WORTON — Radio station 90.5 WKHS on the campus of Kent County High School was one of 34 stations across 16 states — and the only one in Maryland — to participate in National High School Radio Day on Wednesday, April 30, spinning vinyl, reading the news, and having conversations throughout the day with students and a few guests.
WKHS also debuted its recently installed web stream (video) system in its air studio, showcasing — literally — students in action.
“We have three studio cameras set up, and two side-mounted robotic PTZ cams and one rear wall-mounted ‘wide-shot’ view on a swing arm,” longtime station manager Chris Singleton wrote in an emailed invitation that found its way to The Evening Enterprise.
He said the students, who had been practicing camera control over the past week, would be operating the camera angles and video switching from the newsroom.
Pictured here in the on-air studio are, clockwise from left, student broadcasters Braden Wilson, Aaliyah Dawson, Aidan Maxey and Laila Sidky looking at themselves on the rear wall-mounted screen.
National High School Radio Day — now in its 14th year — is an annual event that celebrates and recognizes the importance of high school radio stations across the United States. The day aims to bring attention to these stations and the valuable service they provide to their communities.
Kent County High School’s station has been serving the Shore since 1974 — a catchy phrase that makes it easy to remember when 90.5 FM went on the air.
Singleton, a 1984 KCHS graduate, has been the station manager at his alma mater since 2008.
Broadcasting is one of 11 Career and Technical Education programs of study, also known as pathways, at Kent County High School.
Currently there are about 30 students in grades 10, 11 and 12 enrolled in the broadcasting pathway.
To learn more, see www.wkhsradio.org.
— Photo by Trish McGee
