WTBR-FM

WTBR-FM (89.7 FM, "89.7 The Brave FM") is a high school radio station broadcasting a Classic Rock music format. Licensed to Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA, the station serves the Pittsfield area from inside Taconic High School on Valentine Road. The station is currently owned by the Pittsfield Public School Committee.

History

Over the past four decades, the station has helped jump-start the budding careers of many future radio professionals in the Berkshires and beyond. In particular, in the 1970s under the leadership of station director, Bob Cooper, the station flourished with a wide range of student programming and an organization that continued to build the impressive archive of vinyl records. With more than an estimated 10,000 records from the late 1960s into the 1980s, WTBR is truly a priceless gem. Over the years, the station continued to serve as a significant outlet for the school and community. Of note, NASA astronaut, Stephanie D. Wilson, was a member of the radio club and she hosted her own program on WTBR. A 1984 graduate of Taconic High School, Wilson would go on to become the second African-American woman in space, taking part in two successful NASA Discovery missions in 2006 and in 2007.