High school radio

Radio stations located at high schools

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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

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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

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Call sign | Frequency | City of licence | Owner

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

### United States

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2021)

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"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

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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)[8]
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 | Streaming 24/7 since 2022
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)[9]
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 | Irondequoit 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. | Defunct (2024)
WSER-LP | 100.1 FM | Lenoir | North Carolina | South Caldwell H.S. | Defunct (2024)
WRSH | 91.1 FM | Rockingham | North Carolina | Rockingham H.S. |
WHYC | 88.5 FM | Swan Quarter | North Carolina | Matamuskeet H.S. | Defunct (2025)
WZCO | 89.9 FM | Chadbourn, North Carolina | North Carolina | Columbus Career and College Academy | Now owned by WUNC.
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 (1980)
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 | 88.9 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

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1. ^ "KBPS / About".
2. ^ WNAS, New Albany
3. ^ "History | WHHS 99.9". Archived from the original on May 16, 2012.
4. ^ Skolnick, Dave (October 16, 2009). "WWPT Broadcasters Up for Five High School Radio Awards". Inklings. Westport, Connecticut: Staples High School. Retrieved October 6, 2010.[permanent dead link]
5. ^ a b Dunker, Nancy (October 27, 2009). "ABC 7's Stacey Baca to host John Drury High School Radio Awards" (Press release). Naperville, Illinois: North Central College. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
6. ^ McCullough, Kim (April 17, 2008). "ABC 7's Chuck Goudie to join North Central College honoring nation's best high school broadcasters" (Press release). Naperville, Illinois: North Central College. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
7. ^ "WBFH Radio Main Page". Archived from the original on February 17, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
8. ^ https://radiodiscussions.com/threads/ksrh-fm-san-rafael-no-longer.770927/
9. ^ "WBUR Makes a Northern 'Connection'", Boston Radio, July 30, 2001

* Radio Station Treasury 1900–1946 by Tom Kneitel – A collection of reprints of public domain radio directories (ISBN 0-939780-04-6)
* FCC regulation 73.561 regarding time sharing and required operating schedules for non-commercial educational stations

## External links

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