WCCY

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.

WCCY

Houghton, Michigan United States
Frequency	1400 kHz
Branding	The Lift 99.3 FM
Programming
Format	Top 40 (CHR)
Affiliations	Michigan Radio Network Detroit Pistons Detroit Lions Detroit Red Wings Detroit Tigers Finlandia Lions
Ownership
Owner	Morgan Murphy Media (Queen Bee's Knees LLC)
Sister stations	WHBS, WHKB, WOLV
History
First air date	1929 (1929) (as WHDF)
Former call signs	WHDF (1929–1979)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	65672
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts unlimited
Translator(s)	99.3 W257CZ (Houghton)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.993thelift.com

The studios are at 313 E. Montezuma, Houghton. It shares this location with its sister stations, WHBS, WHKB, and WOLV.

History

WCCY is the oldest continually operated radio station in the Upper Peninsula, tracing its history back to WHDF in nearby Calumet.^[2]

On June 16, 2017, at 3 pm, WCCY changed their format from adult standards to CHR, branded as "99.3 The Lift".^[3]

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.^[4] The deal was closed on December 4.^[5]