WOAS

Summary

WOAS (88.5 FM) is a high school radio station broadcasting a variety style music format and serves the greater Ontonagon County (approximately 17 mile radius). The station is owned and licensed to the Ontonagon School Board of Education and is staffed voluntarily by the students of the High School and local community members.

Station Hours

The WOAS Radio Station broadcasts on weekdays (Monday - Friday) from 9:00AM (EST) to 10:00PM (EST) during the academic school year (September through June). The station also does selective broadcasting in August during the Porcupine Mountains Music Festival.

Office hours are on weekdays (Monday - Friday) from 9:00AM (EST) to 3:00PM (EST) during the academic school year and the manager's office can be found by asking the school information office.

Media and Programming

In addition to the regular on-air Disc Jockey music, there are a number of syndicate shows that are commonly played including: Planetary Radio, Cowpie Radio, Power-Line, and special release media from the Home Grown Music Network.

The variety format allows students and community staff to play a personal preference of genre during their respective on-air shows as long as it appends to the "terms-of-broadcast" concerning profanity and other points. Some shows are also syndicated from school groups and organizations such as the "Spanish Club."

WOAS now features a complete digital media system including three Compact Disc (CD) players, a...
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