WBSD (89.1
FM) is a
high school radio
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 li ...
station
licensed
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A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreeme ...
to serve
Burlington, Wisconsin
Burlington is a city in Racine and Walworth counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, with the majority of the city located in Racine County. The population of the city was 11,047 as of the 2020 census.
History
Prior to the arrival of Europea ...
, US. The station is owned by the Burlington Area School District and operated by the staff and students of
Burlington High School.
The station's studios are on the current Burlington High School campus but the transmitter site is at Karcher Middle School which is housed in the former Burlington High School building. The current General Manager, Thomas Gilding, began managing the station in mid-2009 becoming only the third General Manager in the station's history after Arlo Ketchpaw and the station's founder, Wisconsin Broadcasters' Association Hall of Fame Member, Terry Havel.
Programming
WBSD broadcasts a community-oriented
adult album alternative
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(aka "Triple A") music format.
The station broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
In addition to its usual music programming, WBSD airs live
play-by-play
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broadcasts of Burlington High School sporting events.
Student involvement
Burlington High School offers a number of classes to help familiarize students with radio station operations, FCC regulations, and broadcasting best practices. The "Broadcasting 1" class allows students to get licensed by the
Federal Communications Commission
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and gives them their first chance of being on the air. The "Broadcasting 2" class gives students experience in recording and producing radio shows. The advanced "Broadcast Seminar" class teaches students more advanced radio skills and puts students in charge of the day-to-day operation of WBSD.
History
WBSD first broadcast on April 7, 1975, under the direction of general manager and broadcasting teacher Terry Havel.
In 2008, shortly after stepping down as general manager of WBSD, Havel was recognized with induction into the Wisconsin Broadcasters Hall of Fame for his work at WBSD and across Wisconsin.
More than four dozen WBSD alumni have gone on to careers in commercial broadcasting, including disc jockeys in Milwaukee and across the country, station management, an
Kelly Kahlwho is the Senior Executive Vice President of Programming Operations for
CBS Television
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.
See also
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List of community radio stations in the United States
This is a list of FCC-licensed community radio stations in the United States.
See also
List of Pacifica Radio stations and affiliates
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References
External links
89 WBSD Online*
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Adult album alternative radio stations in the United States
Community radio stations in the United States
High school radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1975
1975 establishments in Wisconsin