WJHD


WJHD is a non-profit non-commercial educational high school radio station in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, United States, serving the Aquidneck Island area. The station is owned and operated by Portsmouth Abbey School, a Benedictine institution, and broadcasts from its science building.

History

WJHD-FM first went into service on October 16, 1972. Father Geoffrey Chase served as the station trustee during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. In the late '80s to early '90s, the station operated on a transmitter operating at 360 watts. During most of those years, the station was operational only nights and weekends, playing classical music.
In 1999, Father Edmund assumed responsibility for managing the staff and setting the operating hours. Debuting "The Blue Monk," Edmund's show played requests for faculty, parents, and members of the Rhode Island State Police who were listening while on patrol.