WYCR

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title: "WYCR" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1962-establishments-in-pennsylvania", "classic-rock-radio-stations-in-the-united-states", "radio-stations-established-in-1962", "radio-stations-in-harrisburg,-pennsylvania"] topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WYCR" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	WYCR
logo	WYCR ROCKY 98.5 logo.png
city	York–Hanover, Pennsylvania
country	US
area	South Central Pennsylvania
branding	Rocky 98-5
frequency
airdate
languages	English
format	Classic rock
affiliations
erp
haat	283 m
class	B
licensing_authority	FCC
facility_id	54608
coordinates
callsign_meaning	"York City Radio"
former_callsigns	WHVR-FM (1960–1962)
owner	Forever Media
sister_stations
licensee	FM Radio Licenses, LLC
webcast
website
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WYCR programming is simulcast on sister station WRKY and WRKY's translator on 92.5 MHz in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

WYCR airs Nights with Alice Cooper on weekdays and The House of Hair with Dee Snider on Saturdays.

History

The Federal Communications Commission granted Radio Hanover, Inc. a construction permit for the station on June 15, 1960, with the WHVR-FM call sign. The station was granted its first license on December 27, 1962, by which time the call sign had been changed to WYCR.

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On December 14, 2004, the station changed formats from contemporary hit radio (CHR) to classic hits, and switched branding from "98YCR" to "98.5 The Peak".

On March 1, 2016, Radio Hanover Inc. sold WYCR (and WHVR) to Forever Media for $2.6 million. The new owner changed WYCR's format to classic rock and re-branded the station as "Rocky 98-5" on April 25, 2016.

Following the completion of Forever Media's purchase of WONN-FM, WLPA, and WLPA's translator on October 15, 2021, WLPA and its translator began a simulcast of WYCR programming. WLPA’s call sign was subsequently changed to WRKY effective November 1, 2021.

Signal note

WYCR is short-spaced to two other Class B stations:

WKRZ 98.5 KRZ (licensed to serve Freeland, Pennsylvania) operates on the same channel as WYCR and the distance between the stations' transmitters is 110 miles as determined by FCC rules. The minimum distance between two Class B stations operating on the same channel according to current FCC rules is 150 miles.

WMZQ-FM 98.7 WMZQ (licensed to serve Washington, D.C.) operates on 98.7 MHz, a first adjacent channel to WYCR, and the distance between the stations' transmitters is 68 miles as determined by FCC rules. The minimum distance between two Class B stations operating on first adjacent channels according to current FCC rules is 105 miles.

References

"FM Query Results for WYCR". [[Federal Communications Commission]].
Fybush, Scott. (October 18, 2021). "NorthEast Radio Watch 10/18/2021: New Owners in New England".
"Rocky 98.5 York".
"History Cards for WYCR". [[Federal Communications Commission]].
. (December 14, 2004). ["In Brief - December 14, 2004"](http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=57864).
(December 17, 2004). "Street Talk". Radio & Records.
Maddux, Jason. (December 14, 2015). "Hanover radio stations WHVR, WYCR sold for $2.6 million; staff will remain on board".
(April 24, 2016). "WYCR to Rebrand as Rocky 98.5".
"Reference points and distance computations. 47 CFR § 73.208". [[Federal Communications Commission]].
"Minimum distance separation between stations. 47 CFR § 73.207(b)(1)". [[Federal Communications Commission]].

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