High school radio

Summary

High school radio are radio stations located at high schools and usually operated by its students with faculty supervision. The oldest extant high school AM radio station is AM 1450 KBPS in Portland, Oregon. Portland radio station KBPS, first licensed in 1923, is the second oldest radio station overall in the city of Portland. The student body of Benson Polytechnic High School purchased the transmitter and other equipment from Stubbs Electric in Portland for $1,800. Money for the purchase of the station came from student body funds. On March 23, 1923, the student body of Benson was licensed by the federal government to operate a radio station using 200 watts of power on 834 kilocycles. The first call letters of the station were KFIF. The station made its formal debut on the air and was officially dedicated in early May 1923, between the hours of 9:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., on the opening night of the 5th annual Benson Tech Show. In spring of 1930, the callsign changed from KFIF to KBPS, for Benson Polytechnic High School. In 1941 KBPS stopped sharing its frequency with other stations and moved to 1450 AM on the dial where it remains today. In 1971 the FCC gave the station permission to increase daytime transmitting power to 1,000 watts. Nighttime power was 250 watts. KBPS is now licensed for 1,000 watts 24 hours a day. The KBPS studios, transmitter and 200–foot self-supporting steel tower are located at the rear of the Benson campus. AM 1450 still broadcasts 24/7/365 and the KBPS Radio Broadcasting program at Benson High School still teaches today's students about radio broadcasting and audio content creation. [1]

The oldest extant high school FM radio stations began broadcasting in the 1940s, with the advent of the 88–108 MHz FM radio band. Because the 88-92 MHz region was dedicated to non-commercial broadcasting, this allowed for schools to fairly easily obtain licenses from the FCC. The oldest HS station on FM is WNAS in New Albany, Indiana, which started broadcasting in May 1949.[2] The station is still broadcasting today. WHHS, Haverford Senior High School's radio station also started in 1949, located in Havertown, Pennsylvania.[3] As the FM band increased in listenership in the next few decades, the number of HS stations increased with it. In addition to this number, there have always been untold numbers of unlicensed stations using carrier current (popular through the 1970s), extremely low power or "Part 15" stations, and closed-circuit broadcasting. Many of the licensed stations are assigned to suburban school districts in a few large metro areas: Chicago, Indianapolis, Detroit, Boston, Philadelphia, Seattle and to a lesser extent San Francisco and Cleveland.

After a steady decline in their numbers in the 1980s and '90s, the availability of LPFM licenses has renewed interest in HS radio.

John Drury High School Radio Awards edit

The John Drury Awards are a national competition for high school radio students.[4] The Drury categories include Best Newscast, Best Station Promo, Best Sports Play-by-Play, and Best Public Service Announcement.[5] The awards are held each fall annually. The awards luncheon and ceremony is hosted by North Central College in Naperville, Illinois, just outside Chicago.[6] The awards began as a small enterprise, but have grown each year with entries from stations in Michigan, Connecticut, Illinois, Tennessee, Iowa, and more.[5] They are named in memory of John Drury, a television news anchorman from Chicago, IL.

The individual record for most awards won was set in 2007 by Wade Fink. Fink won seven awards, and had more points individually than any other station had total.[7]

Points are awarded for each nomination and win in 16 categories. These points, in combination with a short essay, determine the winner of "High School Radio Station of the Year." The previous Station of the Year award winners are:

  • 2005: 88.1 WLTL La Grange, Illinois
  • 2006: 88.1 WBFH Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
  • 2007: 88.1 WBFH Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
  • 2008: 88.1 TIE WBFH Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and 88.1 WLTL La Grange, Illinois
  • 2009: 88.1 WLTL La Grange, Illinois
  • 2010: 88.1 WLTL La Grange, Illinois
  • 2011: 90.3 WWPT Westport, Connecticut
  • 2012: 88.1 WLTL La Grange, Illinois
  • 2013-2014: 88.1 WBFH Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
  • 2015: TIE 88.1 WBFH Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and WLTL La Grange, Illinois
  • 2017: 90.3 WWPT Westport, Connecticut
  • 2018-2019: 90.3 WWPT Westport, Connecticut
  • 2019-2020: 88.1 WLTL La Grange, Illinois
  • 2020-2021: 88.7 KVIT Mesa, Arizona
  • 2021-2022: 88.1 WLTL La Grange, Illinois
  • 2022-2023: 88.7 KVIT Mesa, Arizona

