WPAA

WPAA

Infobox Private School
background = #f0f6fa
border = #ccd2d9
name = Phillips Academy Radio (WPAA)


established = 1965
homepage = [http://www.WPAA.com/ www.WPAA.com]

WPAA is a radio station, broadcasting from the campus of Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts.Founded using Phillips alum and then-NBC president Robert Sarnoff's gift of $15,000, the station was launched in 1965 by a host of famous personalities, including Bob Hope, Jack Lemmon, David Brinkley, Sammy Davis Jr., and Hugh Downs. The station's signal was powered by a 33 watt transmitter and reached over 104 square kilometers, which, at launch, had the potential to reach over 150,000 people.

Until 2003, the station broadcast on the frequency 91.7FM from Phillips Academy's Evans Hall. The station was then transitioned to an internal webcast, which is currently available exclusively to Phillips Academy students, faculty, parents, and alumni through the school's PAnet portal system. However, several times over the past year, WPAA has broadcast special events to the internet at large.

Since the demolition of Evans Hall in 2004, WPAA has broadcast from the basement of Morse Hall.

External links

* [http://www.wpaa.com WPAA's Official Website]
* [http://www.wpaa.com/firstbroadcast.php Inaugural Broadcast]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • WPAA — Worldwide Pantnagar Alumni Association (Academic & Science » Universities) ** Wildlife Protection Association of Australia (Community » Non Profit Organizations) * Western Pennsylvania Apartment Association (Community) * Walker s Point Artists… …   Abbreviations dictionary

  • Phillips Academy — Infobox Private School background = #f0f6fa border = #ccd2d9 name = Phillips Academy motto = Non Sibi (Not for Oneself) Finis Origine Pendet (The End Depends Upon the Beginning) established = 1778 type = Independent, Boarding head name = Head of… …   Wikipedia

  • Liz Claman — Infobox journalist name = Liz Claman birthname = Elizabeth Kate Claman birth date = birth date and age|1963|12|12 birth place = Beverly Hills, California age = death date = death place = occupation = Anchor, Fox Business Network alias = gender =… …   Wikipedia

  • WUML — Infobox Radio station name = WUML city = Lowell, Massachusetts area = Massachusetts college slogan = branding = frequency = 91.5 MHz repeater = airdate = share = share as of = share source = format = power = erp = 1,400 watts haat = 63.0 meters… …   Wikipedia

  • High school radio — within the United States is almost as old as radio broadcasting itself. Simply defined as a radio station, with its studios located at a high school and usually operated by its students with faculty supervision, stations fitting this description… …   Wikipedia

  • Phillips Academy — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Phillips. Phillips Academy Samuel Phillips Hall …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Phillips Academy — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Contenido 1 Introducción 2 Historia …   Wikipedia Español

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”