WNTH
WNTH is a high school radio station located in Winnetka, Illinois and is owned and operated by New Trier High School. The station is partially ran by a student club who help produce programming for the station. In the 1950s, New Trier became the first U.S. high school with an educational, non-commercial FM broadcast license for a radiated station. The station would commence broadcasting in 1961. WNTH's station and studio is hosted at New Trier's main campus in Winnetka. The station hosts a variety of music genres and podcasts mainly produced by students. WNTH is also an affiliate of the Associated Press and receives newscasts on their behalf.
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| Broadcast area | Chicago |
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| Frequency | 88.1 MHz |
| Branding | WNTH 88.1FM "The Voice of New Trier" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Variety |
| Affiliations | AP Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | New Trier Township High School District 203 |
| History | |
First air date | 1961 |
Call sign meaning | New Trier High |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 6052 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 47 watts |
| HAAT | 46 meters (151 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°05′39″N 87°43′09″W / 42.09417°N 87.71917°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | WNTH Stream |
| Website | WNTH Radio |
WNTH is a high school radio station located in Winnetka, Illinois and is owned and operated by New Trier High School.[2] The station is partially ran by a student club who help produce programming for the station.[3]
In the 1950s, New Trier became the first U.S. high school with an educational, non-commercial FM broadcast license for a radiated station. The station would commence broadcasting in 1961.[4] WNTH's station and studio is hosted at New Trier's main campus in Winnetka. The station hosts a variety of music genres and podcasts mainly produced by students. WNTH is also an affiliate of the Associated Press and receives newscasts on their behalf.
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNTH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ WNTH Radio 88.1 FM. "WNTH Radio 88.1 FM". WNTH Radio 88.1 FM. Archived from the original on April 23, 2025. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "FM Query Results -- Audio Division (FCC) USA". transition.fcc.gov. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
- ^ FM, WNTH Radio 88 1. "WNTH Radio 88.1 FM". WNTH Radio 88.1 FM. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
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External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 6052 (WNTH) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WNTH in Nielsen Audio's FM station database