List of radio stations edit

Canada edit

Call sign Frequency City of licence Owner
CHLS-FM 100.5 FM Lillooet, British Columbia Lillooet Secondary School
CISD-FM 107.7 FM Iroquois, Ontario Seaway District High School (defunct)
CKVI-FM 91.9 FM Kingston, Ontario Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute
CHOP-FM 102.7 FM Newmarket, Ontario Pickering College
CFU758 90.7 FM Thornhill, Ontario Hodan Nalayeh Secondary School
CIKO-FM 97.5 FM Carcross, Yukon Carcross Community School

United States edit

"Defunct" refers only to the stations themselves and not necessarily the schools that operated them. The dates listed often refer to the year when the station's license was formally revoked by the FCC, though in most cases the station had ceased broadcasting years before that.

This list includes stations that were/are licensed by the FCC and other stations eligible for the John Drury National High School Radio Awards. No licensed HS stations are known to have existed in Alabama, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Dakota.

Call sign Frequency City of license State Owner Notes
KDHS-LP 95.5 FM Delta Junction Alaska Delta High School
KEAA-LP 97.9 FM Eagle Alaska Eagle Community School Defunct (2024)
KAMP-LP 92.9 FM St. Michael Alaska Anthony A. Andrews School Defunct (2009)
KUYI 88.1 FM Hopi Reservation Arizona Hopi Junior and Senior H.S.
KRMH 89.7 FM Red Mesa Arizona Red Mesa H.S.
KGHR 91.5 FM Tuba City Arizona Greyhills Academy
KWXL-LP 98.7 FM Tucson Arizona Pueblo Magnet H.S.
KVIT 88.7 FM Chandler/Mesa Arizona East Valley Institute of Technology
KCAC 89.5 FM Camden Arkansas Camden Career Center
KVMN 89.9 FM Cave City Arkansas Cave City H.S.
KCEA 89.1 FM Atherton California Menlo-Atherton H.S.
KBSH 89.9 FM Borrego Springs California Borrego Springs H.S. Defunct (1986)
KBPK 90.1 FM Buena Park California Buena Park H.S. Station later operated by Fullerton College; defunct (2023)
KVHS 90.5 FM Concord California Mt. Diablo Unified School District
KECG 88.1 FM El Cerrito California El Cerrito H.S.
KGAR-LP 93.3 FM Lemoore California Lemoore Union H.S.
KZKA-LP 101.5 FM Los Angeles California Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise
KNBS 90.3 FM Manteca California East Union H.S. Defunct (1980)
KAKX 89.3 FM Mendocino California Mendocino H.S.
KSFH 87.9 FM Mountain View California St. Francis H.S. Sold in 2015
KSPB 91.9 FM Pebble Beach California Stevenson School
KPSH 88.3 FM Palm Springs California Palm Springs H.S. Defunct (1986), sold to the University of Southern California
KRBH-LP 107.7 FM Red Bluff California Red Bluff H.S.
KRVH 91.5 FM Rio Vista California Rio Vista H.S.
KXHV 89.7 FM Sacramento California Sacramento H.S. Defunct (2003)
KYDS 91.5 FM Sacramento California El Camino Fundamental H.S.
KMTG 88.3 FM San Jose California Pioneer H.S.
KSRH 88.1 FM San Rafael California San Rafael H.S. Defunct (2024)
KTUO 99.1 FM Sonora California Tuolomne H.S. Defunct (2005)
KNHS 89.7 FM Torrance California North H.S. Defunct (1991)
KVIK 91.5 FM Travis AFB California Vanden H.S. Defunct (1990)
KBDG 90.9 FM Turlock California Turlock Union H.S. Station sold – now an ethnic broadcaster
KVCB-LP 100.9 FM Vacaville California Vacaville Christian H.S. FM plus HD1; HD2; HD3; HD4
