There is a special relationship between the world of radio and Northfield Mount Hermon School, for the “Father of Radio” — Lee de Forest — was a graduate of the Class of 1893. Few inventors have had a greater effect upon the life and culture of our times. From just one of his many inventions — the electron tube — have come such marvels as the modern radio and phonograph, the long-distance telephone, the talking picture, television, radar, the guided missile, and even the atomic bomb.
Live365.com carries the signal around the globe with three different signals: at 64k stereo for high-speed connections, at 24k mono for dial-up connections, and at 32k for On Demand material in the archives. WNMH operates over the traditional FM airwaves from Stone Hall in Northfield, Massachusetts, with an assigned FM frequency of 91.5 and with a broadcast power of 238 watts (ERP). The station is licensed to the Trustees of NMH by the Federal Communications Commission, and it broadcasts 24 hours every day year-round, even when school is not in session. The current FM station first broadcast from its present studios in the basement of Stone Hall on 10 September 1984. The earlier carrier-current station at the School, WMHS, had studios in Hayden Hall.
In order to keep its license, a station is required to “operate in the public interest” and to be responsive to the needs of the community of license. The official purpose of the station is two-fold: “(1) To educate, inform and entertain the campus and surrounding community; and (2) To give experience in the field of broadcasting to members of the School community.” To fulfill its aim of providing a learning experience and serving the campus community, WNMH maintains professional standards of procedure, organization, and operation.
Lee de Forest, MH 1893