Chesterton High School radio station, WDSO-FM 88.3, will participate in High School Radio Day (HRSD) for the fifth year in a row on Wednesday, April 26. To celebrate this year, WDSO will start off the day by broadcasting live from the CHS Cafeteria from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The station will also give away free calzones coupons from Val’s Famous Pizza & Grinders in Chesterton to students during the four lunch periods.
Later in the afternoon station members will be broadcasting live at the Boys & Girls Club of Porter County’s new Duneland club between 3:30-4:30 p.m. just prior to the ceremonial ribbon cutting of the new facility that starts at 4:30 p.m. They’ll broadcast music and the news from the new building and interview some of the people involved with the Boys & Girls Club.
As in previous years the organizers hope that High School Radio Day (HSRD) will raise a greater awareness of the high school stations that are broadcasting over-the-air and newer ones who are streaming online since there are so few high schools with radio stations..
High School Radio Day was created after College Radio Day launched in 2011. Even though high school stations were able to register, organizers felt high school stations should have their own day. Pete Bowers, Station Manager at WBFH-FM in Bloomfield Hills was the High School Radio Day founder. Michigan scheduled the first HSRD in May of 2012.
Please listen to WDSO on High School Radio Day and other days as well. The station broadcasts continuously 24/7 so you can listen at any time during the day or night. Regular programming takes place Monday through Friday between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily.
Tune into WDSO-FM 88.3 or stream live on www.duneland.k12.in.us/wdso