KCDC 90.7 FM Longmont Colorado St. Vrain Valley Career Development Center Station sold in 2002, now a public radio station
KURA-LP 98.9 FM Ouray Colorado Ouray H.S.
WERB 94.5 FM Berlin Connecticut Berlin H.S.
WQTQ 89.9 FM Hartford Connecticut Weaver H.S.
WSLX 91.9 FM New Canaan Connecticut St. Luke's School
WBVC 91.1 FM Pomfret Connecticut Pomfret School Defunct (2022)
WDJW 89.7 FM Somers Connecticut Somers H.S.
WWPT 90.3 FM Westport Connecticut Staples High School
WWEB 89.9 FM Wallingford Connecticut Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation Defunct (2022)
WMHS 88.1 FM Pike Creek Delaware Thomas McKean H.S.
WMPH 91.7 FM Wilmington Delaware Mount Pleasant H.S.
WUCR-LP 107.9 FM Lake Butler Florida Union County H.S.
WTHS 91.7 FM Miami Florida Miami Technical H.S. Defunct (1970) Now WLRN-FM
WGAG-FM 89.3 FM Orlando Florida Oak Ridge H.S. Defunct (1981)
WTHA-LP 107.1 FM Seaside Florida Seaside Charter School Defunct (2015)
WKPX 88.5 FM Sunrise Florida Piper H.S. Moved out of Piper H.S. In 2020
WPFL 88.9 FM Winter Park Florida Winter Park H.S. Defunct (1982)
WBHS-LP 106.7 FM Brunswick Georgia Brunswick H.S.
WCHS-LP 102.7 FM Sylvester Georgia Worth County H.S.
WXFC-LP 92.7 FM Blue Ridge Georgia Fannin County H.S.
KVOK-FM 88.1 FM Honolulu Hawaii Kamehameha H.S. Defunct (1965)
KLHS 88.9 FM Lewiston Idaho Lewiston H.S. Station transferred to Lewis–Clark State College in 2003. In 2007 call sign changed to KLCZ.
WBPR 88.5 FM Barrington Illinois Barrington High School Defunct (1982)
WRTE 89.5 FM Cahokia Illinois Cahokia H.S. Defunct (1989), unrelated to the current Chicago station with this callsign
WBHI 90.7 FM Chicago Illinois Bogan H.S. Defunct (2006)
WDGC 88.3 FM Downers Grove Illinois North and South High Schools
WEPS 88.9 FM Elgin Illinois School District U-46, Elgin High School
WHFH 88.5 FM Flossmoor Illinois Homewood-Flossmoor High School
WGHS 88.5 FM Glen Ellyn Illinois Glenbard West High School Defunct (1989)
WGBK 88.5 FM Glenview Illinois Glenbrook South High School
WHSD 88.5 FM Hinsdale Illinois Central and South High Schools
WLTL 88.1 FM La Grange Illinois Lyons Township High School The nation's most awarded high school radio station
WAES 88.1 FM Lincolnshire Illinois Stevenson High School Defunct (2020)
WRHS 88.1 FM Park Forest Illinois Rich Township H.S. Defunct (1982)
WMTH 90.5 FM Park Ridge Illinois Maine Township HS Dist 207- Maine East, Maine South and Maine West High Schools
WQNA 88.3 FM Springfield Illinois Capital Area Career Center Sold to Covenant Network in 2020 and adopted a Catholic format with the call sign WTTT
WNTH 88.1 FM Winnetka Illinois New Trier High School
WHJE 91.3 FM Carmel Indiana Carmel H.S.
WDSO 88.3 FM Chesterton Indiana Chesterton H.S.
WJHS 91.5 FM Columbia City Indiana Columbia City H.S.
WPSR 90.7 FM Evansville Indiana Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center Licensed to Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corp.
WGVE-FM 88.7 FM Gary Indiana Gary Community School Corporation
WDHS 90.9 FM Gaston Indiana Wes-Del H.S. Defunct (1991)
WRGF 89.7 FM Greenfield Indiana Greenfield-Central H.S.
WVSH 91.9 FM Huntington Indiana Huntington North H.S.
WJEL 89.3 FM Indianapolis Indiana J. Everett Light Career Center
WBDG 90.9 FM Indianapolis Indiana Ben Davis H.S. FM plus HD1; HD2
