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WLYC
Williamsport, Pennsylvania;
Broadcast area	Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Frequency	1050 kHz
Branding	Bigfoot Legends
Programming
Format	Classic country
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner	Seven Mountains Media; (Southern Belle, LLC,);
Sister stations	WQBG, WEJS, WNNA, WCFT-FM
History
First air date	1951
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	52187
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day; 30 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	41°15′44.00″N 77°1′59.00″W / 41.2622222°N 77.0330556°W
Translator(s)	92.7 W224AI (Loyalsock); 102.3 W272ED (New Columbia); 107.5 W298DJ (Muncy)
Repeater(s)	1600 WEJS (Jersey Shore)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	bigfootlegendspa.com

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WLYC (1050 AM) is a classic country music formatted radio station licensed to serve Williamsport in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Seven Mountains Media, through licensee Southern Belle, LLC, and is operated out of studios in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. The station previously operated in simulcast with sister stations WRBG, WQBG, and WCFT-FM. Although also owned by Seven Mountains Media, WLYC and its other simulcasting frequencies feature different programming than WIBF and WDBF, which are also branded as Bigfoot Country.

FM translators

WLYC programming is relayed to four FM translators in order to widen the coverage area, especially at night when WLYC reduces power to only 30 watts. The 104.1 translator previously rebroadcast WEJS, but went silent on May 16, 2020. The station returned to the air, rebroadcasting WLYC on March 20, 2021.

Broadcast translators for WLYC
Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
W224AI	92.7 FM	Loyalsock, Pennsylvania	36238	20	D	LMS
W272ED	102.3 FM	New Columbia, Pennsylvania	200488	5	D	LMS
W281AR	93.7 FM	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	141440	250	D	LMS
W298DJ	107.5 FM	Muncy, Pennsylvania	146389	250	D	LMS

History

WLYC had been Williamsport's all-sports radio station since January 1, 2005, and carried local sports talk (The Locker Room from 4pm-5pm), and Jed Donahue from 5pm-7pm. The remainder of WLYC's schedule came from a satellite feed.

WLYC was the flagship station for athletic programs at Lycoming College and the Pennsylvania College of Technology, as well as Williamsport Crosscutters Baseball and in-game reports from the Little League World Series. WLYC also served as an affiliate of the Mansfield University Mountaineer Sports Network. Previously, WLYC served as the flagship station and network coordinator for Lock Haven University athletics.

WLYC was also the flagship (online) station for athletic programs at Wilkes University and Misericordia University.

WLYC has seen a variety of formats through the years; it has been an Adult Contemporary/Adult Standards station (2002–2004); a talk station (1999–2002) during which the nationally syndicated Travel World Radio Show was its highest-rated program; Classic Country (1997–1999); Music of Your Life station (1972–1997); and Top 40, along with various other formats prior to that.

Mike Yoder was the morning show host for 13 years. Other disc jockeys have included Lou Kolb, Vanessa Hunter, Kelly Watts (3 different times), Sam Jordan, Dr. Jay Richards and Dee Clark.

Prior to September 2010, a consortium of Jeff Andrulonis, Daniel Klingerman and Larry Allison, Jr. owned the station and operated it as a subsidiary of Andrulonis's Colonial Radio Group. Andrulonis sold his stake in the station in September 2010 but allowed the other partners to continue using the Colonial name. Klingerman and Allison, in turn, sold the station to Todd Bartley, its longtime general manager, in late 2013, continuing to use the Colonial name in its ownership moniker.

On May 18, 2016, the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County issued an Order granting a motion by First Citizens Community Bank that a Receiver be appointed to take control of the radio stations and assets of Colonial Radio Group of Williamsport, LLC and to facilitate the sale of the stations and pay the proceeds to the bank.^[2]

On March 1, 2017, WLYC switched affiliations from ESPN Radio to Fox Sports Radio.

In July 2017, WLYC ceased its simulcast on its sister-station WEJS as the result of a format change, but continued to air its programming on 1050 AM and 92.7 FM.

On April 8, 2020, Terry Ginn, Receiver, filed an application on FCC form 316 for the involuntary assignment of license of the stations pursuant to the Court of Common Pleas’ Order of January 15, 2019 due to the current owner's refusal to sign any Asset Purchase Agreement for the stations or otherwise cooperate in the sale of the station to the prospective purchaser.^[2]

On May 16, 2020, WLYC was taken silent by Terry Ginn, the court appointed receiver of the previous licensee while the receiver and the prospective buyer negotiates an asset purchase agreement and files for the assignment of the station. The station is to return to operation after the consummation of the assignment of the station by the prospective new licensee.^[3]

On May 29, 2020, an asset purchase agreement for WLYC, sister-station WEJS, and associated translators between Terry Ginn, Receiver and Seven Mountains Media, LLC & Southern Belle, LLC was filed with the FCC with a closing date within 15 business days after the final order has occurred.^[4] The purchase was consummated on October 5, 2020, at a price of $100,000.

