WEEM-FM
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WEEM-FM is the student-run high school radio
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 of Pendleton Heights High School
Pendleton Heights High School
Pendleton Heights High School is a public high school in Pendleton, Indiana whose name is commonly abbreviated to PHHS. It is part of the South Madison Community School Comporation and has an enrollment of around 1,200 students.- History :...

 in Pendleton, Indiana
Pendleton, Indiana
Pendleton is a town in Fall Creek Township, Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area...

. It broadcasts in the Mainstream Top 40 music format, with students hosting shows in different formats. The station is owned by South Madison Community School Corporation and is operated by students at Pendleton Heights High School.

On February 11, 2010, the South Madison Community School Corporation School Board voted to eliminate WEEM-FM's operating budget, which will effectively bring an end to the station's operation. The station website said the final date of broadcasting had not yet been determined.

Broadcasting information

The station broadcasts with 1.2 kilowatts of both vertical and horizontal power at 47 feet (14.3 m) of height above average terrain serving portions of Hamilton
Hamilton County, Indiana
Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. Census 2010 recorded a population of 274,569. The county seat is Noblesville....

, Hancock
Hancock County, Indiana
Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 70,002. The county seat is Greenfield.-Geography:...

, Marion
Marion County, Indiana
Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. Census 2010 recorded a population of 903,393, making it the largest county in the state and 55th most populated county in the country, greater than the population of six states. The county seat is Indianapolis, the state capital and...

, Madison
Madison County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 133,358 people, 53,052 households, and 36,234 families residing in the county. The population density was 295 people per square mile . There were 56,939 housing units at an average density of 126 per square mile...

, and Henry
Henry County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 48,508 people, 19,486 households, and 13,971 families residing in the county. The population density was 124 people per square mile . There were 20,592 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile...

 counties.

Programming

WEEM plays a variety of modern pop music hits. WEEM original programming includes The Ark a Contemporary Christian music radio show, "Explicit Content" a modern rock/metal/punk show, and "South Madison Monthly" a look inside the schools that own the radio station. WEEM is also a syndicate for Acoustic cafe
Acoustic cafe
Acoustic Café is an independent, syndicated radio program, produced in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A. Started in 1995, Acoustic Café presents singer-songwriters in various genres, playing songs in the Acoustic Café studio and chatting with host Rob Reinhart...

 an independent radio program originating from Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...

 that presents singer-songwriters from a variety of genres.

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