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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