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WMPH HISTORY

 
Jesse Morris, Class of 1968, was running for the Mount Pleasant Senior High School student council.  On the Morris Ticket was the proposal for a student-run low power radio station.  The radio station was initially proposed in May 1967 prior to the student council election.
 
The student council election was held on May 20, 1967.  Jesse Morris was elected Student Council President for the Class of 1968.  On May 23, Robert Huber (also Class of 1968) was appointed radio station manager and project coordinator.  The school administration were helpful and supportive of this ambitious project.
 
On February 19, 1968, the Mount Pleasant Board of Education submitted the FCC application.  The FCC issued a non-commercial FM low power educational radio station construction permit to the school board on October 15, 1968.  This was the first permit of its kind to be granted within the State of Delaware.
 
May 1967 - Platform of the Morris Ticket
May 9, 1967 - Letter to Bob Huber from the Morris Ticket
October 11, 1967 - Letter from MPSSD (Schwinger) to NAB
May 21, 1968 - Letter from Senator Boggs to MPHS
June 14, 1968 - Letter from Law Firm to MPHS
July 10, 1969 - Article from Town Talk newspaper
Summer 1969 - Article (unknown source)
 
WMPH radio first signed on the air October 1, 1969.
 
The radio station was dark (off the air) from 1989 - 1993.  Under the new management of Clint Dantinne, WMPH returned to the air March 1, 1993.
 
WMPH was renovated during the 1995 - 1996 school year.  At that time, the studios were temporarily moved to a trailer at the Claymont Education Center.
 
DOCUMENTS
WMPH Renewal Certificate WMPH FCC License
 
PICTURE ARCHIVE
 
Studios in January 1993 Old News Articles
Control Room Brandywine Review 1993
Lobby News Journal April 29, 1993 - A
Production Room News Journal April 29, 1993 - B
Engineering Room Big Shout
Studios in March 1993 News Journal February 3, 1994
Control Room Out & About Magazine February 1994
Studios in 1995 News Journal April 19, 1994 - A
Control Room News Journal April 19, 1994 - B
Control Room News Journal
Office News Journal October 20, 1994
Production Room News Journal July 3, 1997
Engineering Room Brandywine Valley Weekly January 2, 1998
Outside view of trailer (studios located in foreground at Claymont) News Journal March 23, 2000
 
  News Journal June 8, 2004 [online article]
  Brandywine Review March 2006
  SPARK Magazine April 5, 2006 [online article] Alumnus mentions WMPH
  Community News November 11, 2006
No performance tax boycott Began in 2007
boycott.... Letters sent 2009 to Delaware Congressman Castle and Senators Carper and Kaufman
boycott.... Letters received 2009 from Delaware Senator Kaufman
boycott.... Associated Press June 10, 2009
boycott.... All Access Music June 12, 2009
boycott.... News Journal June 16, 2009
(frontpage) * (Full Article)
boycott.... ACTION NEWS ch. 6 (WPVI Philadelphia) June 28, 2009  [VIDEO]
Studios during 1996 Construction at Mount Pleasant High School Other
Control Room Original WMPH Logo on Handbook 1993
Office First Program Schedule Spring 1993
Studios in 1996 WMPH Ad on Cable TV 1995
Control Room WMPH T-Shirt at Claymont
  WMPH on School Marquee
  WMPH manager with Powerline host at National Assoc. of Broadcaster's Show
  WMPH at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia 2000
  Our first affiliate satellite network
  Our first billboard in Wilmington
  Another WMPH billboard
  WMPH in 2002 Yellow Pages
  Ad in Out & About Magazine 2001
  Ad in Out & About Magazine 2006
  Website Archive (1998 - 2003)
 
Picture Galleries:  2003     2004     2005     2006     2007     2008     2009
 

WMPH was Delaware's only high school radio station until 1998 when
WMHS began broadcasting at 88.1 FM from McKean High School.
 
 
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