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WCVY: Coventry High School’s Hidden Gem By Josephina Johnson
Radio has gone out of style, replaced by Spotify and social media. Yet radio offers much that these lack, including a sense of history and culture missing from your phone. Like a record player, listening to music on the radio offers you a different type of sound, with a nostalgic buzz often hovering in the background. But unlike vinyl records, radio is free.
When I first started at CHS, I was really excited to learn that we have a radio station, as it’s really rare for a high school to have its own broadcasting station. I eagerly tuned into 91.5 FM, expecting to hear the voices of high schoolers broadcasted to the universe, but instead was met by two songs, looping endlessly. Live radio at CHS had been canceled for Covid and replaced with a repetitive shell that lasted for over two years. But when WCVY radio began broadcasting live again this month, I was again disappointed. Most students at CHS are barely aware we have a radio station, few bother to listen, and fewer than that are involved with the broadcast.
Although the WCVY radio station offers students an incredible platform to amplify our voices and share our ideas, it is largely ignored by the CHS student body. Radio has gone out of style, replaced by Spotify and social media. Yet radio offers much that these lack, including a sense of history and culture missing from your phone. Like a record player, listening to music on the radio offers you a different type of sound, with a nostalgic buzz often hovering in the background. But unlike vinyl records, radio is free. You can tune in on your phone or in the car.
CHS’s radio also has several perks that the average station doesn’t. Our station plays insanely short ads and includes updates on goings-on at CHS. As you drive home from school, you can be informed about the coming convolutions of our schedule, the details of the most recent soccer game, and the upcoming musical, Chicago. Listening to 91.5 can also broaden your taste in music. Instead of overplaying mainstream music like other stations, WCVY broadcasts a mixture of alternative and rock, everything from Bob Marley to Bad Omens.
But the best part of WCVY is that you can be a part of it. If you’re interested in journalism, music, or just like talking, the radio may be the extracurricular for you. By joining the WCVY team, you can help to expand their live hours as well, as they currently only broadcast from 2-8 pm on weekdays. If you’re curious to learn more, contact Mr. Murray, who runs the program, or just tune in to 91.5 and give it a listen. It could be that you’ll discover a new passion.