WDBY

WDBY (105.5 FM, "Kicks 105-5") is an American country music radio station licensed to Patterson, New York. The station primarily serves the Greater Danbury listening area. The station is owned by Townsquare Media and broadcasts from a tower located in Patterson, NY near the Putnam/Dutchess county line. WDBY also operates a booster, WDBY-FM1 in Brookfield, Connecticut, which broadcasts with 1.2 kilowatts.

Though it's the only FM station in Putnam County, WDBY's primary target market is Danbury, Connecticut. Even though the hills in and around Danbury limits the main 105.5 signal, the Danbury booster has the ability to cover the primary coverage area. WDBY also targets eastern Putnam County as well as southern Dutchess County, where it regularly rates in the Poughkeepsie market. Due to its tower height, WDBY's signal covers most of the RT-22/I-684 corridor. The WDBY studios are located at 1004 Federal Road in Brookfield, CT 06804.

Early history and Majic 105

The 105.5 frequency first signed on (as a Docket 80-90 station) in the spring of 1981 in Patterson, NY as WRVH, airing a beautiful music/classical music hybrid format in competition with WHUD and WEZN. Richard Novick(also former owner of WKIP-AM/WRNQ-FM 92.1 Poughkeepsie) was WRVH's first owner/operator. The station's building was constructed with the beautiful music format in mind as all three studios (Production, FM & AM) had very high ceilings. The production studio's ceiling was also acoustic and at one time chamber music was both played and recorded there. In later years, the large room also doubled as a jock lounge. WRVH was an early success in Putnam County and got better-than-expected numbers in both Dutchess County and Danbury, CT because for many listeners it was one of the few well-signaled stations in the area.