainesville, Florida area. WCYZ (99.7 FM) is a Contemporary Christian music radio station licensed to Ocala, Florida, broadcasting to the Ocala area. The stations are owned by Ricardo Arroyo, and operated by Central Florida Educational Association, Inc. An acquisition of the stations by Central Florida Educational Association is pending.
History
Prior to June 1, 2013, the then-WBXY programmed a news/talk format as 99.5 The Star. At that time, following the station's sale from Asterisk Communications to JVC Media, it changed to a dance format billed as "Party 99.5," [1] whose direction was patterned after its sister station in Long Island, New York, WPTY. On December 26, 2013, WBXY's dance format moved to WXJZ; [2] the two stations simulcast until January 2014, when JVC announced the sale of WBXY to RDA Broadcast Holdings, LLC. [3] The sale to RDA Broadcast Holdings, at a price of $3.5 million, was consummated on June 3, 2014; on June 4, 2014, RDA flipped WBXY to a simulcast of the then-WGMA, a new adult standards station in Ocala that had signed on at 99.7 in March. [4] WBXY changed its call sign to WGMW on June 5, 2014. WGMW and WGMA changed their format from adult standards to soft adult contemporary on June 6, 2016.
On August 1, 2022, WGMW changed its format to Christian hip hop as a simulcast of WPOZ-HD2, and WGMA changed its format to Christian adult contemporary as a simulcast of WPOZ. Both switches are part of an acquisition by the station's operator Central Florida Educational Association. [5] On September 1, 2022, WGMW changed its call sign to WHGV and WGMA changed its call sign to WCYZ.
Previous logo
References
- ^ Clark, Anthony (May 30, 2013). "New owners swiftly pull the plug on local political talk show". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ^ Gainesville's Party On The Move from Radio Insight (December 19, 2013)
- ^ JVC Spins Off WBXY Gainesville from Radio Insight (January 20, 2014)
- ^ Venta, Lance (June 4, 2014). "Gold 99 Expands To Gainesville". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- ^ "Z88 Expanding Into Gainesville/Ocala With Gold Acquisition". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
External links
- Official Website
- WHGV in the FCC FM station database
- WHGV in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- WCYZ in the FCC FM station database
- WCYZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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