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WRHS is an unlicensed FM radio station broadcasting on 89.7 MHz in Norridge, Illinois, in the Chicago metropolitan area. It is owned and operated by Ridgewood High School, and it broadcasts from the campus in Norridge, Illinois.

[edit] Christmas

WRHS announced its intention to become the earliest station to change over to Christmas music in 2007 (as "Jack Frost"), surpassing 2006's first Christmas station, KOSY-FM in Salt Lake City, which switched on October 30, 2006. The station launched its Christmas format on the morning of October 25, 2007. However, they were beaten by WEXM in Indianapolis, who began stunting on Monday, October 8, through the rest of the holiday season. The next year, in an effort not to be outdone, WRHS-FM announced that they would play holiday music from Thursday, September 25, 2008 to Thursday, January 8, 2009, which would surpass any current stunt by a commercial station. This successfully beat WMVN, the first FCC-licensed station to change to the format, which changed on October 10, 2008. The holiday music continued on sister station 88.1 WXMS Harwood Heights as WRHS suspended the format for the week surrounding Halloween by changing to all Halloween music (changing its slogan during that period to "Jack O'Lantern").

[edit] Radio

WRHS-FM signed on in 1976 at 88.1 FM in Park Forest, Illinois. In 2004, they moved to 89.7 FM. From January to September, WRHS-FM 89.7 plays adult hits as Jack FM. From September 25, 2008 to January 8, 2009, 88.1 FM is WXMS in Harwood Heights, Illinois. From October 27, 2008 to November 3, 2008, 89.7 FM WRHS Norridge is Jack O'Lantern playing Halloween music. On-Air Personalities include Ken Derus, Monica Lockwood, Kevin Szaflik, Mike Stasinopolous and Joanne Dynak.

[edit] Television

WRHS-TV was originally broadcast channel 73. It began operations in 1969. It moved to cable channel 3, cable channel 4, cable channel 96, back to cable channel 4 and has been cable channel 19 since February 14, 2004. WRHS Television airs programming on Comcast Cable Channel 19 on Thursdays from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. They also air a half hour version on Chicago Access Network Television (CAN) on Channel 19 in Chicago on Saturday mornings from 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM. WRWX-TV 4 is a secondary channel programmed by the Multimedia Club at Ridgewood High School.

[edit] Former Personalities

[edit] Television

• Jeff Angileri, now at WKOW / WMSN-TV in Madison, WI

[edit] Radio

• Joe Bartosh, now at WJMK 104.3 FM in Chicago, IL
• Dan "Dow" Lewandowski, now at KERA-TV in Dalls, TX

[edit] External links

• Official Website

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