On March 20, 2021, the station was returned to the air, operating in simulcast with sister stations WRBG, WQBG, and WCFT-FM.^[5]

On February 1, 2022 WLYC split from its simulcast with WRBG, WQBG and WCFT-FM and changed their format to classic country, branded as "Bigfoot Legends".^[6]

Previous logos

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WLYC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ ^a ^b "Colonial Narrative".
^ "CDBS Print".
^ "Asset Purchase Agreement". May 29, 2020.
^ "CDBS Print".
^ "BIGFOOT LEGENDS COMES TO WILLIAMSPORT". February 2, 2022.

External links

Bigfoot Legends official website
Facility details for Facility ID 52187 (WLYC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WLYC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 36238 (W224AI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W224AI at FCCdata.org
Facility details for Facility ID 200488 (W272ED) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W272ED at FCCdata.org
Facility details for Facility ID 141440 (W281AR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W281AR at FCCdata.org
Facility details for Facility ID 146389 (W298DJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W298DJ at FCCdata.org

[1] "Facility Technical Data for WLYC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[:0-2] "Colonial Narrative".

[3] "CDBS Print".

[4] "Asset Purchase Agreement". May 29, 2020.

[5] "CDBS Print".

[6] "BIGFOOT LEGENDS COMES TO WILLIAMSPORT". February 2, 2022.

