WDSO
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| Broadcast area | Porter, Lake and LaPorte counties |
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| Frequency | 88.3 MHz |
| Branding | 88.3 FM, The Rock |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | High School |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| Operator | Chesterton High School |
| History | |
First air date | August 1976 |
Former frequencies | 89.7 MHz |
Call sign meaning | Duneland School Organization |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 17731 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 400 watts |
| HAAT | 41 meters (135 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°36′29″N 87°03′37″W / 41.60806°N 87.06028°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WDSO (88.3 FM, "The Rock") is a nonprofit high-school radio station at Chesterton High School, in Chesterton, Indiana, with the transmitter at the school. All its disc jockeys are high-school students, who are also responsible for the station's music selection and programming.
Format[edit]
WDSO's radio format is variety, mostly programming rock music. WDSO also broadcasts local news and covers high school sports.
History[edit]
In 2014, when WDSO was permitted to change its power from 10 watts to 410, WDSO purchased a brand new Nautel VS-1 Transmitter to replace its old one, which was from 1985. This allowed for broadcast 24/7, 365 days per year, with 2015 the first year the station broadcast continuously.
In 2018, WDSO purchased and installed an RDS unit, allowing listeners to see the song title and artist of the song currently playing in their cars.
In July 2020, WDSO's longtime operations manager Michele Stipanovich died after working at the station for 39 years. She was succeeded by Emily Fletcher.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDSO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Services Thursday for Michele Stipanovich". chestertontribune.com. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
External links[edit]
- WDSO FM Facebook
- Chesterton High School official website
- WDSO in the FCC FM station database
- WDSO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database