The students on the KYDS News Team are working to
keep parents and students up to date. Every week, they record
announcements and play them in a loop on KYDS-FM. Tune to 88.5 FM on
your radio dial while you are on the parking lot or driving by the
school. Listen to KYDS!
But KYDS is not just a radio station. It is also a TV station. The KYDS News
Team videotapes different activities happening at the school and
reports them through the school TV network to their fellow students. Watch our video broadcasts!
Studio warning light: The studio warning light attempts to
indicate to people outside the studio that a production is currently
taking place or is just about to. If the warning light outside the
studio is on and you have to enter the studio, please do so quietly.
Because there is no sound trap, wait for noisy hall foot traffic to
pass before opening the studio door. Enter quickly and quietly and then
stay back against the wall unless you are a crew member and have a task
to perform.
Why KYDS? Several students asked why we chose to call our radio/TV station KYDS. Well, it is really simple.
In the United States, the vast majority of stations east of the
Mississippi River have call signs beginning with "W". Exceptions
include: KDKA (Pittsburgh), the first commercial radio station in the
world, and KYW (Philadephia). Callsigns of US stations west of the
Mississippi River generally begin with "K". Among the grandfathered
exceptions to this are WDAF (Kansas City), WTAW (Bryan, Texas), and
WACO (Waco, Texas), all issued before the rule took effect.
And, of course, YDS just stands for Youree Drive Spartans.
KYDS 
