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| Broadcast area | West Michigan |
| Frequency | 91.3MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Cornerstone University |
| History | |
First air date | June 9, 1973 (1973-6-9) |
Call sign meaning | College and Seminary of Grand Rapids |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 37,000 watts |
| HAAT | 174 meters (571 ft) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WCSG (91.3 MHz) is a radio station inGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States, that broadcasts aChristian adult contemporary format. The station is part ofCornerstone Radio, a broadcast outreach ministry ofCornerstone University. WCSG typically competes for the most-listened station in the Grand Rapids radio market, according to Nielsen data.[1]
WCSG is rebroadcast on three other stations throughout West Michigan:
WCSG began broadcasting after five years of preparation on June 9, 1973, with aneasy listening andfine arts format.[2] In 1981, WCSG's programming changed to a primarilyChristian format and three years later, the station began broadcasting inspirational programming and music twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, before evolving into its present Christian AC-based format. The vision of WCSG is to encourage, participate and equip the media for Christ and Christians in Western Michigan.
As WCSG and its affiliates broadcasts on frequencies allocated in the United States fornon-commercial educational use, WCSG is forbidden from broadcasting traditional, pre-recorded commercials. Instead, WCSG hosts regularly recognize both corporate and individual sponsors, similar to the approach used by other non-commercial and public radio stations. A typical "recognition" involves the host reading a slogan and a brief description of the goods and services offered by a corporate sponsor, or reading a personalized message written by an individual sponsor. The contributions of these sponsors account for 30% - 40% of WCSG's funding.
WCSG hosts "City Stop" campaigns, typically during the summer, in which listeners can meet the hosts, participate in the station's latest donation drives, and win WCSG-branded prizes. The station also holds several giveaway campaigns annually, usually deeming caller number 91 as the winner. These campaigns are extensive, and typically last several weeks at a time.
WCSG uses an extensive suite of jingles to promote its branding. Multiple jingle packages are currently in use, all of which come from TM Century. The majority of the jingles used are from packages originally made for WTPI-FM in Indianapolis.
The station received a special recognition at theNational Association of Religious Broadcasters convention in February 2001, whenFocus on the Family selected WCSG from among 987 U.S. radio stations for itsStation of the Year Award. In April 2001, theGospel Music Association nominated WCSG for aDove Award for Station of the Year. In 2007,R&R magazine recognized WCSG as 2007 Christian Station of the Year, Markets 26-100.
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