| Broadcast area | Cheyenne/Laramie area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 95.1MHz |
| Branding | Y-95 Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
|
| KARS-FM,KOWB | |
| History | |
First air date | 1983 (1983) |
Call sign meaning | Curt Gowdy (former owner) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 14753 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 326 meters (1,070 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°18′34″N105°27′11″W / 41.30944°N 105.45306°W /41.30944; -105.45306 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | y95country.com |
KCGY (95.1FM) is aradio station broadcasting acountry music format. Licensed toLaramie, Wyoming, United States, the station serves Laramie and nearbyCheyenne. The station is currently owned byTownsquare Media and features programming fromWestwood One.[2]
The station is the FM flagship forWyoming Cowboys football and basketball; games are simulcast with sister stationKOWB.
KCGY FM was originally put on the air byCurt Gowdy. The station's call sign, KCGY, was created using his initials (C. G.).[3]
Gowdy, aGreen River native andUniversity of Wyoming alumnus, purchased the existing Laramie AM station,KOWB (1290 AM), in 1966.KCGY first signed on in 1978[4]. The station and KOWB were eventually sold by Gowdy's company in 1992.[5][6] Eventually the stations were sold to what was then Clear Channel Communications, the precurser toiHeartMedia.
In January 2021, Townsquare Media consolidated its two competing Country stations in the market, making KCGY the sole dedicated Country brand for the cluster. KCGY briefly simulcast on sister stationKLEN (106.3 FM) before that station flipped to a top 40 format.[7]
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