WCSM-FM is an American
FM radio station
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
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broadcasting at 96.7
MHz
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in
Celina, Ohio
Celina ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Mercer County, Ohio, United States about 58 miles northwest of Dayton. The population was 10,400 at the 2010 census. Celina is situated on the northwestern shores of Grand Lake St. Marys.
History
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. The station features a full-service
hot adult contemporary
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format with local news, weather, sports and agricultural programming. It is co-owned with 1350
WCSM and the two stations simulcast with local news and farm programming, although WCSM's music format is
Country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, o ...
. WCSM-FM music programming comes from
Westwood One
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The company takes its name from an earlier network also named Westwood One, a company founded in 1978. The company w ...
's mainstream Adult Contemporary service evenings, overnights and weekends.
WCSM-FM's primary coverage area includes Celina and the surrounding towns including
St. Marys,
Spencerville,
Mendon,
Rockford,
Coldwater, and
New Bremen.
WCSM-FM is a charter affiliate of the
Agri Broadcast Network
The Ohio Ag Net is a radio news network in the U.S. state of Ohio. Ohio Ag Net programming is heard on more than 70 radio stations statewide, including the major markets of Canton, Toledo, and Columbus. It is the direct successor to the original ...
and features ABN and Buckeye Ag Radio Network farm news and weather updates throughout the day on weekdays. Both stations also feature high school sports heavily, though the AM and FM stations have different sports schedules.
Its studios and offices remain located at the intersection of Meyer and Schunck Road while its FM transmitter is now located at the Dibble Road tower which is also the location of
WPTD's translator W17AA near
Wright State
Wright State University is a public research university in Fairborn, Ohio. Originally opened in 1964 as a branch campus of Miami University and Ohio State University, it became an independent institution in 1967 and was named in honor of aviation ...
's West Ohio Branch Campus at
Grand Lake St. Marys
Grand Lake St. Marys State Park is a public recreation area located on Grand Lake in Mercer and Auglaize counties, Ohio. Grand Lake is the largest inland lake in Ohio in terms of area, but is shallow, with an average depth of only . The sta ...
.
On June 1, 2022, WCSM-FM changed the adult contemporary portion of its format to hot adult contemporary, branded as "96.7 The Wave".
WCSM-FM Relaunches as 96.7 The Wave
Radioinsight - June 1, 2022
References
External links
WCSM Radio official website
CSM-FM
Hot adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
Mercer County, Ohio
Auglaize County, Ohio
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