KDHS-LP

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KDHS-LP
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City Delta Junction, Alaska
Frequency 95.5 MHz
Branding"KDHS.fm"
Programming
Format Variety
Ownership
OwnerDelta/Greely School District
History
First air date
2002
Call sign meaning
Delta High School
Technical information
Facility ID 124904
Class LP1
ERP 100 watts
HAAT 23 meters (75 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
64°02′34″N145°42′37″W / 64.04278°N 145.71028°W / 64.04278; -145.71028

KDHS-LP (95.5 FM) is a high school radio station licensed to serve Delta Junction, Alaska. The station is owned by the Delta/Greely School District and operated by the staff and students of Delta High School. [1] It airs a Variety format. [2] [3]

The station was assigned the KDHS-LP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on June 27, 2002. [4] The station began test broadcasts in September 2002 at the start of the 2002–2003 academic year. [5] Live broadcasting continued through the fall of 2002 as computer problems prevented 24/7 service through use of the station's automation system. [6] By early 2003, all the technical issues had been resolved and KDHS-LP began full-time service to the Delta Junction area with coverage of "community events and other civic happenings". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Farm tour schedule set". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner . 2003-07-10. The staff at KDHS, Delta High School's radio station, is looking for help promoting community events and other civic happenings.
  2. "LPFM Alaska". LPFMDatabase.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-20.
  3. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
  4. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  5. "Training programs set for Greely jobs". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. 2002-09-05. Another type of vocational training at Delta High is finally getting some air time--literally. The student radio station, KDHS at 95.5 FM, is doing test broadcasts as students and instructors work out a format and schedule for the new station.
  6. "Instructor hired for Delta building trades program". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. 2002-11-07. While the new radio station, KDHS, 95.5 FM, is still sending out just tentative signals, that should change soon. Instructor Mike Pelto said a problem with the new computer system is preventing the students from taping radio shows.