WWPT
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WWPT is a high school radio station
licensed to serve Westport, Connecticut
. The station is owned by Staples High School
and licensed to the Westport County Board of Education. It airs a high school radio format.
The station was assigned the WWPT call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
.
In 2009, WWPT placed 3rd or above in four of five entries in the John Drury National High School Radio Awards.http://www.wonc.org/Drury.htm
WWPT broadcasts all of the Staples football, boys and girls basketball, and most baseball games, as well as many other games. There are also DJ shows from 2:30-9:30 Monday through Friday during the school year.
In 2009, WWPT began broadcast via internet.
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...
licensed to serve Westport, Connecticut
Westport, Connecticut
-Neighborhoods:* Saugatuck – around the Westport railroad station near the southwestern corner of the town – a built-up area with some restaurants, stores and offices....
. The station is owned by Staples High School
Staples High School
Staples High School is a public secondary school, that opened on April 26, 1884 located in the town of Westport, Connecticut, USA. Staples High School is named after its founder Horace Staples who founded the school in 1884. The school was first located at Riverside Ave. and moved to its current...
and licensed to the Westport County Board of Education. It airs a high school radio format.
The station was assigned the WWPT call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
.
In 2009, WWPT placed 3rd or above in four of five entries in the John Drury National High School Radio Awards.http://www.wonc.org/Drury.htm
WWPT broadcasts all of the Staples football, boys and girls basketball, and most baseball games, as well as many other games. There are also DJ shows from 2:30-9:30 Monday through Friday during the school year.
In 2009, WWPT began broadcast via internet.