WKWZ

WKWZ
City Syosset, New York
Broadcast area Township of Oyster Bay, NY
Slogan Magic from the Basement
Frequency 88.5 MHz
Format Educational
ERP 125 watts
HAAT 79 meters (259 ft)
Class A
Facility ID 64351
Transmitter coordinates 40°47′48.00″N 73°27′44.00″W / 40.7966667°N 73.4622222°W / 40.7966667; -73.4622222Coordinates: 40°47′48.00″N 73°27′44.00″W / 40.7966667°N 73.4622222°W / 40.7966667; -73.4622222
Callsign meaning random assignment by FCC
Former callsigns Pirate Radio WPST
Owner Syosset Central School District
Webcast listen
Website www.wkwz.org

WKWZ 88.5 FM is a non-commercial educational, non-profit, high school radio station owned and operated by Syosset Central Schools, Syosset, NY with studios located at Syosset High School in the basement of the faculty parking lot. The station broadcasts from 2:30 pm. to 11:00 p.m., it offers students an involvement in news casting, sports casting, engineering and all aspects of broadcasting. Student training allows them to take the Federal Communication engineering exam which is needed to broadcast on the radio station. WKWZ broadcasts to The Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, NY with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 125 watts, extending its reach to include eastern Nassau County and parts of western Suffolk County and it has been received as far off as southern Connecticut across Long Island Sound. The station has been on the air since 1971. WKWZ shares its frequency and shares time with WPOB Plainview NY.[1]

History

From its origin as a pirate FM station broadcasting from studios located in Woodbury, NY, the station was the brainchild of two Syosset High School students, Scott Tillman and Gary Kitzis. After building and running their pirate FM radio station (WPST FM 103.1Mhz -the "Woodbury Plainview Syosset Team" ) from makeshift studios and a converted FM ham radio transmitter, they brought their idea to the then assistant superintendent of the school district, Dr Norman Schwartz. Dr. Schwartz loved the idea and after school board approval a frequency search was conducted by engineering firm Paul Godley Company. Application for a construction permit BPED -1222 was approved by the FCC in January, 1971 and WKWZ was issued an educational broadcast license. During the FCC licensing process Plainview - Old Bethpage Schools applied for a license on the same (and only available) frequency. In a meeting with the two students and the assistant superintendent of Syosset schools it was decided to allow Plainview - Old Bethpage schools to share the frequency, but only during school hours as it was thought most listeners would tune in after school hours and less while attending classes. Hence Syosset's WKWZ FM begins its broadcasts at 2:30pm when classes end and Plainview-Old Bethpage begins its broadcasts earlier in the day ending its broadcasts at about 2:20pm. The original first class licensee during FCC application was Ron Dagavarian, also a Syosset High School student at the time.[2][3][4][5][6][3][7][8][9][10][11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "WPOB (88.5 FM) radio". Retrieved 2006-08-13.
  2. ↑ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (27 April 1996). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 10 April 2018 – via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 McKee, Ryan. "Judd Apatow: 5 Things You Didn't Know". askmen.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Staff, FCC Internet Services. "Application Search Details". licensing.fcc.gov. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "WKWZ Continues To Prepare Students For The Next Level". patch.com. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "National Writing Project". www.nwp.org. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "About". JakeAsman.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Amorosi, A.D. (28 September 2017). "Judd Apatow Ushers Grandfather Bob Shad's Jazz Label Into the Streaming Age". variety.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  9. ↑ A/S, UniFlip. "Bonaventure Magazine: Summer 2016 Page 8". www.sbu.edu. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  10. ↑ Weill, Jason (10 April 1998). "Tuning in to High School Radio". Imagine. 5 (5): 9–9. doi:10.1353/imag.2003.0113. Retrieved 10 April 2018 – via Project MUSE.
  11. ↑ Saslow, Linda. "SCHOOL RADIO TOWER AT ISSUE". nytimes.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

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