WDCY

WDCY
Douglasville, Georgia;
Broadcast area	Atlanta, Georgia
Frequency	1520 kHz
Programming
Format	Christian talk and teaching
Ownership
Owner	Word Christian Broadcasting Inc.
Sister stations	WDPC, WNEA
History
First air date	June 30, 1964
Former call signs	WDGL (1964–1984); WSPZ (1984–1990)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73693
Class	D
Power	2,500 watts day; 800 watts critical hours; (construction permit for 50,000 watts days only)
Transmitter coordinates	33°45′48.00″N 84°44′28.00″W / 33.7633333°N 84.7411111°W; Construction permit for 33°45′38.00″N 84°41′18.00″W / 33.7605556°N 84.6883333°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	WDCY Program Schedule

WDCY (1520 kHz) is an AM Christian radio station broadcasting a Christian talk and teaching radio format. Licensed to Douglasville, Georgia, it serves the Atlanta metro area. The station is owned by Word Christian Broadcasting Inc. Much of the programming is simulcast with co-owned 1500 WDPC in Dallas, Georgia and 1300 WNEA in Newnan, Georgia.

WDCY is a daytimer, powered at 2,500 watts (800 watts during critical hours) but required to go off the air at night so it cannot interfere with Class A stations WWKB Buffalo and KOKC Oklahoma City. AM 1520 is a clear channel frequency. The transmitter is off Brown Street in Douglasville.^[2]

The station has been issued a construction permit by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase power to the maximum for commercial AM stations, 50,000 watts. It would use a directional antenna pattern aimed toward Atlanta from a new transmitter location, but still not be on the air at night. The new proposed daytime directional antenna pattern will require a four tower array.

History

On April 4, 1964, the station signed on as WDGL.^[3] It was owned by Douglas County Broadcasting and was powered at 1,000 watts in the daytime (500 watts during critical hours) but required to be off the air at night.

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WDCY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ Radio-Locator.com/WDCY
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1966 page B-39

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 73693 (WDCY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WDCY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
RecNet query for WDCY

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

[2] Radio-Locator.com/WDCY

[3] Broadcasting Yearbook 1966 page B-39

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