| Frequency | 88.3MHz |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | High School |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Rockland Public Schools |
| History | |
First air date | February1974 |
Call sign meaning | RocklandPublicSchools |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 57299 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 105watts, Stereo |
| HAAT | 42 meters (138 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°07′43″N70°55′01″W / 42.12861°N 70.91694°W /42.12861; -70.91694 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | WRPS Radio 88.3FM |
WRPS (88.3FM) is ahigh school radio stationlicensed to serveRockland, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Rockland Public Schools and operated by the staff and students ofRockland High School. It airs a combinationhigh school/Hot ACmusic format in Stereo.[2]
The station was assigned the WRPS call letters by theFederal Communications Commission (FCC),[3] and began operations in February 1974.
In 1980, Boston broadcaster Fred B. Cole hosted a show every weekday afternoon playingbig band records from his personal collection.[4] Also in 1980, Dave Stewart ofWCBS-FM (101.1), New York City began his career at WRPS while attending Junior High School in Rockland. He had been the late-night host atWPLJ (95.5) since 1989 until 2011. He is now the overnight host on 'CBS-FM (101.1) in New York.
In 1981 7th grader Kevin Keleher, mentored by Cole, began his tenure at WRPS. Kevin worked closely with Dave Stewart, Cole, and station manager Steve Budd to form a broadcast team. While Stewart went on to Emerson and the "bright lights of Broadway", Kevin left WRPS is 1984 and went on to perform in Boston rock bands in the 1990s. He hosted a Sunday morning Blues radio program "Blues Hangover", in 2003, onWBOR 91.1 FM in Brunswick, Maine.
In 1991 Jamin with Bill and Sean premiered as the #1 show on the air.
In 2003, James "Couzy" Anderson, a future TV broadcaster currently serving in theUnited States Air Force began announcingPlay-by-play for the Rockland High School football team, which began a tenure of over 1,000 hours of announcing, 200 plus games and hosted asports talk show weekly until graduation in 2007 .There was a famous show called Jamin with Bill & Shawn that aired in the early 1990s. Eventually Shawn graduated in 1991 and it became Jamin with Bill without Shawn.
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