WDSO

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WDSO
Broadcast area Porter, Lake and LaPorte counties
Frequency 88.3 MHz
Branding88.3 FM, The Rock
Programming
Language(s) English
Format High School
Ownership
Owner
Operator Chesterton High School
History
First air date
August 1976
Former frequencies
89.7 MHz
Call sign meaning
Duneland School Organization
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 17731
Class A
ERP 210 watts
HAAT 41 meters (135 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°36′29″N87°03′37″W / 41.60806°N 87.06028°W / 41.60806; -87.06028
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.duneland.k12.in.us/wdso

WDSO (88.3 FM, "The Rock") is a nonprofit high-school radio station at Chesterton High School, in Chesterton, Indiana, with the transmitter at the school. All its disc jockeys are high-school students, who are also responsible for the station's music selection and programming.

Contents

Format

WDSO's radio format is variety, mostly programming rock music. WDSO also broadcasts local news and covers high school sports.

History

In 2014, when WDSO was permitted to change its power from 10 watts to 410, WDSO purchased a brand new Nautel VS-1 Transmitter to replace its old one, which was from 1985. This allowed for broadcast 24/7, 365 days per year, with 2015 the first year the station broadcast continuously.

In 2018, WDSO purchased and installed an RDS unit, allowing listeners to see the song title and artist of the song currently playing in their cars.

In July 2020, WDSO's longtime operations manager Michele Stipanovich died after working at the station for 39 years. She was succeeded by Emily Fletcher. [2]

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WDSO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Services Thursday for Michele Stipanovich". chestertontribune.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.