WEDM 91.1 FM Indianapolis Indiana Walker Career Center at Warren Central H.S.
WRFT 91.5 FM Indianapolis Indiana Franklin Central H.S.
WKPW 90.7 FM Knightstown Indiana New Castle Career Center
WHSK 89.1 FM Kokomo Indiana Haworth High School Defunct (1996)
WJEF 91.9 FM Lafayette Indiana Jefferson H.S.
WCYT 91.1 FM Lafayette Township Indiana Homestead H.S.
WWDS 90.5 FM Muncie Indiana Delta H.S. Defunct (2010)
WWHI 91.3 FM Muncie Indiana West H.S. Station sold to Ball State University (2004)
WNAS 88.1 FM New Albany Indiana New Albany H.S.
WEEM 91.7 FM Pendleton Indiana Pendleton Heights H.S.
WETL 91.7 FM South Bend Indiana James Whitcomb Riley H.S.
WJPR 91.7 FM Jasper Indiana Jasper H.S.
KDPS 88.1 FM Des Moines Iowa Des Moines Public Schools
KWDM 88.7 FM West Des Moines Iowa Valley High School
KWHS AM Davenport Iowa Davenport West High School Defunct
KBFZ-LP 101.7 FM Garden City Kansas Garden City H.S.
WRHR-LP 95.3 FM Corbin Kentucky Corbin H.S.
WFHS-LP 92.7 FM Fern Creek Kentucky Fern Creek Traditional H.S. Defunct (2023)
WYJR-LP 95.5 FM Middlesboro Kentucky Middlesboro H.S.
KBRH 1260 AM Baton Rouge Louisiana Baton Rouge Magnet H.S. Launched in 1979 as WTKL; assigned KBRH in 1993
WBRH 90.3 FM Baton Rouge Louisiana Baton Rouge Magnet H.S. Launched in 1978; broadcasts 24 hours per day, year-round
KNHS-LP 93.1 FM Lafayette Louisiana Northside H.S.
KBNF-LP 101.3 Ruston Louisiana Ruston H.S. Student Run 80s radio station in Ruston, La
WMOS 95.3 FM Bath Maine Morse H.S. Defunct (1992)
WSHD 91.7 FM Eastport Maine Shead Memorial H.S.
WKHS 90.5 FM Worton Maryland Kent County H.S.
WHAB 89.1 FM Acton Massachusetts Acton-Boxborough H.S.
WPAA 91.7 FM Andover Massachusetts Phillips Academy Defunct (2002), later webcast only, defunct (2019), under restoration (2022)
WBMT 88.3 FM Boxford Massachusetts Masconomet Regional H.S.
WBPV 90.7 FM Charlton Massachusetts Bay Path Vocational H.S. Station sold to a religious broadcaster
WIQH 88.3 FM Concord Massachusetts Concord-Carlisle H.S.
WNNZ-FM 91.7 FM Deerfield Massachusetts Deerfield Academy Simulcast of WFCR
WCCT-FM 90.3 FM Harwich Port Massachusetts Cape Cod Regional Technical H.S. Defunct (2024)
WDBY 91.7 FM Duxbury Massachusetts Duxbury H.S. Defunct (1988)
WHHB 99.9 FM Holliston Massachusetts Holliston H.S.
WAVM 91.7 FM Maynard Massachusetts Maynard H.S.
WWTA 88.5 FM Marion Massachusetts Tabor Academy Defunct (2014)
WNMH 91.5 FM Northfield Massachusetts Northfield Mount Hermon School
WRPS 88.3 FM Rockland Massachusetts Rockland H.S.
WSDH 91.5 FM Sandwich Massachusetts Sandwich H.S.
WBSL-FM 91.7 FM Sheffield Massachusetts The Berkshire School
WTBR-FM 89.7 FM Pittsfield Massachusetts Taconic H.S.
WYAJ 97.7 FM Sudbury Massachusetts Lincoln-Sudbury H.S. Defunct (2022)
WSRB 91.5 FM Walpole Massachusetts Walpole H.S. Defunct (2001)[8]
WHSR 91.9 FM Winchester Massachusetts Winchester H.S. Defunct
WAHS 89.5 FM Auburn Hills Michigan Avondale H.S.
WCHW 91.3 FM Bay City Michigan Bay City Public Schools
WTSD 88.1 FM Drayton Plains Michigan Waterford H.S. Defunct
WBFH 88.1 FM Bloomfield Hills Michigan Andover H.S.
WKDS 89.9 FM Kalamazoo Michigan Norrix H.S. Defunct; Signal now used by WMUK
WRWW-LP 92.3 FM Lowell Michigan Lowell Area Schools
WERW 94.3 FM Monroe Michigan Monroe H.S. Station now operated by a community college
