In 1955 Ruth Smith donated $1,200 the school board to go toward a radio station permit. This resulted in the radio station with callsign WFOS - which stands for "W Frommel Oscar Smith" - founded at the high school and currently located at the Chesapeake Center for Science and Technology, transmitting since 1973 on frequency 88.7 FM MHz for the Southside of Hampton Roads and via radio stream online. WFOS features Blues, Beach, Oldies, R&B and a wide variety of other music, as well as national and local news.