| City of license | Rockland, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 88.3 MHz |
| First air date | February 1974 |
| Format | High School |
| ERP | 105 watts, Stereo |
| HAAT | 42 meters (138 feet) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 57299 |
| Callsign meaning | Rockland Public Schools |
| Owner | Rockland Public Schools |
WRPS (88.3 FM) is a high school radio station licensed to serve Rockland, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Rockland Public Schools and operated by the staff and students of Rockland High School. It airs a combination high school/Hot AC music format in Stereo.[1]
The station was assigned the WRPS call letters by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC),[2] and began operations in February 1974.
In 1980, the late legendary Boston broadcaster Fred B. Cole hosted a show every weekday afternoon playing big band records from his personal collection.[3]. Also in 1980, Dave Stewart of WPLJ, New York City began his career at WRPS while attending Junior High School in Rockland. He has been the late-night host at WPLJ since 1989. In 2003, James "Couzy" Anderson, a future TV broadcaster currently serving in the United States Air Force began announcing Play-by-play for the Rockland High School football team, which began a tenure of over 1,000 hours of announcing, 200 plus games and hosted a sports talk show weekly until graduation in 2007.