KBPS
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KBPS is a high school radio
station run by Benson Polytechnic High School
students enrolled in the radio broadcasting program. It is owned by Portland Public Schools. The station manager is Bill Cooper.
KQAC, formerly KBPS-FM, and KBPS-AM share the same building, the FM station no longer has any affiliation with Portland Public Schools other than the space they rent out.
KBPS broadcasts in AM Stereo
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to 7XAD in October 1923. This would lead to Benson's first broadcasting station on May 4, 1923, at 6:00 PM when station KFIF signed on the air. This was only the second radio station operated by an educational institute.
KFIF would become KBPS on March 17, 1930 when KFIF became too expensive for the student body to operate, the District accepted ownership of the station. Prior to 1947 the station only broadcast six hours each day. The station was renamed KBPS (for Benson Polytechnic School) and has continued to this day to operate on the Benson campus and to be staffed by Benson students.
Patricia Green Swenson was the general manager
of the station from 1947 until 1994.
Portland State University
rented out the 1450 AM frequency for their college radio station, which broadcast from 5 p.m. until midnight on weekdays and from noon to midnight on the weekends. This time-sharing arrangement ended on June 25, 2010.
and the weather twice an hour and the news once an hour. Students have control of what they play from a long list of songs, they must program the songs to break at ten past the hour, the bottom of the hour, and ten minutes until the top of the hour.
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 run by Benson Polytechnic High School
Benson Polytechnic High School
Benson Polytechnic High School is a technical public high school in the Portland Public Schools district. Its campus is located in the center of Portland's Eastside commercial area. Students are given a special emphasis in a technical area...
students enrolled in the radio broadcasting program. It is owned by Portland Public Schools. The station manager is Bill Cooper.
KQAC, formerly KBPS-FM, and KBPS-AM share the same building, the FM station no longer has any affiliation with Portland Public Schools other than the space they rent out.
KBPS broadcasts in AM Stereo
AM stereo
AM stereo is a term given to a series of mutually incompatible techniques for wireless radio broadcasting stereo audio in the AM band in a manner that is compatible with standard AM receivers...
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History
In May 1921, the Benson Tech Radio Club received a government license to operate telegraph station 7YK, later changing the call signCall sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
to 7XAD in October 1923. This would lead to Benson's first broadcasting station on May 4, 1923, at 6:00 PM when station KFIF signed on the air. This was only the second radio station operated by an educational institute.
KFIF would become KBPS on March 17, 1930 when KFIF became too expensive for the student body to operate, the District accepted ownership of the station. Prior to 1947 the station only broadcast six hours each day. The station was renamed KBPS (for Benson Polytechnic School) and has continued to this day to operate on the Benson campus and to be staffed by Benson students.
Patricia Green Swenson was the general manager
General manager
General manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. It is also a formal title held by some business executives, most commonly in the hospitality industry.-Generic usage:...
of the station from 1947 until 1994.
Portland State University
Portland State University
Portland State University is a public state urban university located in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1946, it has the largest overall enrollment of any university in the state of Oregon, including undergraduate and graduate students. It is also the only public university in...
rented out the 1450 AM frequency for their college radio station, which broadcast from 5 p.m. until midnight on weekdays and from noon to midnight on the weekends. This time-sharing arrangement ended on June 25, 2010.
Radio schedule
From 8 a.m. until 3 p.m., Kid Rhythm Radio provides kid-friendly music. After 3 p.m., the students can come in and play oldies until 5pm. Students read a live Public Service AnnouncementPublic service announcement
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and the weather twice an hour and the news once an hour. Students have control of what they play from a long list of songs, they must program the songs to break at ten past the hour, the bottom of the hour, and ten minutes until the top of the hour.