Super 91.7 WMPH

Super 91.7 WMPH Delaware's first high school radio station is on the air 24/7 with music, student voices and sports! WMPH has been broadcasting at 91.7 FM since 1969.

WMPH (91.7 FM, Super 91.7) is Delaware's first high school radio station, located in Wilmington, Delaware. The Brandywine School District Board of Education owns the license granted by the FCC. The call letters WMPH stand for Mount Pleasant High School and offered several program formats over the years including Top 40, progressive rock, dance and now classic, urban, and alternative music, and son

gs by local artists and groups. The station was founded by a group of Mt. Pleasant High School students including Ron Krauss (John Ronald Kraus b. 1956 d. 2006). At that time, the faculty advisor was Ron Webster. In the 1970s it was known as "The non-commercial Rock." WMPH began broadcasting with 1.52 watts effective radiated power (ERP) from a tower atop the school. In 1975 the station increased its output to 28.2 watts ERP. WMPH reaches over a half million potential listeners in Wilmington Delaware and surrounding communities. Located at Mount Pleasant High School and part of the Brandywine School District, WMPH currently broadcasts at 100 watts ERP and serves as part of the Broadcast Engineering and Commucations Program of Mount Pleasant High School. WMPH was known as "The Non-Commercial Rock Station" during its heyday in the 70's with a Top 40 and Progressive Rock format. The station was entirely operated by Mount Pleasant High School students -- many who went on to successful careers in the radio broadcast industry. Original studios were in the basement of the high school. The station kept broadcasting hours before the school day with announcers such as "The Dutchman" Guy VanderLek and "Big Al" Ingalls. After the school day the station would sign back on at 3 PM with more student announcers including Joy VanderLek (who went on to be an air talent at Connecticut Radio Network), Bruce Weiner, Steve Streiker, David Mackenzie, Steve Balick, Leigh Jacobs, and Mike Schwartz (to name a very few). Well known Broadway actor John Dossett was an announcer (1972-1976) while he attended Mount Pleasant. The station went off the air for a period of years after student interest waned and the Mount Pleasant School District was reorganized due to Federal Court action to enact a desegregation plan during the 80's. During 1993, the station restarted operations and moved to new studios in the space formerly occupied by the Mt. Pleasant School District on the first level of the Mt. Pleasant High School building at the intersection of Washington Street Extension and Marsh Road in the Brandywine Hundred area of Wilmington, Delaware. WMPH shares the 91.7 frequency locally with Drexel University's WKDU to its Northwest, West Chester University's WCUR to its North, and WRTI, Dover to its South. During the last 40 years the station had been a training ground for many aspiring broadcasters. Alumni include WSTW's Mike Rossi and Clear Channel Radio executive Leigh Jacobs. WMPH was also one of two non-commercial stations owned by school districts in the United States that programmed a continuous Dance music format, KNHC/Seattle, Washington is the other. The new WMPH has switched formats to include a wider array of programming including classic/progressive rock, alternative, jazz, and various student/district related functions including interviews, sports, and band/choral concert events. On June 11, 2010, the school district announced the station was "going silent" and in summer 2010 management of the studio was assumed by the BSD Information Systems Department. A refit and upgrade of the studios and equipment was completed at that time. The studio recently returned to automated operations on June 3, 2011 with a full student relaunch planned for fall 2011 under the direction and management of radio industry veteran Paul Wishengrad formerly of WJBR, and BSD Information Systems Director, Pat Bush. The studio is under final renovations and went back on-air on June 3, 2011 with a diverse rock, jazz, hip-hop music mix and district/community service programs.

Gettin' festive in here!
04/30/2025

Gettin' festive in here!

Wednesday April 30, 2025 - it's the thirteenth annual HIGH SCHOOL RADIO DAY! Thank you for your support of High School...
04/30/2025

Wednesday April 30, 2025 - it's the thirteenth annual HIGH SCHOOL RADIO DAY! Thank you for your support of High School Radio here at Mount Pleasant High School. Listen to 91.7 FM or wmph.net for special greetings from high school radio kids from all over the USA!

