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WCYN (AM)

WCYN (AM)

Radio station in Cynthiana, Kentucky

For the FM radio station in Cynthiana, Kentucky, United States, see WCYN-FM.

WCYN (1400 kHz) is a classic hits–formatted radio station licensed to Cynthiana, Kentucky, United States. The station is owned by WCYN Broadcasting, Inc.[3] The station's studios are located on South Main Street in downtown Cynthiana, while its transmitter is located along US 27 and the Licking River just north of town.

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WCYN operates an FM translator, W267CW, on 101.3 MHz.[4]

History

WCYN went on-the-air in September 1956 by the Anderson family. The station would be simulcast on a full-power FM radio station, the now-defunct WCYN-FM (102.3) by the 1970s. At the time, the station aired country music as well as some news and talk.[5]

In 2012, WCYN was airing a country music format. That year, it became an affiliate of ABC News Now.[6]

Programming

WCYN primarily broadcasts a classic hits format, interspersed with other local and regional programming. This includes local morning show Coffee Break at 8:00 a.m., as well as the syndicated Kentucky Sports Network from Lexington's WLAP (630 AM).

WCYN presently airs news programming from the national Fox News Radio and statewide Kentucky News Network.[1] The station also serves as an affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds Radio Network.[2]

Former logo

References

  1. [1]
    "On Air Schedule". WCYN. WCYN Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Radio Affiliates". Cincinnati Reds Radio Network. Cincinnati Reds/MLB. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. [3]
    "WCYN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. [4]
    "W267CW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. [5]
    Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State (PDF). Lexington, KY: Host Communciations. pp. 207–8. ISBN 1-879688-93-X.
  6. [6]
    "Yet More Affiliates For Cumulus Media Networks Shows, Services". All-Access. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2023.


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