WCSR is a radio station located in
Hillsdale, Michigan
Hillsdale is the largest city, and county seat, of Hillsdale County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,036, at the 2020 census. The city is the home of Hillsdale College, a private liberal arts college.
History
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. It transmits on 1340 kHz with 500 watts in the daytime and 250 watts at night. WCSR is owned by McKibbin Media Group, Inc.
History
WCSR began in 1955 as WBSE, a 100-watt AM station with studios on Broad Street in downtown Hillsdale. It was owned by Baw Beese Enterprises and changed
call sign
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s to WCSR on December 30, 1958. In 1962, the station moved to its current location on West Street and upgraded its power to 500 watts. In 1973,
WCSR-FM 92.1 began broadcasting. In April 2019, a license was granted for the translator W258DE (99.5 FM) to WCSR.
On February 28, 2020, WCSR 1340 AM/W258DE split from its simulcast with WCSR-FM and changed their format to country, branded as "99.5 The Dale".
References
External links
Michiguide.com - WCSR History
{{Country Radio Stations in Michigan
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Country radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1955
1955 establishments in Michigan
Hillsdale, Michigan