Haverford High School Radio Station Celebrates $10K Gift

Last Updated on February 27, 2013 by askcbiorg

One of the oldest licensed high school radio stations in the United States, WHHS was awarded a construction permit (PDF) from the FCC in February, 1949 and began broadcasts later that year as a 10 watt radio station at 89.3 FM. A program (PDF) from its opening night states that the station was located on the 2nd floor of the high school on Darby Road in Havertown, Pennsylvania. Press accounts at the time indicate that WHHS was the first high school radio station in Pennsylvania.

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