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{{Short description|Television station in Troy, Alabama}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox television station
| callsign               = WIYC
| city                   = Troy, Alabama
| logo                   =
| branding               = 
| analog                 = 
| digital                = 19 ([[UHF]])
| virtual                = 48
| translators            = 
| affiliations           = {{ubl|'''48.1:''' [[Cozi TV]]|''for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}''}}
| network                = 
| country                = United States
| founded                = {{start date|1986|12|18}}
| airdate                = {{start date and age|2000|11|24|p=y}}
| last_airdate           = 
| location               = [[Troy, Alabama|Troy]]–[[Montgomery, Alabama]]
| callsign_meaning       = "It's Your Country" ''(former slogan; based on its previous affiliation with [[The Country Network|TCN]])''
| former_callsigns       = WRJM-TV (1986–2009)
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 67 (UHF, 2000–2009)|'''Digital:''' 48 (UHF, until 2020)}}
| owner                  = [[Allen Media Group]]{{r|wiyctoallen}}
| licensee               = Montgomery TV License Company, [[LLC]]
| sister_stations        = [[WALE-LD]], [[WCOV-TV]]
| former_affiliations    = {{ubl|[[UPN]] (2000–2006)|MyNetworkTV (2006–2009)|[[The Country Network|TCN]] (2009–2011)|[[WeatherNation TV]] (2011–2013)}}
| erp                    = 185 kW
| haat                   = {{convert|322.3|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| class                  = 
| facility_id            = 62207
| coordinates            = {{nowrap|{{coord|32|3|36.5|N|85|57|1.8|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}}}
| licensing_authority    = [[FCC]] 
}}

'''WIYC''' (channel 48) is a [[television station]] licensed to [[Troy, Alabama]], United States, serving the [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]] area as an affiliate of [[Cozi TV]]. It is owned by [[Allen Media Group]] alongside [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate [[WCOV-TV]] (channel 20) and [[low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power]] local weather station [[WALE-LD]] (channel 17). The three stations share studios on WCOV Avenue in the Normandale section of Montgomery; WIYC's transmitter is located on County Road 37 in rural [[Bullock County]].

==History==
[[Image:Wjrm mntv2.JPG|thumb|left|125px|WRJM's logo as a MyNetworkTV affiliate, used from 2006 to 2009]]
The station came on the air on November 24, 2000, as WRJM-TV, an affiliate of the United Paramount Network ([[UPN]]). Following the announcement of the merger between UPN and [[The WB]] to form [[The CW]], WRJM signed an affiliation agreement with [[News Corporation]]'s new upstart programming service, [[MyNetworkTV]]. The station made the switch between affiliations on MyNetworkTV's first day of broadcast, September 5, 2006. In addition to MyNetworkTV programming, WRJM-TV showed traditional syndicated fare, local programming, and sports, including [[Troy University]] and high school sports.

In February 2008, the station went into receivership after defaulting on a $2.9 million loan to Citizens Bank.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} WRJM received an extension of time to construct its previously approved digital facilities, through November 19, 2008.<ref>http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1245826 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>

Bankruptcy receiver Walter P. Lunsford filed with the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) that the station is being offered for sale. He noted that any new owner would be responsible for construction of WRJM's digital facilities, since no construction has taken place due to the station's financial condition.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101245826&formid=337&fac_num=62207 | title=CDBS Print }}</ref>

On January 16, 2009, Southern Venture Capital Group began operating WRJM via a [[local marketing agreement]]; on April 20, SVCG entered an agreement to purchase the station outright for $3 million.<ref>http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/209417-Deals.php?rssid=20065&q=Deals {{Dead link|date=August 2022}}</ref> In August 2009 SVCG assigned the LMA and purchase agreement to Artists and Fans Network, Inc.

In April 2009, the station ceased to carry MyNetworkTV programming; at the time, the station cited satellite problems and a need to reconfigure the station's equipment for its digital transition (though the station has also since dropped all syndicated programming, in favor of [[The Country Network]] (TCN), a subchannel featuring country music videos and performances). That May, WRJM suffered a [[lightning]] strike, forcing the station to end analog transmission; the station then ordered equipment to convert to digital. It would not be until 2014 when MyNetworkTV found another affiliate, low-powered [[WDSF-LD]], which serves the immediate Montgomery area. Since WRJM's disaffiliation, most area cable systems carried [[WABM]] from the adjacent [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] market.

