KCCY-FM

For the airport serving Charles City, Iowa assigned the ICAO code KCCY, see Northeast Iowa Regional Airport.

KCCY-FM

Pueblo, Colorado
Broadcast area	Colorado Springs-Pueblo-Denver
Frequency	96.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Y96.9
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KBPL, KCSJ, KIBT, KKLI, KPHT, KUBE, KVUU
History
First air date	1975 (1975) (as KDJQ at 97.9)
Former call signs	KDJQ (1975–1978) KCSJ-FM (1978–1979) KCCY (1979–2012)
Former frequencies	97.9 MHz (1975–1993)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	40847
Class	C
ERP	72,000 watts
HAAT	695 meters (2,280 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	38°44′43″N 104°51′41″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	y969.iheart.com

KCCY-FM (96.9 MHz, "Y96.9") is a radio station broadcasting a country format. Licensed to Pueblo, Colorado, United States, it serves the Colorado Springs area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.

KCCY was originally owned by McCoy Broadcasting, with its offices and studio located in Pueblo. In 2001, the station was acquired by Clear Channel Communications. Its offices and studios were then moved to Colorado Springs.

History

Original call letters for this facility were KDJQ when the station signed on in 1975 as an automated Top 40 station on 97.9. The station was assigned the call letters KCSJ-FM on October 11, 1978. On January 25, 1979, the station changed its call sign to KCCY; the "-FM" suffix was added on April 1, 2012. In 1993, the station moved from its original 97.9 FM frequency to 96.9 in order to make room for KKFM, which moved to 98.1.

Former White House press secretary now Fox News Channel personality Dana Perino worked there on the 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. shift while attending college.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 40847 (KCCY-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KCCY-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database