High School Stations

This is probably the best place for this post -

High school stations:
What format do you run?
Do you allow students to select music?
How much is sports a money-maker for you?
Do you have money-makers (other than sports or donor marathons)?
What automation system do you use?

us:
WEEM (CHR)
No
Our biggest money maker is sports.
We are finally selling weathers, and have never done a "marathon"
NexGen Player 101

I would also suggest that, if you haven't already, you check out www.askcbi.org and sign up for their listserv, post the question there.

WRSG, Middlebourne, West Virginia (91.5/101.7) runs a variety format. Oldies is the featured format until 10 p.m., Monday through Wednesday, with smooth jazz taking over until midnight. Alternative country is featured Thursday nights 9 p.m. until midnight. Friday night belongs to the kids and the young at heart for 7 hours, 5 p.m. until midnight. Bluegrass is featured for six hours noon until 6 on Saturdays and Sundays. Six p.m. until midnight is set aside for obscure classic rock. We run six hours of Christian-based programming on Sundays. There's much more, but you get the idea. We use SIMIAN. We used to do football, until I and a partner work for a commercial radio group. We did basketball for the first time, and it was highly successful. We've run several radiothons for both the choir and band. Hope this helps!

KRHS in Overland, MO just outside of St Louis runs a format mostly consisting of Old School Hip Hop, and only operates during the school day. They have a power of 10 Watts, which can only be heard a few miles.

WKCS-FM 91.1 (Fulton High School) Knoxville, TN

We have a broad based oldies format that covers the period from 1955-1995. WKCS began playing the Oldies format in 1995, and had gained a great number of listeners as other Knoxville stations dropped Oldies. We are on the air 24/7 and also broadcast online at wkcsradio.org. Students are allowed to pick the playlists, and often suggest songs to add to our library. Fulton High is what would be considered an "inner-city" school where CHR or Rhythmic CHR would be more popular to the student body. I explain to students that Oldies is a niche format for us in Knoxville, and is a safe format in order to represent the school system in the community. We are in the process of switching to the Simian automation system.

WKCS carries many sporting events each year, but we do not sell underwriting. The current policy of the school system is for us to not sell underwriting. As budgets get tighter, this could change in the future.

Also, lots of high school radio in MA and RI:

WBMT Masconomet Regional HS
WAVM Maynard HS
WHHS Holliston HS
WJHD Portsmouth Abbey School
WCVY Coventry HS
WELH Wheeler HS
WSDH Sandwich HS
WCCT Cape Cod Regional Tech HS
WHAB Acton-Boxborough HS
WYAJ Sudbury HS
WIQH Concord-Carlisle HS
WWTA Tabor Academy
WRPS Rockland HS
WBSL Berkshire School
WTBR Taconic HS

See more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_school_radio

I would add that if anyone would like to contact Indiana high school radio stations, one of the best resources is the Indiana Association of School Broadcasters.

http://www.iasbonline.org

The 2nd Annual High School Radio Day is scheduled for April 24. School stations all across the country will be producing special events and programming to celebrate the impact of High School Radio. Kudos to Pete Bowers in Michigan for organizing this event. The website for more information is below.

www.highschoolradioday.com

My former high school station WWPH 107.9 FM in Princeton Junction, NJ

What format do you run?
Almost anything goes, except songs a parent might find objectionable for a young child (so for example, Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines would be a no-no)

Do you allow students to select music?
Yes, students pick all the music

How much is sports a money-maker for you?
None, we just covered football and basketball to give the students experience

Do you have money-makers (other than sports or donor marathons)?
We would have a marathon broadcast on homecoming to raise money and invite the alumni back

What automation system do you use?
Sports Sounds Pro, mainly for live-assist. After school and on weekends, it would replay the recorded shows from the past school day. It goes off the air all summer.

Check out 89.7 WTBR-FM in Pittsfield with studios at Taconic High School. Format of classic and new rock featuring adult volunteers and students from every grade level. Our website is: www.wtbrfm.com Students and adults take part in community fundraising events and have broadcast "live" and in stereo via the internet from Relay for Life and Special Olympics fundraisers.