The station changed its call letters to WIYC in November 2009.

In 2011, WIYC dropped TCN in favor of [[WeatherNation]], a weather information network similar to [[The Weather Channel]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://montgomerytvandradio.com/2011/10/06/wiyc-48-drops-the-country-network/ |title=WIYC 48 Drops The Country Network : Montgomery TV and Radio |website=montgomerytvandradio.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423081430/http://montgomerytvandradio.com/2011/10/06/wiyc-48-drops-the-country-network/ |archive-date=April 23, 2012}}</ref> It then changed affiliates again in 2013, this time affiliating with Cozi TV.

On November 15, 2017, Neal Ardman filed to sell WIYC to Woods Communications Corporation for $1 million.<ref name="fcc-saletowoods">{{cite web|title=Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1767255&Service=DT&Form_id=314&Facility_id=62207|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|access-date=November 24, 2017}}</ref> The sale would create a [[duopoly (broadcasting)|duopoly]] with Fox affiliate WCOV-TV (channel 20); as Montgomery does not have enough television stations to permit a legal duopoly, Woods sought a failing station waiver for the purchase. The sale was completed on April 3, 2018.<ref name="wiycsalecloses">{{cite web|title=Consummation Notice|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101782345&formid=905&fac_num=62207|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|date=April 3, 2018|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref>

In 2020, MyNetworkTV reaffiliated with WIYC, sharing 48.2 with [[Decades (TV network)|Decades]].

===Sale to Allen Media Group===
On December 15, 2021, it was announced that Allen Media Group, a subsidiary of [[Los Angeles]]–based [[Entertainment Studios]], would purchase WIYC, WCOV-TV and WALE-LD for $28.5 million;<ref name="wiyctoallen">{{cite web|url=https://tvnewscheck.com/top-news/business/article/allen-media-buying-three-montgomery-ala-stations-for-28-5m/|title=Allen Media Buying Three Montgomery, Ala., Stations For $28.5M|website=TVNewsCheck|publisher=NewsCheckMedia|date=December 15, 2021|accessdate=December 16, 2021}}</ref> the sale was completed on April 14, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/consummationDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076f9187709716018781d0602711c9&id=25076f9187709716018781d0602711c9|title=Notification of Consummation|work=Licensing and Management System|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|date=April 14, 2023|accessdate=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

On June 1, 2025, amid financial woes and rising debt, Allen Media Group announced that it would explore "strategic options" for the company, such as a sale of its television stations (including WIYE, WCOV and WALE-LD).<ref>{{cite news|last=Weprin|first=Alex|date=June 1, 2025|title=Byron Allen Puts His Local TV Stations Up for Sale|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/byron-allen-selling-local-tv-stations-up-1236235004/|access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Mark K. |date=June 2, 2025 |title=Allen Media Group Retains Moelis To Sell Its TV Stations |url=https://tvnewscheck.com/business/article/allen-media-group-retains-moelis-to-sell-its-tv-stations/ |access-date=June 2, 2025 |website=TVNewsCheck |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Subchannels==
The station's signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of WIYC<ref>[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WIYC#station RabbitEars TV Query for WIYC]</ref>
! scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! scope = "col" | Short name
! scope = "col" | Programming
|-
! scope = "row" | 48.1 
| rowspan="2"|[[1080i]] || rowspan="5"|[[16:9]] || Cozi TV || [[Cozi TV]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 48.2 
| Catchy || [[Catchy Comedy]] / [[MyNetworkTV]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 48.3 
| [[480i]] || H & I || [[Heroes & Icons]] 
|-
! scope = "row" | 48.4 
| 1080i || CourtTV || [[Court TV]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 48.5 
| rowspan="4"|480i || TBD || [[Roar (TV network)|Roar]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 48.6 
| [[4:3]] || Comet || [[Comet (TV network)|Comet]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 48.7 
| rowspan="2"|16:9 || Charge || [[Charge! (TV network)|Charge!]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 48.8
| Weather || Weather
|}

==References==
{{reflist|1}}

==External links==
{{Montgomery TV}}
{{Other Alabama Stations}}

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