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| WACY ( UPN) | ||
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| Slogan: "Wacky TV" | ||
| Appleton, Wisconsin | ||
| Analog 32, digital 59 | ||
| Owner | Journal Communications, Inc. (pending FCC approval) | |
| Founded | 1984 (Resumed after bankruptcy 1994) | |
| Joined UPN | 1995 | |
| Signal Radius | East Central to Central Wisconsin | |
| Callsign Meaning | Taken from the former owning company's name, Ace Inc. | |
| Former Affiliations | Independent ( 1984- 1986), FOX ( 1986- 1992) | |
| Former Callsigns | WXGZ ( March 7, 1984 - February 14, 1992) Off the air February 15, 1992 - 1994 | |
| Major Green Bay and Fox Cities Stations | ||
| WACY ( Appleton) | WBAY ( Green Bay) | WFRV ( Green Bay) |
| WGBA ( Green Bay) | WIWB ( Green Bay) | WLUK ( Green Bay) |
WACY is a television station with an antenna near Appleton, Wisconsin.
The station began with the call letters WXGZ on March 7, 1984, as an independent station on analog channel 32.
WXGZ began to carry programming for the then-tiny Fox television network in 1986. WXGZ was the first station in the Appleton and Fox cities television market to begin broadcasting in stereo. Some viewers may remember Oscar the Clown, who was the mascot of the station's children's lineup during the late 1980s and also hosted an hour long Sunday morning show of his own.
WXGZ went bankrupt and went off the air on February 14, 1992. WGBA took Fox's programming when WXGZ signed off.
WXGZ's license to operate was bought by Ace, Inc., and its call letters were changed to WACY, returning to the air in 1994. Again independent for a short period of time, WACY began to carry programming for the new United Paramount Network in 1995.
In 2004, Journal Communications Inc. announced plans to buy sister station WGBA and WACY in a package for 43.2 million dollars, a matter complicated by the fact that WGBA and WACY are associated with one another by marketing agreements, but that matter is still pending.