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-{{For2|the other radio stations in Williamsport to hold the WLYC call sign|[[WILQ]]|[[WOTH]]}}
+{{For-text|the other radio stations in Williamsport to hold the WLYC call sign|[[WILQ]]|[[WOTH]]}}
 {{Infobox radio station
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 | branding         = ''Bigfoot Legends''
 | frequency        = 1050 [[kilohertz|kHz]]
-| translator       = 92.7 W224AI (Loyalsock)<br>{{Radio Relay|102.3 [[MHz]]|W272ED|[[New Columbia, Pennsylvania|New Columbia]]}}<br>93.7 W281AR (Williamsport)<br>{{Radio Relay|106.1 MHz|W291DR|[[Muncy, Pennsylvania|Muncy]]}}
+| translator       = {{Radio Relay|92.7|W224AI|[[Loyalsock, Pennsylvania|Loyalsock]]}}<br />{{Radio Relay|102.3|W272ED|[[New Columbia, Pennsylvania|New Columbia]]}}<br />{{Radio Relay|107.5|W298DJ|[[Muncy, Pennsylvania|Muncy]]}}
+| repeater         = 1600 [[WEJS]] ([[Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania|Jersey Shore]])
-| airdate          = 1951
+| airdate          = [[1951 in radio|1951]]
 | format           = [[Classic country]]
-| power            = 1,000 [[watt]]s day<br>30 watts night
+| power            = 1,000 [[watt]]s day<br />30 watts night
 | class            = D
 | facility_id      = 52187
-| coordinates      = {{coord|41|15|44.00|N| 77|01|59.00|W}}
+| coordinates      = {{coord|41|15|44.00|N|77|1|59.00|W}}
 | callsign_meaning =
 | former_callsigns =
+| affiliations     = [[Compass Media Networks]]
-| affiliations     = [[Motor Racing Network|MRN]]<br />[[Performance Racing Network|PRN]]<br />Learfield Sports<br>[[Westwood One (current)|Westwood One]]
 | owner            = Seven Mountains Media
 | licensee         = Southern Belle, LLC,
-| sister_stations  = [[WQBG]], [[WNNA]], [[WCFT-FM|WCFT]]
+| sister_stations  = [[WQBG]], [[WEJS]], [[WNNA]], [[WCFT-FM]]
-| webcast          = {{listen live|https://bigfootlegendspa.com}}
+| webcast          = [https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WLYC Listen Live]
 | website          = {{URL|bigfootlegendspa.com}}
+| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
 }}
-'''WLYC''' (1050 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[classic country]] music formatted [[radio station]] licensed to serve [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania|Williamsport]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Pennsylvania]]. The station is owned by Seven Mountains Media, through licensee Southern Belle, LLC, and is operated out of studios in [[Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania]]. The station previously  operated in [[simulcast]] with [[sister station]]s [[WRBG (FM)|WRBG]], [[WQBG]], and [[WCFT-FM]].  Although also owned by Seven Mountains Media, WLYC and its other simulcasting frequencies feature different programming than WIBF and WDBF, which are also branded as Bigfoot Country.
+'''WLYC''' (1050 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[classic country]] music formatted [[radio station]] licensed to serve [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania|Williamsport]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Pennsylvania]]. The station is owned by Seven Mountains Media, through licensee Southern Belle, LLC, and is operated out of studios in [[Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania]]. The station previously  operated in [[simulcast]] with [[sister station]]s [[WRBG (FM)|WRBG]], [[WQBG]], and [[WCFT-FM]]. Although also owned by Seven Mountains Media, WLYC and its other simulcasting frequencies feature different programming than WIBF and WDBF, which are also branded as Bigfoot Country.
 ==FM translators==
-WLYC programming is relayed to three [[FM translator]]s in order to widen the coverage area, especially at night when WLYC reduces power to only 30 watts. The translators also gave listeners the ability to listen on [[FM broadcasting|FM]] with [[high fidelity]] [[stereophonic]] sound. The 104.1 translator previously rebroadcast [[WEJS]], but went silent on May 16, 2020. The station returned to the air, rebroadcasting WLYC on March 20, 2021.
+WLYC programming is relayed to four [[FM translator]]s in order to widen the coverage area, especially at night when WLYC reduces power to only 30 watts. The 104.1 translator previously rebroadcast [[WEJS]], but went silent on May 16, 2020. The station returned to the air, rebroadcasting WLYC on March 20, 2021.
 {{RadioTranslators
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 | class3   = D
 | city3    = Williamsport, Pennsylvania
-| call4    = W291DR
+| call4    = W298DJ
-| freq4    = 106.1
+| freq4    = 107.5
 | fid4     = 146389
 | watts4   = 250
@@ Line 59: / Line 61: @@
 ==History==
-WLYC had been Williamsport's all-sports radio station since January 1, 2005, and carried local sports talk (The Locker Room from 4pm-5pm) and Jed Donahue from 5pm-7pm. The remainder of WLYC's schedule came from a satellite feed.
+WLYC had been Williamsport's all-sports radio station since January 1, 2005, and carried local sports talk (The Locker Room from 4pm-5pm), and Jed Donahue from 5pm-7pm. The remainder of WLYC's schedule came from a satellite feed.
 WLYC was the flagship station for athletic programs at [[Lycoming College]] and the [[Pennsylvania College of Technology]], as well as Williamsport Crosscutters Baseball and in-game reports from the [[Little League World Series]]. WLYC also served as an affiliate of the [[Mansfield University of Pennsylvania|Mansfield University]] Mountaineer Sports Network. Previously, WLYC served as the flagship station and network coordinator for [[Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania|Lock Haven University]] athletics.
@@ Line 67: / Line 69: @@
 WLYC has seen a variety of formats through the years; it has been an [[Adult Contemporary]]/[[Adult Standards]] station (2002–2004); a [[talk radio|talk]] station (1999–2002) during which the nationally syndicated Travel World Radio Show was its highest-rated program; [[Classic Country]] (1997–1999); Music of Your Life station (1972–1997); and [[Top 40]], along with various other formats prior to that.
-Mike Yoder was the morning show host for 13 years. Other [[disc jockey]]s have included Lou Kolb, Vanessa Hunter, Kelly Watts (3 different times) Dr. Jay Richards and Dee Clark.
+Mike Yoder was the morning show host for 13 years. Other [[disc jockey]]s have included Lou Kolb, Vanessa Hunter, Kelly Watts (3 different times), Sam Jordan, Dr. Jay Richards and Dee Clark.
