WICY

WICY (1490 AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Malone, New York, United States, the station is owned by the Martz Communications Group. WICY is known on-air as Wild Country 102.7 and 103.5 (after its FM translator frequencies).

WICY

Malone, New York
Broadcast area	Cornwall, Ontario Franklin County, New York
Frequency	1490 kHz
Branding	Wild Country
Programming
Format	Country music
Affiliations	CBS News Radio Compass Media Networks Performance Racing Network Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	Timothy Martz (Martz Communications Group Inc.)
Sister stations	WPDM, WSNN
History
First air date	November 4, 1946 (1946-11-04)
Technical information
Facility ID	36122
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts unlimited (AM)
ERP	250 watts (W274BI) 140 watts (W278CS)
Transmitter coordinates	44°50′46″N 74°16′7″W
Translator(s)	102.7 W274BI (Malone) 103.5 W278CS (Akwesasne)
Links
Webcast	Listen live
Website	wildcountry.fm

WICY and its 102.7 translator exclusively operates as a local station for Malone and nearby communities. Its 103.5 translator, despite being located in the US, predominantly covers the city of Cornwall, Ontario and its suburbs. Until 2021, it operated as a classic hits station for the Malone area.

WICY had a U.S. Federal Communications Commission construction permit to move to 1500 AM, with a city of license of Mooers, New York, with a proposed facility that would direct a 50,000-watt daytime signal towards Montreal; however, plans would be soon discarded, following complaints that the station's focus on Montreal would have meant substantially reduced coverage for information related to Malone or Franklin County.

On September 20, 2021, WICY changed their format from 1980s hits to country, branded as "Wild Country".[1]