Some of our Local Artist Profiles are starting to pop up on WMPH.net! Thanks to our many generous area musicians, singe...
04/15/2025

Some of our Local Artist Profiles are starting to pop up on WMPH.net! Thanks to our many generous area musicians, singers-songwriters, bands and pop stars for coming in to interview with WMPH radio students. The finished shows air after 9pm most nights on the WMPH radio 91.7 FM, but anyone can hear these 30-minute profiles anytime by going to WMPH.net and clicking on the Podcast Page! Enjoy.

All the Level II radio students finished the project at hand, so they took to DJing and voicetracking (recording on-air ...
04/04/2025

All the Level II radio students finished the project at hand, so they took to DJing and voicetracking (recording on-air breaks ahead of when they are needed). If you are one our listeners who LOVE it when students are hosting music on the air, listen Friday afternoon into the evening (Apr 4) and wake up Saturday morning (Apr 5) with James and Frannie. All these kids love voicetracking, so they laugh and talk frankly and kid and even sing! Listen on 91.7 FM or via wmph.net.

That's a wrap! We had a super-duper INTERVIEW MONTH here at WMPH, and got it done in the first two weeks of March! Man...
03/14/2025

That's a wrap! We had a super-duper INTERVIEW MONTH here at WMPH, and got it done in the first two weeks of March! Many thanks to our kind local talent for making Interview Month possible every March at Super 91.7 WMPH! Gretchen Emery came by yesterday, and this afternoon we had Mark Rogers and Nick Bucci in. THANK YOU, everyone! Listen for the edited shows from ALL our visiting interviewees in the weeks to come. And of course we post them on our PODCAST Page at wmph.net.

BREAKING: The interviewer becomes the interviewee! "Hometown Heroes" creator and local media icon Mark C. Rogers will ...
03/14/2025

BREAKING: The interviewer becomes the interviewee! "Hometown Heroes" creator and local media icon Mark C. Rogers will be interviewed by 9th grade WMPH students Tykee and Henry - later today at 1:00pm! Listen with 91.7 FM or on wmph.net. Pass it on!

Another great day here in March, INTERVIEW MONTH on WMPH! Big thanks to Laura Cheadle and Joe Kenney for coming in to i...
03/07/2025

Another great day here in March, INTERVIEW MONTH on WMPH! Big thanks to Laura Cheadle and Joe Kenney for coming in to interview with 9th graders Ayla, Yazmine and Sania!

March is Interview Month here at WMPH! And we are off to a great start thanks to kind local artists Chris Malinowski of...
03/06/2025

March is Interview Month here at WMPH! And we are off to a great start thanks to kind local artists Chris Malinowski of The Collingwood, and Ty Mathis! They interviewed with Beau and Abby & Gilmore respectively. Always be listening, so you don't miss these LIVE interviews of your favorite local musicians! More every day, keep it on 91.7 FM and our streaming at wmph.net.

Super 91.7 WMPH staffers Dylan and Chase finished their Black History Month project, so they decided to voicetrack for S...
02/14/2025

Super 91.7 WMPH staffers Dylan and Chase finished their Black History Month project, so they decided to voicetrack for Saturday Feb 15. Listen for them hosting music 11am-2pm on 91.7 FM and online at www.wmph.net.

Level 2 Radio students are recruiting, recording and editing brand new BSD Playlists! These are 1-hour music shows co-h...
02/07/2025

Level 2 Radio students are recruiting, recording and editing brand new BSD Playlists! These are 1-hour music shows co-hosted with a BSD adult of their choice. Big thanks to everyone who takes the time to come record with a WMPH student, including BSD board president Ralph Ackerman, MPHS admins Tiff McCullough and John Norton, and Mount educator Kyle Frazier. Listen for the new BSD Playlists to air next week! Info at wmph.net.