WRFK-LP 107.7 FM Mt. Pleasant Michigan Mt. Pleasant Baptist Academy Defunct
WNBI-LP 107.9 FM New Buffalo Michigan New Buffalo H.S.
WOVI 89.5 FM Novi Michigan Novi H.S.
WOPR 90.3 FM Oak Park Michigan Oak Park H.S. Defunct (2001)
WOAS 88.5 FM Ontonagon Michigan Ontonagon Area H.S.
WBLD 89.3 FM Orchard Lake Michigan West Bloomfield H.S. moved to Sheiko Elementary School in 2014
WOES 91.3 FM Ovid-Elsie Michigan Ovid-Elsie H.S.
WSDP 88.1 FM Plymouth Michigan Plymouth-Canton H.S.
WORW 91.9 FM Port Huron Michigan Northern H.S. First began broadcasting in 1972, and is still in operation.
WOAK 89.3 FM Royal Oak Michigan Royal Oak H.S. Defunct
WSHJ 88.3 FM Southfield Michigan Southfield H.S.
WMLZ-LP 107.9 FM Temperance Michigan Bedford H.S.
WPHS 89.1 FM Warren Michigan Cousino H.S.
KBEM-FM 88.5 FM Minneapolis Minnesota North H.S. High school students are on the air every school day plus every weekday during the Summer from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM
KDXL 106.5 FM St. Louis Park Minnesota St. Louis Park H.S. Defunct (2018)
WALP 90.5 FM Corinth Mississippi Kossuth H.S. Defunct (1989)
WPWS-LP 104.3 FM Piney Woods Mississippi The Piney Woods School
KRHS 90.1 FM Overland Missouri Ritenour H.S.
KHTC 89.5 FM Helena Montana Helena Vo-Tech Defunct (1990)
KPLR-LP 96.9 FM Poplar Montana Poplar H.S. Defunct (2021)
KTGC-LP 101.3 FM St. Regis Montana St. Regis H.S.
KDGZ-LP 98.3 FM Townsend Montana Broadwater H.S.
KGLH 91.5 FM Gerlach Nevada Gerlach H.S. Defunct (1994)
WCNH 90.5 FM Concord New Hampshire St. Paul's School Sold to New Hampshire Public Radio (2021)
WPEA 90.5 FM Exeter New Hampshire Phillips Exeter Academy
WLLO-LP 102.9 FM Londonderry New Hampshire Londonderry High School
WAJM 88.9 FM Atlantic City New Jersey Atlantic City High School
WBEK 88.1 FM Cherry Hill New Jersey Cherry Hill School District - Beck Middle School Defunct (1989)
WCVH 90.5 FM Flemington New Jersey Hunterdon Central High School
WHPH 90.5 FM Whippany New Jersey Hanover Park High School
Whippany Park High School
Defunct (1986)
WJSV 90.5 FM Morristown New Jersey Morristown High School
WLCR 89.7 FM Lawrence Twp. New Jersey Lawrence High School Defunct
WMRH-LP 101.7 FM Linwood New Jersey Mainland Regional High School
WOGH 88.9 FM West Orange New Jersey West Orange High School Defunct (1981)
WRRH 88.7 FM Franklin Lakes New Jersey Ramapo High School Defunct
WVHP 90.3 FM Highland Park New Jersey Highland Park High School Defunct
WVPH 90.3 FM Piscataway New Jersey Piscataway Township High School Station is now shared between the high school and Rutgers University
WWPH 107.9 FM Princeton Junction New Jersey West Windsor-Plainsboro High School
WBXL 90.5 FM Baldwinsville New York Charles W. Baker H.S.
WXBA 88.1 FM Brentwood New York Brentwood H.S.
WBKT 93.3 FM Brockport New York D.W. Field H.S. Defunct (1991)
WCSQ 89.3 FM Central Square New York Central Square H.S. Defunct (1991)
WHHJ 88.9 FM Dix Hills New York Half Hills Hollow East H.S. Defunct (1981)
WELV-LP 107.9 FM Ellenville New York Ellenville H.S.
WGMC 90.1 FM Greece New York Olympia H.S.
WSHR 91.9 FM Lake Ronkonkoma New York Sachem North H.S.
WBER 90.5 FM Fairport New York Monroe #1 BOCES
WOSS 91.5 FM Ossining New York Ossining H.S. Sold to Union School District #1 in 1998
