WCSX
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| City | Birmingham, Michigan |
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| Broadcast area | Metro Detroit [1] |
| Branding | 94.7 WCSX |
| Slogan | Detroit's #1 For Classic Rock |
| Frequency | 94.7 MHz (also on HD Radio) 94.7 HD-2: Detroit's Oldies 94.7 HD2 Oldies |
| First air date | 1973 (as WHNE) |
| Format | Classic rock |
| ERP | 13,500 watts |
| HAAT | 290 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 25084 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°27′13″N 83°09′50″W / 42.45361°N 83.16389°W |
| Callsign meaning | W ClaSsiX ("classics") |
| Former callsigns | WMJC (1976-3/14/87) WHNE (1973–1976) WHFI (1973) |
| Owner |
Beasley Broadcast Group (Greater Boston Radio, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WMGC-FM, WRIF |
| Webcast |
Listen Live (requires login) or Listen via iHeart Detroit's Oldies 94.7 HD2 (requires login) |
| Website | wcsx.com |
WCSX is a Detroit-based FM radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. WCSX's transmitter is located in suburban Oakland County in Royal Oak Township near the intersection of 8 Mile Road and Wyoming Avenue. WCSX transmits its signal from an antenna 951 feet in height with an effective radiated power of 13,500 watts. 5 other Detroit radio stations transmit their signal from the same tower as WCSX. The station is owned by Greater Media and is licensed to the Detroit suburb of Birmingham. The studios are in Ferndale. Despite its call sign, it is not affiliated with the CSX Corporation.
94.7 FM was originally home to WHFI ("Whiffieland"), featuring a MOR/adult contemporary format with disc jockeys such as Lee Alan (formerly of WXYZ). The original FCC Construction Permit for WHFI was issued to Garvin H. Meadowcroft, President of Meadowcroft Broadcasting, Inc. on January 18, 1957 with an address of 1095 Badder Road in Troy, MI. Meadowcroft began broadcasting on WHFI September 1, 1958 with a power of 20 kW and an office address of 139 Maple in Birmingham. In 1972, WHFI shifted to a syndicated, automated oldies format provided by Draper-Blore called "Olde Golde," featuring hits of the 1950s and 1960s (similar to Drake-Chenault's "Solid Gold" format except without the AC/MOR currents that the Solid Gold format played). The "Olde Golde" format evolved the following year into all-oldies WHNE, "Honey Radio." Sister station WQTE changed its calls to WHND and began shadowcasting the format in 1974; it would continue as "Honey Radio" until 1994, by which time 94.7 FM had gone through several changes. Honey Radio was originally automated using Drake-Chenault's "Classic Gold" format, but transitioned to live personalities (on AM 560 only) around 1980, by which time 94.7 FM had changed format.
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