Central State University's first radio station came on the air in the fall of 1962 as a 250-watts operation on the FM band.

WCSU was granted a power increase in 1986 and the station went from a 250 to 1000 watts station.

In the fall of 1992, Dr. William "Bill" Cosby dedicated the new building -- "The Camille O. and William H. Cosby Mass Communication Telecommunication Center. The radio had formerly been housed in the Cook Building. The Cosby Center contains state-of-the-art equipment. It houses WCSU-FM, the Gold Torch student newspaper, a television studio, a recording studio, a journalism lab, classrooms, a conference room and the office of Dr. William Cosby.

WCSU-FM 88.9 broadcasts 24-hours a day, seven days a week, under the direction of general manager Dr. John C. Logan, Jr.

Dr. Logan instituted the first urban/jazz format in the country when he assumed the position in 1986.

In 1994, WCSU-FM was named "Black Radio Station of the Year" by the Black College Radio Association

In January 2001, the Federal Communications granted WCSU-FM a construction permit to increase coverage and that project is ongoing.

In the past twenty years, WCSU-FM General Manager and Staff have helped place over 300 CSU communication students in professional positions in the broadcasting industry.

WCSU radio has successfully requalified for grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). The station also receives grants from Ohio Educational Telecommunications (OET) and an in-house grant called the "Friends of WCSU."  These grants provide WCSU with more than $300,000 for programming and station enhancements.