WCSR

WCSR & WCSR-FM

City	Hillsdale, Michigan
Broadcast area	WCSR: (Daytime) WCSR: (Nighttime) WCSR-FM:
Branding	Radio Hillsdale
Frequency	WCSR: 1340 kHz WCSR-FM: 92.1 MHz
First air date	WCSR: 1955 WCSR-FM: 1974
Format	Adult Contemporary/Full service
Power	WCSR: 500 watts (Daytime) 250 watts (Nighttime)
ERP	WCSR-FM: 6,000 watts
HAAT	WCSR-FM: 74 meters (243 feet)
Class	WCSR: C WCSR-FM: A
Facility ID	WCSR: 71299 WCSR-FM: 71298
Callsign meaning	We are Community Service Radio
Former callsigns	WCSR: WBSE (1955-1959) WCSR-FM: none
Owner	WCSR, Inc.
Website	radiohillsdale.com

WCSR is a community service radio station located in Hillsdale, Michigan. It operates on the frequencies of 1340 kHz at 500 watts in the daytime and 250 watts at night & 92.1 MHz at 6,000 watts ERP.

History

WCSR began in 1955 as WBSE, a 100-watt AM station with studios on the corner of Howell Street and McCollum Street in downtown Hillsdale. In 1962 the station moved to their current location on West Street and upgraded their power to 500 watts as well as changing their call letters to the current WCSR. In 1974, the station licensed WCSR-FM 92.1, a 6,000-watt station. The two stations were simulcast, and they continue that practice today.

Current ownership/management

WCSR is operated by general manager and morning host Mike Flynn, news director Russ Martin, general sales manager Gary Floyd, program director and afternoon host Bob Flynn, and office/traffic manager Juli Morgan.

Format

WCSR's programming is varied, and is best described as the format once known as "full service". Much of the day's airtime is devoted to local news and discussions relating to it, including full local newscasts at the top of each hour, the late morning news program "News and Views of Hillsdale" and "The Early Evening News Report" in the evening, along with several morning newscasts devoted specifically to various cities, villages and communities around the area (most notably Litchfield, Jonesville, Hudson and Reading). Adding to the news lineup, national and world news updates from the Associated Press radio network air around the clock.

WCSR is well known for their public interest programs, including the previously mentioned "News and Views of Hillsdale," the latter portion of which is an interview segment with a selected government official or public figure in the community. Other notable programs include the daily broadcasts of the Michigan Farm Radio Network, the "Pet Rescue" animal lost and found program (which, from time to time, may feature the occasional farm animal) and "The County Extension Report," which is a service of the Michigan State University Hillsdale County Extension Office. The day's local-intensive programming is generally ended with the "Sell and Swap Shop," a local trading and selling program where listeners can submit three items to sell, purchase or trade each night. On Sundays, a variety of religious programming can also be heard.

The station is also home of Hillsdale College Charger and Hillsdale High School Hornet athletics, mainly football and men's basketball, and is a member of the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions and Motor Racing Network radio networks. The station also airs a variety of sporting events from Hillsdale County's several local public and private schools, often splitting the simulcast between the AM and FM stations in order to broadcast two games at the same time.

The music the station plays is mostly Adult Contemporary in nature, though Oldies music is also heard throughout the day ("How Long" and "Already Gone" by The Eagles make almost daily rotations), and Sunday mornings are home to the long-time local favorite "Big Band Sunday" music block. During evening and weekend dayparts, the station airs Dial Global's adult-contemporary format via satellite.

WCSR programming was also heard in Hillsdale on translator W258AO at 99.5 FM between 2008 and 2009. That translator was eventually sold and moved to another location, ending the 99.5 simulcast.

Sources

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WCSR

Radio-Locator Information on WCSR

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WCSR

Query the FCC's FM station database for WCSR

Radio-Locator information on WCSR

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WCSR

Radio stations in South Central Michigan including Adrian, Coldwater, Hillsdale, and Jackson

By FM frequency	970 1340 1450 1490 1510 1540 1590

By fM frequency	89.3 89.5 90.1 91.1 91.3 92.1 93.3 94.1 94.7 95.3 96.1 96.7 97.7 98.5 100.3 101.5 101.9 102.5 103.7 103.9 105.3 106.9 107.9

By callsign	KTGG W268CA W270CJ W279BP WABJ WBCY WBZV WCKZ WCSR WCSR-FM WCVM WIBM WJKN WJKN-FM WKHM WKHM-FM WLEN WLKI WMTR-FM WNWN-FM WPCJ WQTE WSAE WTVB WVAC-FM WWDK WYBA

Nearby radio markets Ann Arbor Battle Creek Detroit Fort Wayne Grand Rapids Kalamazoo Lansing South Bend Southwestern Ontario Toledo See also List of radio stations in Michigan Ohio Indiana

Adult contemporary radio stations in the state of Michigan

Stations	WARD – Petoskey WCRZ – Flint WCSR – Hillsdale WCSR-FM – Hillsdale WCZY-FM – Mount Pleasant WFMK – East Lansing WGHN-FM – Grand Haven WGRT – Port Huron WHNN - Bay City WION – Ionia WKQS – Negaunee WLDR-FM – Traverse City WLEN – Adrian WLKM – Three Rivers WLXT – Petoskey WMQT – Ishpeming WMTE-FM – Manistee WNIC – Dearborn/Detroit WNIL – Niles WOEZ – Onaway/Cheboygan WQEZ – Glen Arbor WSAG – Linwood WSAM – Saginaw WSRW-FM – Grand Rapids WTGV – Sandusky WTRV – Walker WWSN- Whitehall WZNL – Norway

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Michigan

Coordinates: 41°55′41″N 84°38′10″W / 41.92806°N 84.63611°W / 41.92806; -84.63611

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