WHCY
| Broadcast area | Sussex, Warren, and Morris County, New Jersey, and East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Frequency | 106.3 MHz |
| Branding | 106.3 The Bear |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WSUS, WNNJ | |
| History | |
First air date | October 1973 |
Former call signs | WFMV (1973–1988) |
Call sign meaning | "Hot Country" |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 11984 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 430 watts |
| HAAT | 262 meters (860 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°02′53″N 74°58′21″W / 41.04806°N 74.97250°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1063thebear.iheart.com |
WHCY (106.3 MHz), known as 106.3 The Bear, is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Blairstown, New Jersey and serving the Sussex, Warren, and Morris County areas of North Jersey plus East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. It airs a country music radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. WHCY carries syndicated programs from co-owned Premiere Networks, including The Bobby Bones Show in morning drive time and After Midnight with Granger Smith overnight.
WHCY has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 460 watts as a Class A station. The transmitter is off Millbrook Road in Hardwick Township, New Jersey. The studios and offices are shared with sister stations WNNJ and WSUS in a state-of-the-art facility at 45 Ed Mitchell Avenue in Franklin, New Jersey.