WPHS

This article is about the radio station. For the school in Warren, Michigan, see Warren Consolidated Schools. For the school in Winter Park, Florida, see Winter Park High School. For the school in Colorado, see Woodland Park High School. For any school named after William Penn, see William Penn High School.

WPHS (89.1 FM) is a radio station owned and operated by Warren Consolidated Schools, in Warren, Michigan, United States. WPHS was originally broadcast on 91.5 FM with 10 watts; WPHS now operates with 100 watts on 89.1 FM. The radio station's first broadcast was on March 24, 1964.

WPHS

Warren, Michigan United States
Broadcast area	Detroit, Michigan
Frequency	89.1 MHz
Branding	Exile Radio
Programming
Format	Variety (primarily College rock); High school station
Affiliations	Oakland County FC WCPE
Ownership
Owner	Warren Consolidated Schools
History
First air date	March 20, 1964
Call sign meaning	Warren Public High School
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	70892
Class	A
Power	100 watts
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	wphs.com

The founding station manager and teacher was Charles Lampinen who retired in 1989. Jennifer Stanczyk took over for Lampinen in 1989 but was moved out of the radio program as part of budget cuts that took effect during the 2009–2010 school year. Stanczyk eventually retired from teaching as a whole following the 2018–2019 school year. Operations Manager Jeremy Olstyn currently runs the station.

Most of the shows on the station during the school year are student-produced, typically in the College Rock genre, with a slight mixture of electronica. Live shows are produced during scheduled classes, while recorded specialty shows (that diverge from College Rock) are recorded on take home studio kits, with recorded programs running the following evening. Formerly, on the weekends, the station played classical music received via C-Band satellite, the feed originating from WCPE in North Carolina. The station also broadcasts live high school sporting events, school board meetings, or other special events. Student shows are also featured on the station.

Every year WPHS runs a 'radio marathon', where students broadcast 24 hours a day for several days as a fundraiser. Generally, the funds raised are used to improve the station's equipment.

References

• Michiguide.com - WPHS history

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 70892 (WPHS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WPHS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• WPHS WEB SITE