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Welcome to AM 1450 KBPS
This is the radio station owned by the
Portland Public School District.
We are located at Benson High School.
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Listen to exclusive KBPS interviews from the Grand (re)Opening of Benson Polytechnic High School on the KBPS Audio Page
Nation's Largest CTE High School and Oregon's Most Expensive High School - Benson Polytechnic High School - Reopens!
August 29, 2024
Portland, Oregon (KBPS) - Benson Tech is now the biggest CTE high school in the United States, and it's the most expensive high school in Oregon history. After three years of construction and a nine-figure budget, the brand new Benson Polytechnic High School campus has been completed and the first students to use the facility were greeted by teachers and staff this week. "CTE" or Career Technical Education, is a learning structure that allows students to get hands-on education with industry standard equipment, preparing them for their careers and college after high school. The new construction includes a large open space where students can eat lunch, classrooms with up-to-date industry standard technology, and some features from the old Benson building too. Historic places like the original entrance, gym, and auditorium have been preserved to maintain their history while also updating the building's infrastructure for seismic retrofitting and expanding the campus capacity. The public is invited to come see and tour the newly-modernized Benson Polytechnic High School during a Grand Opening Ceremony on Saturday Sept. 14th from 10a-2p. Benson also invites the public to it's big annual showcase called Tech Show, which is scheduled for April 17th and 18th, 2025 in the evening. - This story was produced by the KBPS Student Staff.
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KBPS Artist Spotlights:
Sarah Rogo
Madeline Hawthorne
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Happy 101st Birthday KBPS - March 23, 2024!
Portland City Council proclaims March 23, 2023 to be KBPS Centennial Day
Wilamette Week - America's Oldest Student Radio Station Broadcasts to a New Generation
KOIN - Portland proclamation celebrates KBPS student radio's 100-year run
KOIN - Live, from Portland! KBPS student-run radio station celebrates 100th anniversary
Radio Survivor - My Visit to the Oldest High School Radio Station in the U.S.: Portland's KBPS
Press release on the KBPS centennial
Listen to the exclusive KBPS Centennial Broadcast on the KBPS Audio Page
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The Children's Hour with Katie Stone Mondays at 7a and 4p
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'23-'24 STUDENT CHIEFS OF STAFF
Chief of Staff Josiah Wester
Chief of Music Zip Pollock
Chief of Production Joe Fish
Chief of Promotion Cilxusasqet Friedlander
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