- WTHS
Infobox Radio station
name = WTHS
city =Holland, Michigan
area = [http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WTHS&service=FM&status=L&hours=U]
branding = Eighty Nine Nine
slogan = The Voice of Hope College
airdate =1956
frequency = 89.9MHz
format = Variety; College student station
power = 1,000watt s
erp =
class = A
callsign_meaning = We're The Hope College Station
former_callsigns = WTAS (unofficially 1956-12/14/84)
owner =Hope College
webcast =
website = [http://wths.hope.edu/ http://wths.hope.edu/]
affiliations =WTHS is a student operated
radio station licensed toHope College inHolland, Michigan .History
Carrier Current
The station began in 1956, when Hope student Richard Brockmeier transmitted a signal from his room through the wiring of the then-new Kollen Hall residence hall. Brockmeier joined Hope's faculty in 1966 teaching computer science and physics until his death in 1993.
WTAS-AM
Regular programming began in 1957 as WTAS ("The Anchor Station," paying homage to the college's logo). WTAS-AM 610 operated from studios in the basement at the southwest corner of Kollen Hall for over 25 years. In 1981, WTAS began simulcasting on 103.3 FM on a radio service then offered by local Continental Cablevision of Holland. This "FM cable" carried a number of Chicago and West Michigan FM stations. It was offered to cable television subscribers throughout the Holland and Zeeland communities.
WTHS-FM
A student project, started in the fall of 1979, lead to the move to
FM on September 27, 1985. WTHS-FM 89.9 (We're The Hope Station) was licensed to operate with 1,000 watts (directional). New studios in the DeWitt Center were opened at that time.In 2006, the station moved to its fourth location, in the newly built Martha Miller Center for Global Communication. The 199 foot tower (153 feet above average terrain) and antenna remain at the DeWitt Center. A celebratory open house was held
January 24 , 2007, dedicating the new studios and celebrating 50 years of broadcasting.WTHS continues to thrive as a modern/alternative rock station.
Sources
* [http://www.michiguide.com/dials/rad-s/wths.html Michiguide.com - WTHS History]
* [http://www.hope.edu/pr/pressreleases/content/view/full/12878 Student Radio Station WTHS to Celebrate New Studio Jan. 24]External links
*FMQ|WTHS
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