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On February 3, 2014, at 12 noon local time, '''WZCY-FM''', along with 9 other Cumulus owned country music stations, made the switch to the Nash FM branding as ''Nash FM 106.7''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/87537/cumulus-adds-11-more-nashfms/ |title=Cumulus Adds 11 More NashFM’s |website=radioinsight.com |accessdate=2016-05-12}}</ref> The final song on Z Country 106.7 was ''[[Prayin' for Daylight]]'' by [[Rascal Flatts]], while the first song on Nash FM 106.7 was ''[[How Country Feels (song)|How Country Feels]]'' by [[Randy Houser]].
On February 3, 2014, at 12 noon local time, '''WZCY-FM''', along with 9 other Cumulus owned country music stations, made the switch to the Nash FM branding as ''Nash FM 106.7''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/87537/cumulus-adds-11-more-nashfms/ |title=Cumulus Adds 11 More NashFM’s |website=radioinsight.com |accessdate=2016-05-12}}</ref> The final song on Z Country 106.7 was ''[[Prayin' for Daylight]]'' by [[Rascal Flatts]], while the first song on Nash FM 106.7 was ''[[How Country Feels (song)|How Country Feels]]'' by [[Randy Houser]].


On March 2, 2018, Cumulus Media announced that on March 15,at 2pm, WZCY (106.7) would swap frequencies with WWKL (93.5). The move gave WWKL a more powerful signal and expanded coverage, while at the same time alleviate a overlapping issue between WZCY and sister [[WIOV-FM]], the latter serving the Lancaster, York, and Reading metropolitan areas.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/153781/cumulus-sets-harrisburg-format-swap/ “Cumulus Sets Harrisburg Format Swap”] from Radio Insight (March 2, 2018)</ref>
On March 2, 2018, Cumulus Media announced that on March 15, at 2pm, WZCY (106.7) would swap frequencies with WWKL (93.5).<ref>https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/174918/cumulus-harrisburg-swaps-frequencies-for-country-w</ref> The move gave WWKL a more powerful signal and expanded coverage, while at the same time alleviate a overlapping issue between WZCY and sister [[WIOV-FM]], the latter serving the Lancaster, York, and Reading metropolitan areas.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/153781/cumulus-sets-harrisburg-format-swap/ “Cumulus Sets Harrisburg Format Swap”] from Radio Insight (March 2, 2018)</ref>


On March 15, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. EDT, "WWKL" Hot 106.7, and "WZCY" 93.5 NASH FM were launched.
On March 15, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. EDT, "WWKL" Hot 106.7, and "WZCY" 93.5 NASH FM were launched.

Revision as of 02:50, 17 March 2018

WZCY
Broadcast areaSouth Central Pennsylvania
Frequency93.5 MHz
Branding93.5 NASH FM
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
Owner
WHGB, WNNK-FM, WQXA-FM, WWKL
History
First air date
April 30, 1964 (1964-04-30)[1] (as WPDC-FM)
Former call signs
WPDC-FM (1964–1980)
WRKZ (1980–2002)
WCAT-FM (2002–2004)
WCPP (2004–2005)
WMHX (2005–2012)
WZCY-FM (2012-)
Call sign meaning
W Z-CountrY
Technical information
Facility ID64842
ClassB
ERP14,000 watts
HAAT283 meters (928 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°10′16.0″N 76°35′50.0″W / 40.171111°N 76.597222°W / 40.171111; -76.597222 (NAD27)
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.935nashfm.com

WZCY (93.5 FM, "Nash 93.5") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts a gold-based country music format, utilizing Cumulus' Nash FM branding. Its broadcast tower is located on Reesers Summit in Fairview Township, York County at (40°10′38.0″N 76°52′37.0″W / 40.177222°N 76.876944°W / 40.177222; -76.876944).[2]

History

Originally WPDC-FM, the station changed its call sign to WRKZ and branded as "Z107" with a country format in the early 1980s.

On February 19, 2004, the station changed its call sign to WCPP and rebranded as Coolpop[3] after over 24 hours of playing "Pop Goes the Weasel" on a continuous loop. Many rumors circulated in the community to explain the loop, including rumors of a staff member taking hostages and locking him/herself in the studio and playing the loop. This proved false when the new format launched with "Hey Ya!" by Outkast.

The original airstaff of Coolpop included only one live show, "Michelle & Mitchell" in the morning, while the midday and afternoon shifts were voicetracked by talent from Citadel Broadcasting Company sister station 93Q in Syracuse, New York. As of Spring, 2004, a full line up of live talent was hired. Sarah Vaughn on middays and Justin Louis on afternoons were added to the already live morning show.

Coolpop was marketed as "The World's First Coolpop Station", mixing a standard Mainstream CHR format along with some 1970s and 1980s "Cassette Classics" (later renamed "Coolpop Classics").

Coolpop also alternated theme weekends every other weekend. Some theme weekends included "One Hit Wonders", "Diva Doubleplays", "Coolpop Classics", and the very popular 1970s themed "Studio 106.7".

In early fall 2004, Michelle & Mitchell were replaced with Ed Coffey and Amy Warner, the long running morning show from Harrisburg's WTPA-FM (now WWKL), who had been fired from that station earlier in the summer.

On July 1, 2005, Coolpop was quietly replaced with an Adult Hits format branded as Mix 106.7.

On April 9, 2010, Mix 106.7 was flipped to Channel 106.7, and was reformatted with an 1980s and 1990s Hits/Gen X format.

Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.[4]

The Gen X format was dropped on January 20, 2012 at 1:06pm as the station became Z Country 106.7. The last song on Channel 106.7 was Bye Bye Bye by *Nsync, and the first song on Z Country 106.7 was This Is Country Music by Brad Paisley.

On February 3, 2014, at 12 noon local time, WZCY-FM, along with 9 other Cumulus owned country music stations, made the switch to the Nash FM branding as Nash FM 106.7.[5] The final song on Z Country 106.7 was Prayin' for Daylight by Rascal Flatts, while the first song on Nash FM 106.7 was How Country Feels by Randy Houser.

On March 2, 2018, Cumulus Media announced that on March 15, at 2pm, WZCY (106.7) would swap frequencies with WWKL (93.5).[6] The move gave WWKL a more powerful signal and expanded coverage, while at the same time alleviate a overlapping issue between WZCY and sister WIOV-FM, the latter serving the Lancaster, York, and Reading metropolitan areas.[7]

On March 15, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. EDT, "WWKL" Hot 106.7, and "WZCY" 93.5 NASH FM were launched.

References

  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-374. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "FM Query Results for WWKL, Federal Communications Commission". Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  3. ^ "Citadel Gives Harrisburg "Cool Pop"". fmqb.com. 2004-02-19. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  4. ^ "Cumulus now owns Citadel Broadcasting". Atlanta Business Journal. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  5. ^ "Cumulus Adds 11 More NashFM's". radioinsight.com. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  6. ^ https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/174918/cumulus-harrisburg-swaps-frequencies-for-country-w
  7. ^ “Cumulus Sets Harrisburg Format Swap” from Radio Insight (March 2, 2018)

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