WCSL
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| City | Cherryville, North Carolina |
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| Branding | Big "O" Country |
| Slogan | Hometown Radio Network |
| Frequency | 1590 kHz |
| First air date | 1967 |
| Format | Classic country |
| Power | 10,000 watts day 30 watts night |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 35656 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°22′28″N 81°24′23″W / 35.37444°N 81.40639°W |
| Owner | Calvin Hastings (KTC Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| Website | Big O Country Website |
WCSL (1590 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country format. Licensed to Cherryville, North Carolina, USA, the station is currently owned by Calvin Hastings, through licensee KTC Broadcasting, Inc., and features programing from Jones Radio Network.
The station is an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves radio network, the largest radio affiliate network in Major League Baseball.
Don Curtis started WCSL in 1967. In 1983, Calvin Hastings bought WCSL and doubled its power from 500 to 1000 watts. Six years later, he bought WGNC in Gastonia and started KTC Broadcasting. In 1992 he bought WOHS (730 AM) in Shelby and began calling the three stations Piedmont Superstations.
WCSL, WGNC and WOHS began airing Atlanta Braves baseball in 1993.
On April 1, 1993, KTC took over WLON in Lincolnton in a lease agreement. WLON's Tim Biggerstaff would remain as morning DJ, and his show would be heard on all four KTC stations. News for the entire area would be expanded. The four stations aired UNC football and basketball, Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins NFL football, and CBS coverage of such events as The World Series and The Super Bowl.
The four stations added the NFL Carolina Panthers when the team began playing in 1995. They also aired games of the NBA Charlotte Hornets In 2000, the stations began airing the Redskins again instead of the Panthers (WGNC aired the Panthers if there was no conflict).
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