Tune in to KNHC-FM (89.5) and help outfit new studio
LOCAL public radio station KNHC-FM (89.5) is influential sufficiency to be one of six stations nationally that hinder pick the Billboard’s Top 40 in the Rythmic Contemporary Hit radio format.
Think Morgan Page and Michelle Williams, both of whom will be featured at the station’sitting Dec. 5 listener appreciation concert.
But unlike the other five stations that weigh in — big-time stations like ClearChannel in New York and the Cox station in Miami — KNHC is run by students at Nathan Hale High School by help of Gregg Neilson, general superintendent and journalism teacher, and three other full-time bat members.
After 37 years of local and national kudos and a devoted audience that pledges for twice-yearly fund drives, the inconsiderable station is in a year of transition.
KNHC is kicking off its first-ever capital campaign this week about improving its sound quality by converting to high-definition radio. The yearlong, $1 million campaign coincides by construction of the function’s new workshop, expected to open nearest fall as member of the Seattle School District’sitting major upgrades to Nathan Hale.
About $800,000 will go to outfit the studio with everything from consoles to software to amplifiers to microphones. Another $100,000 will set up a scholarship government bonds for worthy students — in almost every one of the past 15 years, a Nathan Hale student has won the Washington Area Vocational Educators scholarship. The remaining $100,000 is earmarked for creating a long-term development plan.
This is a exemplary investment in a small high-school program that has helped shape the Seattle minstrelsy scene — all while breeding a couple of generations of kids skills in radio.
