[BC] SBE Membership

[Fred Gleason]

On Nov 23, 2013, at 20:55 48, Mike McCarthy <towers at mre.com> wrote:

> The electronics teacher was the station advisor and he made sure all the 
> students tested and passed their 3rd class during their freshman year on 
> field trip(s)to the FCC office in Chicago. That and the studios were 
> also in his class/lab room. Broadcast Endorsement was bonus points.

The Broadcast Endorsement was required at WVPH before you could get your own show.  The incentive worked -- imagine a whole class of fifteen year olds learning to read meters!

> There were at least a half dozen 1st class students running around that 
> high school at any given time until the station went dark in 1979.  I 
> think my class had the last of the first class guys as the school 
> shifted focus away from radio the year before we went dark and much 
> emphasis was taken away from the licenses.

We were more fortunate -- when 80-90 came out, the Board of Eduction stepped up and did the upgrade to Class A.  100 watts, whoohoo!  It's still there today.  Our time-share partner over in Highland Park (WVHP) was not so lucky.

Cheers!

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