KDHS-LP
Encyclopedia
KDHS-LP is a high school radio
station [city of license|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. It airs a Variety
format.
The station was assigned the KDHS-LP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
on June 27, 2002. The station began test broadcasts in September 2002 at the start of the 2002-2003 academic year. Live broadcasting continued through the fall of 2002 as computer problems prevented 24/7 service through use of the station's automation system. By early 2003, all the technical issues had been resolved and KDHS-LP began fulltime service to the Delta Junction area with coverage of "community events and other civic happenings".
High school radio
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 existed in the mid-1920s...
station [city of license|licensed]] to serve Delta Junction, Alaska
Delta Junction, Alaska
Delta Junction is a city in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 897. The city is located a short distance south of the confluence of the Delta River with the Tanana River, which is at Big Delta...
. The station is owned by the Delta/Greely School District and operated by the staff and students of Delta High School. It airs a Variety
Variety (radio)
The term variety as a radio format is loosely defined as a format that plays music across numerous genera.Freeform variety is associated with a wide range of programming including talk, sports, and music from a wide spectrum. This format is usually found on smaller, non-commercial...
format.
The station was assigned the KDHS-LP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
on June 27, 2002. The station began test broadcasts in September 2002 at the start of the 2002-2003 academic year. Live broadcasting continued through the fall of 2002 as computer problems prevented 24/7 service through use of the station's automation system. By early 2003, all the technical issues had been resolved and KDHS-LP began fulltime service to the Delta Junction area with coverage of "community events and other civic happenings".