for forgiveness of a $184,000 debt. Effective May 27, 2016, the licenses for WQSE and sister station WVRY were transferred to Duane B. Jeffrey's Canaan Communications Inc., in exchange for Canaan assuming debts associated with the stations. In late 2016, an FM simulcast was added on 106.3 MHz. Originally operating as W239BY, which was authorized under a construction permit at 95.7 MHz, the translator is now licensed as W292FB. YoCo 96.7 In February 2019, Canaan Communications sold WQSE and W292FB to Young Country Holdings, a company led by hip-hop performer and producer Jamal Jones (known under his stage name Polow da Don), for $100,000. The station's call sign was changed to WYCZ on April 15, 2019. On June 6, 2019, the station flipped to a new eclectic format known as YoCo 96.7—which was promoted as being a hybrid of country music and hip-hop. Its playlist emphasizes crossover between country, pop, and urban music. Jones gave Lil Nas X's country rap song "Old Town Road" as an example of a song that would be part of its playlist, and described Kane Brown (whose 2018 album Experiment was produced by Jones) as being the "face" of the station's brand. On-air, the station has featured songs ranging from Luke Combs' "Beer Never Broke My Heart", to Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber's "I Don't Care", Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie's "Me!", Kane Brown's "Good as You", and Ariana Grande's "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored". Jones explained that the station would commit to supporting and providing airplay for independent musicians and female performers (telling Billboard that he had contemplated having "Woman Crush Wednesdays" promotions to showcase female talent). The station's first two months on-air were commercial-free, "sponsored" by the cryptocurrency Litecoin—which would be accepted at station events. References External links YCZ Radio stations established in 1982 1983 establishments in Tennessee Country radio stations in the United States