Bloomfield Hills (Mich.) Lahser high school teacher Rick Spriska makes a proposal for a radio station.
The idea of a district radio station is introduced at a Bloomfield Hills School Board meeting by Dr. Charles Bowers. He and Larry Howard, a Bloomfield Hills School Board member, had visited Detroit-area educational stations to gather information on establishing a station to serve the community and provide opportunities to students.
The Bloomfield Hills School Board commissions a study by John F.X. Browne and Associates
Richard Spriska resigns from the Bloomfield Hills School District to pursue other interests.
According to the Board of Education minutes, held in the Andover High School Media Center, the following bids were opened and read aloud: Barton & Barton, $8,313; Construction Industries, $6,152; Degenhardt Daly, $8,900; Linney Construction Company, $9,270; Briar Building Company, $12,960; Hexagon Construction Company, $7,800; Crowe & Associates, $11,222; Wydan Construction, $7,500; Condor Construction, $8,000. After evaluating the bids, it was recommended that the Board award this project to the low bidder, Construction Industries. The architect involved was not available for comment. Ayes: Lawrence E. Flora, Joan Ziegler, James K. Graham, Charles L. Bowers, Ruth Bentley, H. Eugene Weiss; Nays: None.
The project appears in the Regular Board Meeting minutes.
License application completed by Browne. District Deputy Superintendent Dr. David Spencer and Athletic Director Norm Quinn work on proposal for facilities.
Federal Communications Commission Elements I, II and IX rules taught to aspiring broadcasters during summer school by Spriska.
Construction of studios and equipment installation completed by Audio Services. Studios were built at both Lahser and Andover high schools.
Summer school taught by Ray Previ, Bloomfield Hills Junior High School audio/visual instructor.
Peter S. Bowers (Central Michigan University '75) is hired as station manager.
First day on the air, broadcasting at 88.1 Mhz with 10 watts of power. Brian McRae and Eric Burch are the first disc jockeys. On the air from 3:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Stuart Best is named WBFH's first operations manager.
Click here for the article from The View Point, the District newsletter.
On the air from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
The first of many March of Dimes Spring Celebration marathon broadcasts. Biff staffers go on the air for 77 hours nonstop!
The school administration grants Station Manager Pete Bowers permission to hire an assistant manager, Bill Ryan, thus expanding the broadcast day and allowing for nighttime operation. The Biff broadcast day begins at 10:00 a.m. and goes until signoff at 10:00 p.m. This is a significant endorsement of the importance of the radio station in the Bloomfield Hills Schools curriculum.
Dave Sheehan (1978-1980)
Mark Brooky (1980-1981)
Jim Styke (1981)
Joan Dodge (1981-1982)
Tom Klopocinski (1982-1987)
Ronald Wittebols (1987-1995)
Paul L. Gaba (1995-1999)
Randy Carr (1999-2012)
Ronald Wittebols (2013-2017)
Saturday morning Be A DJ program (renamed Saturday Jamz in the mid 90s) begins.
District members young and old are invited to spin records and broadcast on Saturday mornings throughout the broadcast year. This program becomes an excellent opportunity for those interested in being on WBFH, as many of the younger participants later signed up for the Fundamentals of Radio Broadcasting class taught by Pete Bowers.
Click here for a comment from Superintendent Fred Thorin with regard to the launch of WBFH Radio.
On the air from 10 a.m. until 11 p.m.
WBFH is on the air for the second annual Spring Celebration marathon broadcast. This year, it's 78 straight hours of broadcasting for the March of Dimes.
WBFH kicks off the Year of 1979! Click here for the executive staff members.
On the air from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m.
WBFH is on the air for the third annual Spring Celebration marathon broadcast. This year, it’s 79 straight hours of broadcasting for the March of Dimes.
“For the first time in two-and-a-half years of broadcasting, WBFH now sports a morning show. Starting at 6:00 a.m. weekday mornings, your host Pete Bowers will provide you with an informative and entertaining program with the local angle. The music will be easy listening and the chatter will focus on what you need to know in the morning (time, weather, etc.). News and sports reports with Bloomfield Hills residents in mind as well as talks on the phone with school district newsmakers. Pete Bowers was born and raised in Bloomfield Hills and brings with him seven years of on-air experience. So if you want to wake up and know what's goin on in your community, tune to the WBFH Morning Show weekedays from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.”
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