Broadcast area | Chicago metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 103.1 MHz |
Branding | Classic Hits WCSJ |
Programming | |
Format | Full Service Classic Hits |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WAUR, WJDK-FM | |
History | |
First air date | 1993[1] | (as WJDK)
Former call signs | WJDK (1993-1998)[2] WYXX (1998-2004)[2] |
Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 17038 |
Class | A |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°17′35.00″N 88°20′4.00″W / 41.2930556°N 88.3344444°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | wcsjfm.com |
WCSJ-FM (103.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Morris, Illinois. It airs a full service, classic hits radio format and is owned and operated by Nelson Multimedia Inc. WCSJ-FM's programming includes local news, high school sports, a weekly fishing and outdoor program, and NASCAR racing.
WCSJ's studios are on Washington Street in downtown Morris. The transmitter is off East McArdle Road in Coal City.[4] WCSJ's sister stations are WAUR 1550 AM and WJDK-FM 95.7. WCSJ, WAUR and WJDK are the only local radio stations in Grundy County, Illinois.
The station began broadcasting in 1993call sign was WJDK and it aired an adult contemporary format.[1][5] In 1997, the station was sold to Big City Radio.[6]
. The originalIn February 1998, the station's call sign was changed to WYXX and it adopted a rhythmic oldies format branded "Chicago's Heart and Soul", simulcasting 103.1 WXXY in Highland Park, Illinois, with the station's call sign and adult contemporary format moving to 95.7.[2][6][7] In August 1999, WYXX and WXXY adopted an 80s hits format as "The Eighties Channel," with the station patterned on high-energy CHR stations of the 1980s.[8][9][10] The station featured longtime Chicago area radio personalities including Robert Murphy, Fred Winston, and Mark Zander.[8][10]
In 2001, WYXX and WXXY adopted a Spanish hits format, branded "Viva 103.1".[11][12][13] By January 2003, the station had ended its simulcast with WXXY, and adopted a dance hits format as "Party 103.1".[14]
In late 2003, the station was sold to Larry Nelson for $426,000.[15][16] In January 2004, the station's call sign was changed to WCSJ-FM, and it adopted a mix of soft oldies and adult standards. It was an affiliate of the "Timeless" network from Citadel Broadcasting.[17][18]
After the network's shutdown in February 2010, the station adopted a classic hits format.[19] It combines hits of the 1970s, 80s and 90s with local news and high school sports.