WCSR (AM)

WCSR is a radio station located in Hillsdale, Michigan. It transmits on 1340 kHz with 500 watts in the daytime and 250 watts at night. WCSR is owned by McKibbin Media Group, Inc.

WCSR

Hillsdale, Michigan United States
Frequency	1340 kHz
Branding	99.5 The Dale
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Motor Racing Network
Ownership
Owner	McKibbin Media Group, Inc.
Sister stations	WCSR-FM
History
First air date	1955 (70 years ago) (1955)
Former call signs	WBSE (1955–1958)
Call sign meaning	"Community Service Radio"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	71299
Class	C
Power	500 watts day 250 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	41°55′41″N 84°38′10″W
Translator(s)	99.5 W258DE (Hillsdale)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

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 signs 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.^[2] 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".^[3]