on other Greater Media FM stations including WMGQ in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in the New York City suburbs. By 1987, the adult contemporary field in Detroit had become quite crowded. In addition to WMJC, Detroit had WNIC, WOMC, WLTI, and WNTM, with WNIC and the oldies-based WOMC dominating in the format. Greater Media later brought the "Magic" format and branding back to the Detroit market with WMGC-FM from 2001 to 2011 (that station currently airs a classic hip-hop format). Classic Rock (1987-present On March 13, 1987, WCSX was launched, with Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock and Roll" as its first song. It was one of the first Classic Rock stations in the United States, and is also one of few nationwide to have endured with the classic rock format for several decades. WCSX's most played bands are classic rock staples The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith and Tom Petty, along with hometown artist Bob Seger. WCSX generally takes a more mainstream, older-sounding approach to classic rock reminiscent of progressive and album rock radio of the 1970s, since sister station WRIF includes a good deal of harder classic rock titles in its playlist, including 1980s glam metal, which WCSX generally does not play. WCSX competition includes WLLZ, owned by iHeartMedia, which returned to the format in January 2019 with a hard-edged sound, after once being Classic Rock WDTW-FM. WCSX did briefly expand its playlist to harder classic rock in 1996-97 (bands like Rush, Van Halen, Def Leppard, etc.) when Greater Media bought then-recently defunct station WLLZ's library, but went back to its toned down approach when WWBR went to a harder classic-rock format. The station also had a short run of playing current songs from their mainstay artists, using the slogan; "It doesn't have to be old to be a classic". Beasley ownership On July 19, 2016, the Beasley Media Group announced it would acquire Greater Media and its 21 stations (including WCSX) for $240 million. The FCC approved the sale on October 6, and the sale closed on November 1. WCSX kept its format through the sale and has continued as Detroit's classic rock leader under Beasley ownership. HD programming WCSX broadcasts using HD Radio technology. In August 2005, WCSX launched its HD-2 digital subchannel with a "Deep Trax" format. In January 2014, the "Deep Trax" format was replaced "Detroit's Oldies 94.7 HD2", playing an oldies format.