WYCS
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| Broadcast area | Peninsula of Hampton Roads |
| Frequency | 91.5 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian talk and teaching; southern gospel; traditional worship music |
| Network | Oasis Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | David Ingles Ministries Church Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | March 15, 1966 |
Call sign meaning | York County Schools, owner 1966–1997 |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 66672 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 13,500 watts |
| HAAT | 146 meters (479 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°12′34″N 76°32′34″W / 37.20944°N 76.54278°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | oasisnetwork |
WYCS (91.5 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Yorktown, Virginia, and serving the Peninsula of Hampton Roads. WYCS is part of the Oasis Network and is owned and operated by David Ingles Ministries Church Inc.
Though part of the Oasis Network since 1997, the station was built in 1966 by the York County School Division as an outlet run by students in York County's high schools. In its early years, it primarily rebroadcast WCWM at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, but it soon produced its own programming, including sports broadcasts, county board meetings, and a music format ranging from Top 40 to adult contemporary. In 1996, the school board proposed selling the license because of decreased interest by York County students and a need to fund the purchase of buses; an attempt to save the station failed to raise enough money, and the school board sold the broadcast license in 1997.