WWPT (90.3
FM, "Wrecker Radio") is a
high school radio station licensed to serve
Westport, Connecticut
Westport is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, along the Long Island Sound within Connecticut's Gold Coast. It is northeast of New York City. The town had a population of 27,141 according to the 2020 U.S. Census.
History
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. The station is owned by
Staples High School and licensed to the Westport Board of Education. It airs a high school radio format.
The station was assigned the WWPT call letters by the
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdiction ...
.
WWPT broadcasts all Staples football games, as well as most other Staples sporting events. There are also student DJ shows from 2:30pm to 9:30pm Monday through Friday and 12:00pm to 4pm on Saturdays during the school year.
In 2009, WWPT bega
broadcast via internet.
In 2011, WWPT was named the best high school radio station from the John Drury National High School Radio Award
In 2015, WWPT was named the number two high school radio station in the country from the John Drury National High School Radio Awards. For the first time in the program's history the station won the John Drury National High School Radio Award for best sport
play by play, won by Cooper Boardman, Adam Kaplan, and Zach Edelman.
In 2016, members of WWPT placed as finalists in 14 categories in the national
IBS high school radio awards. Cooper Boardman and Jack Caldwell won for Best Football Play-By-Play, with Cooper Boardman winning Best Use of YouTube and Best Basketball Play-By-Play.
Shortly after success at the 2016 IBS Awards, members of WWPT were nominated for a total 17
John Drury National High School Radio Awards, 6 more than any other station in the country. Nominations spanned several categories including Best Newscast, Best Sports Talk Program, and Best Play-By-Play. At the May Awards ceremonies in
Naperville, Illinois
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, WWPT students won first place in every category they were nominated in, winning 6 total first-place awards. WWPT was also named the number one high school radio station in the country for the first time since 2011.
In 2017, WWPT was named the best high school radio station for the third time ever and second consecutive year from the John Drury National High School Radio Awards.
In 2019, again at the John Drury National High School Radio Awards, WWPT once again walked away with the number 1 station in the country. They also came home with multiple individual first place awards including - Best News Feature Story by Jake Gersh and Cameron Manna, best sports play by play by Greg Settos and Jake Gersh, and Best sportscast by Greg Settos.
References
External links
WWPT official website*
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High school radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1973
1973 establishments in Connecticut
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