All weekend long - every hour - in anticipation of Monday Jan 20: We are really proud of this collection of student trib...
01/15/2025

All weekend long - every hour - in anticipation of Monday Jan 20: We are really proud of this collection of student tributes to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Listen for these short MLK tributes at the top of every hour, Saturday, Sunday and MLK Monday. Don't miss an hour! On 91.7 FM and streaming all day at WMPH.net.

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WMPH (91.7 FM, Super 91.7) is Delaware's first high school radio station, located in Wilmington, Delaware. The Brandywine School District Board of Education owns the license granted by the FCC. The call letters WMPH stand for Mount Pleasant High School and offered several program formats over the years including Top 40, progressive rock, dance and now classic, urban, and alternative music, and songs by local artists and groups. WMPH has been broadcasting at 91.7 FM since 1969. The station was founded by a group of Mt. Pleasant High School students including Ron Krauss (John Ronald Kraus b. 1956 d. 2006). At that time, the faculty advisor was Ron Webster. In the 1970s it was known as "The non-commercial Rock." WMPH began broadcasting with 1.52 watts effective radiated power (ERP) from a tower atop the school. In 1975 the station increased its output to 28.2 watts ERP. WMPH reaches over a half million potential listeners in Wilmington Delaware and surrounding communities. Located at Mount Pleasant High School and part of the Brandywine School District, WMPH currently broadcasts at 100 watts ERP and serves as part of the Broadcast Engineering and Commucations Program of Mount Pleasant High School. WMPH was known as "The Non-Commercial Rock Station" during its heyday in the 70's with a Top 40 and Progressive Rock format. The station was entirely operated by Mount Pleasant High School students -- many who went on to successful careers in the radio broadcast industry. Original studios were in the basement of the high school. The station kept broadcasting hours before the school day with announcers such as "The Dutchman" Guy VanderLek and "Big Al" Ingalls. After the school day the station would sign back on at 3 PM with more student announcers including Joy VanderLek (who went on to be an air talent at Connecticut Radio Network), Bruce Weiner, Steve Streiker, David Mackenzie, Steve Balick, Leigh Jacobs, and Mike Schwartz (to name a very few). Well known Broadway actor John Dossett was an announcer (1972-1976) while he attended Mount Pleasant. The station went off the air for a period of years after student interest waned and the Mount Pleasant School District was reorganized due to Federal Court action to enact a desegregation plan during the 80's. During 1993, the station restarted operations and moved to new studios in the space formerly occupied by the Mt. Pleasant School District on the first level of the Mt. Pleasant High School building at the intersection of Washington Street Extension and Marsh Road in the Brandywine Hundred area of Wilmington, Delaware. WMPH shares the 91.7 frequency locally with Drexel University's WKDU to its Northwest, West Chester University's WCUR to its North, and WRTI, Dover to its South. During the last 40 years the station had been a training ground for many aspiring broadcasters. Alumni include WSTW's Mike Rossi and Clear Channel Radio executive Leigh Jacobs. WMPH was also one of two non-commercial stations owned by school districts in the United States that programmed a continuous Dance music format, KNHC/Seattle, Washington is the other. The new WMPH has switched formats to include a wider array of programming including classic/progressive rock, alternative, jazz, and various student/district related functions including interviews, sports, and band/choral concert events. On June 11, 2010, the school district announced the station was "going silent" and in summer 2010 management of the studio was assumed by the BSD Information Systems Department. A refit and upgrade of the studios and equipment has been underway since that time. The studio recently returned to automated operations on June 3, 2011 with a full student relaunch planned for fall 2011 under the direction and management of radio industry veteran Paul Wishengrad (Lewis ) formerly of WJBR, and BSD Information Systems Director, Pat Bush. The studio is under final renovations and went back on-air on June 3, 2011 with a Classic/Alternative Rock, Jazz and district/community program formats.