WYCD

WYCD
Detroit, Michigan; United States;
Broadcast area	Metro Detroit
Frequency	99.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	New Country 99-5 YCD
Programming
Format	Country music
Affiliations	United Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc.; (Audacy License, LLC, as Debtor-in-Possession);
Sister stations	WDZH; WOMC; WWJ; WXYT; WXYT-FM;
History
First air date	May 4, 1960
Former call signs	WABX (1960–84); WCLS (1984–85); WDTX (1985–88); WDFX (1988–92); WOWF (1992–93);
Call sign meaning	"Young Country Detroit"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	1089
Class	B
ERP	17,500 watts
HAAT	240 meters (790 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°27′13″N 83°09′50″W / 42.45361°N 83.16389°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.audacy.com/wycd

WYCD (99.5 FM, "New Country 99-5 YCD") is a commercial radio station licensed to Detroit, Michigan. It broadcasts a country music format and is owned by Audacy, Inc. WYCD's offices and studios are on American Drive in Southfield, Michigan.

WYCD has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 17,500 watts. The transmitter, which shares a tower with several other Detroit-area FM stations, is on Radio Plaza in Ferndale.^[2] WYCD broadcasts using HD Radio technology; its HD-2 digital subchannel formerly aired "New Country", while the HD-3 subchannel formerly carried Contemporary Christian music as "The Crossing."