WOYS

WOYS (Oyster Radio, 106.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format licensed to Carrabelle, Florida, United States, and serving Apalachicola and Port St. Joe. The station is owned by East Bay Broadcasting, Inc., and originates from studios in Eastpoint.

WOYS

Carrabelle, Florida
Broadcast area	Apalachicola, Port St. Joe
Frequency	106.5 MHz
Branding	Oyster Radio
Programming
Format	Classic rock, Blues, & Beach music
Ownership
Owner	Michael and Lena Allen (East Bay Broadcasting, Inc.)
History
First air date	August 1998
Former call signs	WCAF (1997–1998, CP) WOCY (1998–2022)
Call sign meaning	W OYSter
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	56218
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	147 meters
Transmitter coordinates	29°43′57.00″N 84°53′24.00″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	oysterradio.com

Prior to the current format, it had broadcast as sports, Top 40 Hitz 106, and Oyster Country.

History

The station went on the air in 1998 as WOCY.^[2]

Effective February 7, 2022, Live Communications Inc., owned by the Rev. Dr. R.B. Holmes, Jr., sold the station to East Bay Broadcasting, which owned WOYS (100.5 FM). The Christian and country Cross Country format on the 106.5 frequency was dropped in order to move WOYS to the higher-power 106.5 frequency on April 1, 2022.^[3]