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WGYN
WGYN was a commercial radio station licensed to New York City, New York, United States, that operated from December 1941 to May 1950. One of the earliest FM stations in operation in the United States, it broadcast at 44.7 MHz before a realignment of the FM band by the Federal Communications Commission placed it at 96.1 MHz, then at 97.9 MHz. Built by the Muzak Corporation, WGYN's studios and transmitter were located at the Cities Service Building at 70 Pine Street.
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WGYN was a commercial radio station licensed to New York City, New York, United States, that operated from December 1941 to May 1950. One of the earliest FM stations in operation in the United States, it broadcast at 44.7 MHz before a realignment of the FM band by the Federal Communications Commission placed it at 96.1 MHz, then at 97.9 MHz. Built by the Muzak Corporation, WGYN's studios and transmitter were located at the Cities Service Building at 70 Pine Street.
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