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WFOS
WFOS (88.7 FM) is a non-commercial, listener-supported, public radio station licensed to Chesapeake, Virginia, and serving the Southside of Hampton Roads. WFOS is owned by Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association. Its format includes oldies, Motown, adult standards and other past musical styles.
WFOS is a Class B1 station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 15,500 watts. But due to its short tower, its signal only covers the Southside of Hampton Roads. The transmitter is on Elementary Road in Chesapeake, on property owned by the local school district.
WFOS is one of three FM stations owned and operated by Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications: WHRV 89.5 airs NPR news and jazz programs, WHRO-FM 90.3 plays classical music and WFOS specializes in oldies. HRETA also runs WHRO-TV 15, a PBS television station.
WFOS calls itself "Time Machine Radio." Programs include: The Ultimate 1950, 60s, 70s and 80s Oldies, The Big Band Experience, Retro Cocktail Hour, Lost in the Shuffle and The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with Paul Shagrue.
WFOS signed on the air on May 2, 1955. The original frequency was 90.3 MHz. It was powered at only 10-watts and was based at the old Oscar Smith High School in South Norfolk. WFOS started with the help of the widow of the school's namesake, who made a donation to pay for an antenna bought from a station in Florida. She also helped purchase other radio equipment. The school wanted the station's call sign to be WOFS, for Oscar Frommel Smith, but those call letters were already taken. They settled for WFOS. The F stands for FM radio and the OS are Oscar Smith's initials. The station would allow students to learn the ins and outs of radio and see if they were interested in broadcasting as a career.
The City of South Norfolk merged with Norfolk County to form the City of Chesapeake in 1963, resulting in the present city of license. At the same time, Chesapeake Public Schools replaced the South Norfolk school board as the licensee.
Students of Chesapeake Public Schools were put on the air to run hour-long shows or to read news or sports. The station sent students to cover local political contests, even sending a contingent to Richmond to cover state elections.
In October 1990, WFOS moved from 90.3 MHz to 88.7 MHz to accommodate the relocation of WHRO-FM. At the same time, it had to provide some protection to 88.5 FM in Virginia Beach.
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WFOS
WFOS (88.7 FM) is a non-commercial, listener-supported, public radio station licensed to Chesapeake, Virginia, and serving the Southside of Hampton Roads. WFOS is owned by Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association. Its format includes oldies, Motown, adult standards and other past musical styles.
WFOS is a Class B1 station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 15,500 watts. But due to its short tower, its signal only covers the Southside of Hampton Roads. The transmitter is on Elementary Road in Chesapeake, on property owned by the local school district.
WFOS is one of three FM stations owned and operated by Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications: WHRV 89.5 airs NPR news and jazz programs, WHRO-FM 90.3 plays classical music and WFOS specializes in oldies. HRETA also runs WHRO-TV 15, a PBS television station.
WFOS calls itself "Time Machine Radio." Programs include: The Ultimate 1950, 60s, 70s and 80s Oldies, The Big Band Experience, Retro Cocktail Hour, Lost in the Shuffle and The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with Paul Shagrue.
WFOS signed on the air on May 2, 1955. The original frequency was 90.3 MHz. It was powered at only 10-watts and was based at the old Oscar Smith High School in South Norfolk. WFOS started with the help of the widow of the school's namesake, who made a donation to pay for an antenna bought from a station in Florida. She also helped purchase other radio equipment. The school wanted the station's call sign to be WOFS, for Oscar Frommel Smith, but those call letters were already taken. They settled for WFOS. The F stands for FM radio and the OS are Oscar Smith's initials. The station would allow students to learn the ins and outs of radio and see if they were interested in broadcasting as a career.
The City of South Norfolk merged with Norfolk County to form the City of Chesapeake in 1963, resulting in the present city of license. At the same time, Chesapeake Public Schools replaced the South Norfolk school board as the licensee.
Students of Chesapeake Public Schools were put on the air to run hour-long shows or to read news or sports. The station sent students to cover local political contests, even sending a contingent to Richmond to cover state elections.
In October 1990, WFOS moved from 90.3 MHz to 88.7 MHz to accommodate the relocation of WHRO-FM. At the same time, it had to provide some protection to 88.5 FM in Virginia Beach.