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First high school radio stations? Let’s settle the argument with documented facts. The years posted below are the first year ON-THE-AIR. The years of planning don’t count, in my book. It can take from a year to never to get a station on the air. Below are the earliest AM and FM high school stations we have identified, so far.

Earliest AM Stations at High Schools

1923 Savannah High School, Savannah GA
1923 KBPS-AM Benson Polytechnic HS, Portland OR [story]
1923 Lane Tech HS, Chicago IL
1923 Moberly HS, Moberly MO
1924 Omaha Technical HS, Omaha NE
1924 Parker HS, Dayton OH
1924 Petoskey HS, Petoskey MI
1925 Dayton Coop HS, Dayton OH
1925 Gardenville HS, Gardenville NY
1926 Atwood Township HS, Atwood IL

Earliest FM Stations at High Schools

1949 WNAS-FM New Albany HS, Indiana
1949 WHHS Haverford Senior HS, Pennsylvania [story]
1959 WMTH-FM Maine Township HS, Illinois
1960 WNTH-FM New Trier HS, Illinois

Source: http://www.radiosurvivor.com/2015/04/22/where-is-the-oldest-high-school-radio-station-in-the-united-states/

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_school_radio