WKPX
Encyclopedia
WKPX 88.5 FM is a non-commercial educational
high school radio
station owned and operated by the Broward District School Board and is located at Piper High School
in Sunrise, Florida
. The station broadcasts with the talent of Piper High students, school days from 7:30 am to 6 pm. After hours, broadcast students from Nova Southeastern University
man the station, under the name Radio X.
, Alternative
and Punk rock
, among a wide variety of genres.
In 2002 WKPX incorporated an Audiovault, in which the DJ portions were pre-recorded in advance, and the music is played from a broadcast automation
computer system. The station also changed its music format to the more popular Alternative and Punk formats.
Programming on WKPX included Not Real
, which focused on alternative rock with comedy; and Halon 121, a Heavy Metal program, billed as the longest running show in WKPX's history (1982–2003).
However, during 2005–2007 WKPX showcased its most popular show "Breakfast with Frankenstein" which has gained a cult following. It's mix of punk, alternative, and comdedic sketches made it WKPX's most celebrated specialty show to this day.
During the same time, the station was also recognized for their highly popular weekend hip-hop programs which included: Sichop and later The Asylum which were both headed originally by Sydney Crawford, Curtis Steele, and Gerald Dagher. After two sets of graduating classes, and the loss of their popular on-air personalities, WKPX saw a decrease in its hip-hop listeners.
More recently, there were variety shows hosted by the Music Directors of each corresponding year:
2001-10 - Noise Pollution (Punk Variety)
2008-09 - Special Delivery
The format of WKPX still consists of anything from punk to alternative. Listeners can requests songs at the station's request line.
Non-commercial educational
The term non-commercial educational applies to a radio station or TV station that does not accept on air advertisements , as defined in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission . NCE stations do not pay broadcast license fees for their non-profit uses of the radio spectrum...
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 owned and operated by the Broward District School Board and is located at Piper High School
Piper High School (Florida)
Piper High School is a public high school located in Sunrise, Florida, one of the nation's fastest growing cities. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district....
in Sunrise, Florida
Sunrise, Florida
-Overview:Sunrise is a city in southwestern Broward County, Florida, United States. It was incorporated in 1961 by Norman Johnson – a developer whose World Famous Upside-Down House attracted buyers to what was then a remote area...
. The station broadcasts with the talent of Piper High students, school days from 7:30 am to 6 pm. After hours, broadcast students from Nova Southeastern University
Nova Southeastern University
Nova Southeastern University, commonly referred to as NSU or Nova, is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian, research university located in Broward County, Florida, with its main campus in the town of Davie...
man the station, under the name Radio X.
History
The music format on WKPX was originally Top 40, but they altered their format in the late 80's to primarily TechnoTechno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
, Alternative
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
and Punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
, among a wide variety of genres.
In 2002 WKPX incorporated an Audiovault, in which the DJ portions were pre-recorded in advance, and the music is played from a broadcast automation
Broadcast automation
Broadcast automation incorporates the use of broadcast programming technology to automate broadcasting operations. Used either at a broadcast network, radio station or a television station, it can run a facility in the absence of a human operator...
computer system. The station also changed its music format to the more popular Alternative and Punk formats.
Programming on WKPX included Not Real
Not Real
Not Real was a radio program on WKPX, a high school radio station in Broward County, Florida. Not Real was on the air from 1999 to 2006. The show was created and originally hosted by Andrew Felson...
, which focused on alternative rock with comedy; and Halon 121, a Heavy Metal program, billed as the longest running show in WKPX's history (1982–2003).
However, during 2005–2007 WKPX showcased its most popular show "Breakfast with Frankenstein" which has gained a cult following. It's mix of punk, alternative, and comdedic sketches made it WKPX's most celebrated specialty show to this day.
During the same time, the station was also recognized for their highly popular weekend hip-hop programs which included: Sichop and later The Asylum which were both headed originally by Sydney Crawford, Curtis Steele, and Gerald Dagher. After two sets of graduating classes, and the loss of their popular on-air personalities, WKPX saw a decrease in its hip-hop listeners.
More recently, there were variety shows hosted by the Music Directors of each corresponding year:
2001-10 - Noise Pollution (Punk Variety)
2008-09 - Special Delivery
The format of WKPX still consists of anything from punk to alternative. Listeners can requests songs at the station's request line.