WBLD
Encyclopedia
WBLD is a high school radio
station broadcasting
a variety
format. Licensed to the West Bloomfield School District
, it first began broadcasting in 1974.
High school radio
High school radio within the United States is almost as old as radio broadcasting itself. Simply defined as a radio station, with its studios located at a high school and usually operated by its students with faculty supervision, stations fitting this description existed in the mid-1920s...
station broadcasting
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
a variety
Variety (radio)
The term variety as a radio format is loosely defined as a format that plays music across numerous genera.Freeform variety is associated with a wide range of programming including talk, sports, and music from a wide spectrum. This format is usually found on smaller, non-commercial...
format. Licensed to the West Bloomfield School District
West Bloomfield School District
West Bloomfield School District is located in West Bloomfield, Michigan. It was formed in 1949 and covers approximately sixteen square miles. As of May 2011, its superintendent is Dr. JoAnn Andrees who succeeded Dr. Gary Faber in 2008...
, it first began broadcasting in 1974.