WCSR AM 1340 Hillsdale

Simulcast of WCSR-FM 92.1 Hillsdale

Slogan/Positioner: Radio Hillsdale

Format: Adult Contemporary/Full Service

Web site: www.radiohillsdale.com

E-mail: visit web site

Class: C
Daytime Power / # of Towers: 500 watts / 1, omnidirectional
Nighttime Power / # of Towers: 250 watts / 1, omnidirectional

FCC technical information:

• engineering data
• station details

More about station:

• Radio Locator coverage areas: Day, Night
• FCCInfo.com listing
• Recnet Broadcast Query
• WCSR-FM/AM from Wikipedia
• WCSR-FM from RadioTime.com
• WCSR on Facebook

Call Sign History:

• 1959: WCSR
• 1955: WBSE

Call Sign Origin: We are Community Service Radio

On Air Date: 1955

Owner: WCSR, Inc.

Telephone: (517) 437-4444

Notes/History:

• 1982: Flynn family takes 100% ownership of WCSR-AM and FM.
• 1974: FM station signs on
• 1974: Fahey Flynn sells WCSR to his brother Tony and a group of other investors.

• November 1961: Fahey Flynn, a well-known Chicago newcaster and head of Flynn Enterprises, purchases station and changes station's slogan to 'WCSR- Your Friend'.

• April 1961: Power increase to 500 watts
• 1959: Call sign changes to WCSR, We are Community Service Radio.

• 1958: After at least one other ownership change, station is purchased Ruth Keister and Russ Holcomb who formed Bawbeese Broadcasting Company.

• 1955: AM on the air at 100 watts, owners were the Munn family.

Center of antenna array/transmitter location:

Hillsdale County

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