 Prior to September 2010, a consortium of [[Andrulonis Media|Jeff Andrulonis]], Daniel Klingerman and Larry Allison, Jr. owned the station and operated it as a subsidiary of Andrulonis's Colonial Radio Group. Andrulonis sold his stake in the station in September 2010 but allowed the other partners to continue using the Colonial name. Klingerman and Allison, in turn, sold the station to Todd Bartley, its longtime general manager, in late 2013, continuing to use the Colonial name in its ownership moniker.
-On May 18, 2016, the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County issued an Order granting a motion by First Citizens Community Bank that a Receiver be appointed to take control of the radio stations and assets of Colonial Radio Group of Williamsport, LLC and to facilitate the sale of the stations and pay the proceeds to the bank.<ref>https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101817679&qnum=5000&copynum=1&exhcnum=1</ref>
+On May 18, 2016, the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County issued an Order granting a motion by First Citizens Community Bank that a Receiver be appointed to take control of the radio stations and assets of Colonial Radio Group of Williamsport, LLC and to facilitate the sale of the stations and pay the proceeds to the bank.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Colonial Narrative |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101817679&qnum=5000&copynum=1&exhcnum=1}}</ref>
 On March 1, 2017, WLYC switched affiliations from [[ESPN Radio]] to [[Fox Sports Radio]].
@@ Line 77: / Line 79: @@
 In July 2017, WLYC ceased its simulcast on its sister-station WEJS as the result of a format change, but continued to air its programming on 1050 AM and 92.7 FM.
-On April 8, 2020, Terry Ginn, Receiver, filed an application on FCC form 316 for the involuntary assignment of license of the stations pursuant to the Court of Common Pleas’ Order of January 15, 2019 due to the current owner's refusal to sign any Asset Purchase Agreement for the stations or otherwise cooperate in the sale of the station to the prospective
+On April 8, 2020, Terry Ginn, Receiver, filed an application on FCC form 316 for the involuntary assignment of license of the stations pursuant to the Court of Common Pleas’ Order of January 15, 2019 due to the current owner's refusal to sign any Asset Purchase Agreement for the stations or otherwise cooperate in the sale of the station to the prospective purchaser.<ref name=":0" />
-purchaser.<ref>https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101817679&qnum=5000&copynum=1&exhcnum=1</ref>
 On May 16, 2020, WLYC was taken silent by Terry Ginn, the court appointed receiver of the previous licensee while the receiver and the prospective buyer negotiates an asset purchase agreement and files for the assignment of the station. The station is to return to operation after the consummation of the assignment of the station by the prospective new licensee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/enwiki/api/service/am/application/1817996.html|title = CDBS Print}}</ref>
-On May 29, 2020, an asset purchase agreement for WLYC, sister-station WEJS, and associated translators between Terry Ginn, Receiver and Seven Mountains Media, LLC & Southern Belle, LLC was filed with the FCC with a closing date within 15 business days after the final order has occurred.<ref>https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101817999&qnum=5040&copynum=1&exhcnum=1</ref> The purchase was consummated on October 5, 2020, at a price of $100,000.
+On May 29, 2020, an asset purchase agreement for WLYC, sister-station WEJS, and associated translators between Terry Ginn, Receiver and Seven Mountains Media, LLC & Southern Belle, LLC was filed with the FCC with a closing date within 15 business days after the final order has occurred.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 29, 2020 |title=Asset Purchase Agreement |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101817999&qnum=5040&copynum=1&exhcnum=1}}</ref> The purchase was consummated on October 5, 2020, at a price of $100,000.
 On March 20, 2021, the station was returned to the air, operating in [[simulcast]] with [[sister station]]s [[WRBG (FM)|WRBG]], [[WQBG]], and [[WCFT-FM]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/enwiki/api/service/am/application/1825362.html|title = CDBS Print}}</ref>
-On February 1, 2022 WLYC split from its simulcast with WRBG, WQBG and WCFT-FM and changed their format to classic country, branded as "Bigfoot Legends".<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/219359/bigfoot-legends-comes-to-williamsport/ Bigfoot Legends Comes To Williamsport] Radioinsight - February 2, 2022</ref>
+On February 1, 2022 WLYC split from its simulcast with WRBG, WQBG and WCFT-FM and changed their format to classic country, branded as "Bigfoot Legends".<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 2, 2022 |title=BIGFOOT LEGENDS COMES TO WILLIAMSPORT |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/219359/bigfoot-legends-comes-to-williamsport/}}</ref>
 ==Previous logos==
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 ==External links==
 *{{Official website|bigfootlegendspa.com|Bigfoot Legends official website}}
-{{AM station data|WLYC}}
+{{AM station data|52187|WLYC}}
-*{{FMQ|W224AI}}
+*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|36238|W224AI}}
 *{{FXL|W224AI}}
-*{{FMQ|W272ED}}
+*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|200488|W272ED}}
 *{{FXL|W272ED}}
-*{{FMQ|W281AR}}
+*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|141440|W281AR}}
 *{{FXL|W281AR}}
+*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|146389|W298DJ}}
+*{{FXL|W298DJ}}
 {{Williamsport Radio}}
 {{Country Radio Stations in Pennsylvania}}
+{{Seven Mountains Media}}
 [[Category:Radio stations in Pennsylvania|LYC]]
 [[Category:Radio stations established in 1951]]
 [[Category:1951 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:Classic country radio stations in the United States]]
+[[Category:Seven Mountains Media]]

v t e Country radio stations in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Defunct	Washington WKZV
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v t e Seven Mountains Media; Southern Belle, LLC; Kristin Cantrell
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