WCCY
Radio station in Houghton, Michigan, United States
WCCY (1400 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to Houghton, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1929. It is owned by Morgan Murphy Media.
The studios are at 313 E. Montezuma, Houghton. It shares this location with its sister stations, WHBS, WHKB, and WOLV.
01History
WCCY is the oldest continually operated radio station in the Upper Peninsula, tracing its history back to WHDF in nearby Calumet.
On June 16, 2017, at 3 pm, WCCY changed their format from adult standards to CHR, branded as "99.3 The Lift".
In September 2023, The Marks Group sold its Michigan broadcasting properties, WBKB-TV, WBKP, WBUP, and the Houghton and Iron River radio stations, for $13.375 million to Morgan Murphy Media. The deal was closed on December 4.
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