WPOB 88.5 FM Plainview New York Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy H.S. Shares time with WKWZ, Syosset
WIRQ 90.9 FM Rochester New York Irondeqouit H.S.
WSCS 89.5 FM Sodus New York Sodus H.S. Defunct (1990)
WKWZ 88.5 FM Syosset New York Syosset H.S. Shares time with WPOB, Plainview
WUAW 88.3 FM Erwin North Carolina Triton H.S.
WSEQ-LP 92.9 FM Hudson North Carolina South Caldwell H.S.
WSER-LP 100.1 FM Lenoir North Carolina South Caldwell H.S.
WRSH 91.1 FM Rockingham North Carolina Rockingham H.S.
WHYC 88.5 FM Swan Quarter North Carolina Matamuskeet H.S.
WZCO 89.9 FM Chadbourn, North Carolina North Carolina Columbus Career and College Academy
WAPS 91.3 FM Akron Ohio Akron Public Schools
WKHR 91.5 FM Bainbridge Ohio Kenston High School
WCNE 88.7 FM Batavia Ohio Clermont Northeastern High School Defunct (1989); had been shared-time with WOBO, now operating 24 hours on 88.7
WBHR 88.7 FM Bellaire Ohio Bellaire H.S. Defunct (1989)
WCWT-FM 107.3 FM Centerville Ohio Centerville H.S.
WNSD 90.1 FM Cincinnati Ohio Colerain High School Defunct (1978)
WDPS-FM 89.5 FM Dayton Ohio Dayton Public Schools
WUDR 98.1 FM Dayton Ohio Northridge H.S. Station now operated by the University of Dayton
WDEQ 91.7 FM De Graff Ohio Riverside H.S.
WHSS 89.5 FM Hamilton Ohio Hamilton H.S. Sold to Sacred Heart Radio Inc. in 2010
WKET 98.3 FM Kettering Ohio Kettering H.S.
WDIF-LP 97.5 FM Marion Ohio Harding H.S.
WLMH 89.1 FM Morrow Ohio Little Miami High School Defunct (2012)
WNHS-LP 105.7 FM Newcomerstown Ohio Newcomerstown H.S. Defunct (2023)
WRCJ 89.3 FM Reading Ohio Reading High School Defunct (1989), now WMKV.
WSTB 88.9 FM Streetsboro Ohio Streetsboro H.S.
WKTL 90.7 FM Struthers Ohio Struthers H.S.
WXTS 88.3 FM Toledo Ohio Scott H.S.
WUHS 91.7 FM Urbana Ohio Urbana H.S. Defunct (1989)
WLHS 89.9 FM West Chester Ohio Lakota H.S. Still Licensed, simulcast of WMKV
WUHS-LP 96.9 FM West Union Ohio West Union H.S.
KMHS 1420 AM Coos Bay Oregon Marshfield H.S.
KEPO 92.9 FM Eagle Point Oregon Eagle Point Defunct (1999)
KRVM-FM 91.9 FM Eugene Oregon Eugene School District 4J.
KFSL-LP 99.5 FM Fossil Oregon Wheeler H.S.
KPAI-LP 103.1 FM Paisley Oregon Paisley H.S.
KBPS-AM 1450 AM Portland Oregon Benson Polytechnic High School
KZSO-LP 106.5 FM Sisters Oregon Sisters H.S. Defunct March 22, 2016
KBPS 1450 AM Portland Oregon Benson H.S.
WASD 88.1 FM Exeter Pennsylvania Wyoming Area H.S. Defunct
WRSD 97.3 FM Folsom Pennsylvania Ridley H.S.
WZZE 94.9 FM Glen Mills Pennsylvania Glen Mills School Defunct July 2, 2019
WHHS 99.9 FM Havertown Pennsylvania Haverford Twp. H.S.
WMSS 91.1 FM Middletown Pennsylvania Middletown Area Middle School
WCSD 89.3 FM Warminster Pennsylvania William Tennent H.S. Defunct 1986; license transferred to Bux-Mont Educational Radio Association, which changed the call letters to WRDV
WCVY 91.5 FM Coventry Rhode Island Coventry H.S.
WJHD 90.7 FM Portsmouth Rhode Island Portsmouth Abbey School License transferred to Rhode Island Public Radio in November 2021; call sign changed to WNPK
WELH 88.1 FM Providence Rhode Island The Wheeler School
WCEW 90.9 FM Charleston South Carolina C.E. Williams Middle School Defunct (1988)
WCSK 90.3 FM Kingsport Tennessee Dobyns-Bennett H.S.
WKCS 91.1 FM Knoxville Tennessee Fulton H.S.
