WTHS-FM 89.9 is a student-operated radio station licensed to Hope College in Holland, Michigan.
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History
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The station began as WTAS in 1956, when students Richard Brockmeier and Jack Hellriegel sent signals from their rooms via cable from the new Kollen Hall (dormitory hostel) at Hope College campus. Brockmeier joined the Hope faculty in 1966, teaching computer science and physics until his death in 1993.
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Regular programming began in 1957. WTAS originally meant "We The Arkie Station", paying homage to the Arcadian Fraternity, which belonged to Brockmeier and Hellriegel. The staff reconsidered the widespread influence of the campus and the WTAS officially became "THE ANCHOR STATION", renamed Anchor, Hope symbol and reference to Holy Trinity. As reported in the April 26, 1957 edition of The Anchor newspaper, they have "realized the need for new radio stations to solve problems arising in the dormitory.Because modern methods of construction use steel and reinforced concrete, almost all the outside signal is disconnected from the radio (AM). "For more than 25 years, the station operates from a studio in the basement at the southwest corner of Kollen Hall. In 1981, WTAS began simulcasting on 103.3 FM, on radio services which were then offered by the local Continental Continental Cable Contractor (now Comcast). The "FM cable" service carries a number of Chicago and West Michigan FM stations. It is offered to cable television subscribers throughout the Netherlands community and Zeeland, including some space on campus. WTAS is the only station brought in mono. The Holland Community Channel brought by Continental Cablevision on channel 12, which rolls out public service events on screen, also brings WTAS as an audio signal.
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A student project to replace an old AM carrier station starting in the fall of 1979 by freshman Richard Kennedy. The tentative approval to advance in this proposal was endorsed by the Hope School Student Congress on Monday, November 24, 1980. On the advice of WZZM-TV Chief Engineer Dale Wolters (his father, Dr. Edward J. Wolters, taught Classics at Hope College for 40 years, retired in 1966), E. Harold Munn and Associates of Coldwater were retained to undertake feasibility engineering studies. Applications to the Federal Communications Commission were tied when a newly founded church of Zeeland sought to secure a license for 89.9, thus delaying the official sign-on date until Friday, September 27, 1985. The "WLQX" ("The Lakeshore's Alternative") and " WMCH "(" West Michigan's Alternative ") was proposed, but then it was decided to apply for WTHS , as it was closer to the original" WTAS "call letter. The reason for the new call is that the WTAS-FM callign was used at that time by a station in Crete, Illinois. The station has since changed its call to WYCA. WTHS FM 89.9 ("We The Hope Station") is licensed to operate with 1,000 watts (directional) at 199 feet (154 feet above average field). The new studio at DeWitt Center is built adjacent to the theater.
Celebrating 50 years of broadcasting, WTHS is relocated to the newly built Martha Miller Global Center for Communication, with official dedication held on Wednesday, January 24, 2007. The facility features state-of-the-art professional equipment, with DAD ( sending digital audio) software by ENCO of Southfield, used by some of the leading radio and television stations and networks.
WTHS continues to evolve as an alternative rock station, operating 24 hours, 365 days a year. The station is broadcast on http://wths.hope.edu/streaming/.
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References
- Michiguide.com - WTHS History
- WTHS Student Radio Station to Celebrate New Studio January 24
External links
- Request FCC FM station database for WTHS
- Radio-Locator Information in WTHS
- Request Nielsen Audio FM station data for WTHS
- Official Site
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