WQOX 88.5 FM Memphis Tennessee Craigmont H.S.
WIKU 91.3 FM Pikeville Tennessee Bledsoe County H.S. Defunct (1988)
WQTR-LP 106.1 FM Savannah Tennessee Hardin County H.S.
WMTN-LP 93.1 FM Sewanee Tennessee St. Andrews-Sewanee School
KRSM 93.3 FM Dallas Texas St. Mark's School of Texas Defunct (1997)
KQAT-LP 104.9 FM Hallsville Texas Hallsville H.S.
KEOM 88.5 FM Mesquite Texas Mesquite Independent School District.
KPHS 90.3 FM Plains Texas Plains H.S. Defunct (2021)
KOHS 91.7 FM Orem Utah Orem H.S.
KPWN 90.9 FM Parowan Utah Parowan H.S. Defunct
KPGR 88.1 FM Pleasant Grove Utah Pleasant Grove H.S.
KUHS 90.9 FM Roosevelt Utah Union H.S. Defunct
WYTC-LP 89.1 FM Hyde Park Vermont Lamoille Union H.S.
WFOS 88.7 FM Chesapeake Virginia Chesapeake Public Schools
WHCE 91.1 FM Highland Springs Virginia Highland Springs H.S.
WVLS 89.7 FM Monterey Virginia Highland H.S.
WNHS 88.7 FM Portsmouth Virginia I. C. Norcom HS Shuttered c. 1983, license transferred to WFOS to relocate
WYCS 91.5 FM Yorktown Virginia York County H.S. Station sold to religious broadcaster
KAHS-LP 106.5 FM Aberdeen Washington Aberdeen H.S.
KASB 89.9 FM Bellevue Washington Bellevue H.S.
KGHP 89.9 FM Gig Harbor Washington Peninsula High School Translators: K207AZ (89.3 FM), K229BL (93.7 FM)
KTCV 88.1 FM Kennewick Washington Tri-Cities Vocational Skills Center
KMIH 104.5 FM Mercer Island Washington Mercer Island H.S.
KUBS 91.5 FM Newport Washington Newport H.S.
KNHC 89.5 FM Seattle Washington Nathan Hale H.S. C-89.5
KFIO 1110 AM Spokane Washington North Central H.S., 1923-1929 Sold to the Spokane Broadcasting Corporation in 1929. Now commercial news-talk station KSBN
KVTI 90.9 FM Tacoma Washington Clover Park Technical College Now leased to Northwest Public Radio
KYVT 88.5 FM Yakima Washington Yakima Valley Tech Skills Center Now leased to Northwest Public Radio. Still owned by Yakima School District. No longer programmed by HS students.
WFGH 90.7 FM Fort Gay West Virginia Tolsia H.S. Formerly located at Fort Gay H.S. through 1992
WRSG 91.5 FM Middlebourne West Virginia Tyler Consolidated H.S.
WSPW-LP 97.9 FM Parkersburg West Virginia South H.S. Defunct (2019)
WYRC-LP 92.3 FM Spencer West Virginia Roane County H.S.
WPHP 91.9 FM Wheeling West Virginia Wheeling Park H.S.
WBSD 89.1 FM Burlington Wisconsin Burlington H.S.
WGBP 90.1 FM Green Bay Wisconsin Premontre H.S. Defunct (1982)
WLXS-LP 101.5 FM La Crosse Wisconsin School District of La Crosse
WYMS 88.9 FM Milwaukee Wisconsin Milwaukee Public Schools Outside of compulsory airing of school board meetings, station is leased to non-profit group "Radio Milwaukee"
WESD 94.7 FM Schofield Wisconsin D.C. Everest H.S. Defunct (1988)
WSHS 91.7 FM Sheboygan Wisconsin Sheboygan North & South High School (Sheboygan Area School District) Station carries Wisconsin Public Radio's Ideas Network outside of school hours
KYDZ 90.1 FM Cody Wyoming Cody H.S. Defunct (1998)
KJHB-LP 97.7 FM Jackson Wyoming Jackson Hole H.S.

References edit

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  • FCC regulation 73.561 regarding time sharing and required operating schedules for non-commercial educational stations

External links edit

  • John Drury High School Radio Awards official site
  • Ofcom, UK's radio licensing body – responsible for all school radio licenses