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22-475: WAPS may refer to: WAPS (FM) , a radio station (91.3 FM) licensed to Akron, Ohio, United States Weighted Airman Promotion System Western Australia Police Service Winona Area Public Schools , a school district in Minnesota also known as Independent School District 861 See also [ edit ] Wasp WAP (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

44-418: A HD2 audio channel originally named "Summit Flashbacks," offering a commercial-free mix of " new wave " inspired music from the years 1976 through 1994. This channel was rebranded as "The 330", with music produced by artists from northeast Ohio. In June 2010, WAPS launched a HD3 station for children called Kidjam! Radio. Kidjam! Radio aims "to embrace technology by combining high-quality entertainment with

66-624: A New York City architectural firm. Schneider left the company in 1913, but retained creative control and oversight of the building project. In April 1912, the Seiberlings, with oldest daughter Irene and architect Schneider, traveled to England to tour approximately 20 manor homes to gather inspiration for the home's design. Three English country homes served as the inspiration for Stan Hywet: Compton Wynyates , Ockwells Manor , and Haddon Hall . The long, sprawling Manor House encompasses 64,500 square feet (5,990 m ) and includes four floors and

88-470: A conservatory and greenhouses constructed by King Construction Company of North Tonawanda, New York, and specified the construction of a rectangular Palm House with a 24 foot wide greenhouse on the back with a wing on each side, for a cost of $ 18,330. The greenhouse space behind the Palm House was initially divided into a "general plant house," an "orchid house" and a "vegetable house." The original 1915 building

110-488: A gymnasium. In 1957, the six surviving adult Seiberling children donated Stan Hywet to the newly formed Stan Hywet Hall Foundation, a non-profit organization formed for the preservation of the estate . It is now a historic house museum and country estate, open seasonally to the public, in keeping with the stone inscription above the Manor House front door , "Non nobis solum," meaning "Not for us alone". From 2015 to 2021,

132-495: A lower level (basement). In conceiving their dream home, the Seiberlings asked each family member what he or she desired. Gertrude requested a large music room, the boys requested an indoor swimming pool , and a private office for F.A. The house included a formal dining room that would seat up to 40 people, five guest bedrooms with adjoining full bathrooms and walk-in closets, and eight live-in servants ' bedrooms. Interior designer Hugo Huber worked with Gertrude Seiberling to furnish

154-482: A series of vistas which related the home to the environment around it, intertwining the two in a unified design. The entrance to the property (through an existing apple orchard), and the two allées on the north and south sides of the house, provide examples of vistas created by Manning using arranged plant materials. Along the back of the house, Manning manipulated existing forest plantings, and removed growth to create outlooks over miles of undisturbed countryside to capture

176-490: A solid foundation for strengthening self-esteem, providing simple steps to good nutrition and developing a positive attitude." The station has its own website, which includes a live online audio stream: www.kidjamradio.com. In September 2011, Rock & Recovery launched a multimedia subscription-free service for those in addiction recovery, their families, and health care professionals. The inaugural broadcast took place on September 15 from Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens . WAPS

198-708: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages WAPS (FM) WAPS primarily serves the Akron metro area but also simulcasts over a single full power repeater : WKTL (90.7 FM), licensed to Struthers , and operated by Struthers High School , which broadcasts the WAPS signal to the Youngstown metro area , as well as translator W211BT, licensed to Athens . Non-commercial WAPS relies on listener membership subscriptions and donations for much of its annual revenue. Additional funding

220-489: Is nationally significant as the home of F. A. Seiberling , co-founder of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company . The estate was built between 1912 and 1915 for F. A. Seiberling , co-founder of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company , and his wife, Gertrude Ferguson Penfield Seiberling. They named their "American Country Estate" Stan Hywet, loosely translated from Old English meaning "stone quarry" or "stone hewn," to reflect

242-682: Is provided by local and regional businesses and organizations , which underwrite station programming, and grant funds from local and regional philanthropic organizations. The station receives a Community Service Grant from the Corporation For Public Broadcasting . As of 2009, it receives no direct financial support from owner Akron Public Schools . Founded in September 1955, WAPS originally broadcast on 89.1 until moving to 91.3 in August 1994 to increase signal coverage. The station moved

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264-660: The endless expanse of the Seiberlings' property. Around the Manor House, Manning designed a sequence of contrasting garden spaces which situated formal garden rooms – such as the English Garden, Breakfast Room Garden, Perennial Garden, Japanese Garden and West Terrace – within the existing natural landscape. Manning used a technique of plant massing where he used predominately native plant materials, grouping deciduous trees with small ornamental trees and swaths of perennial plantings, to carve vistas and gardens giving definition and movement to his design. The garden spaces were tailored to

286-458: The first in 1984, when a master plan was created to return the property to Warren Manning's original landscape plan, and the second between 2000 and 2010, to rebuild all of the gardens and landscaping around the Manor House. All historic gardens have been restored; the final garden space to be restored was the Lagoon area, a series of 5 manmade ponds, which was restored in 2020. The estate also includes

308-535: The home's interior. The pair made frequent shopping trips to New York City and Huber traveled with F.A. and Gertrude to England in January 1915 to look at antique pieces for the home. Gertrude initially wanted to furnish the entire home in period appropriate Tudor antiques but F.A. argued that the large family would need comfortable furnishings. Huber compromised by integrating a selection of Tudor antiques with contemporary 1915 furnishings that were made to look antique and fit

330-464: The needs of the Seiberling family and envisioned as outdoor rooms for the family to use for relaxation and entertaining. The Japanese Garden was built in 1916 by Chicago Japanese landscape artist T.R. Otsuka to the overall layout designed by Manning. The English garden was redesigned in 1929 by noted landscape architect Ellen Biddle Shipman . The landscape has undergone two significant restorations:

352-464: The overall décor of the home. The estate grounds, originally about 1,500 acres (610 ha)[5] in extent, were designed between 1911 and 1915 by Boston landscape architect Warren H. Manning , and remain today one of the finest examples of his work. Manning sited the house at the edge of the quarry wall, overlooking the Cuyahoga Valley and rolling hills in the distance. Around the home, he created

374-452: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title WAPS . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WAPS&oldid=408095122 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

396-504: The site's earlier use and the abandoned stone quarries located on the grounds of the Aveill Dairy estate. Frank and Gertrude Seiberling hired three professionals to shape the outcome of their home building project: Boston landscape architect Warren Manning , New York City interior designer Hugo Huber and Cleveland architect Charles Sumner Schneider . Schneider originally pitched his design as an employee of George Post & Sons,

418-559: The transmitter site in December 2002 from the original antenna on top of the studio building at 70 North Broadway Street to the WVPX television tower to increase signal coverage to points west and south of Akron. In October 2008, WAPS installed a digital transmitter and panel antenna system to maximize the 2,000-watt signal and to begin broadcasting on HD Radio . As part of the HD radio initiative, it launched

440-535: Was also recognized as the "Volunteer of the Year" by Akron Public Schools in 2010 for their Music Alive instrument donation program. Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens (70 acres) is a historic house museum in Akron, Ohio . The estate includes gardens, a greenhouse, carriage house, and the main mansion, one of the largest houses in the United States. A National Historic Landmark , it

462-411: Was damaged in a wind storm in 1947. In 2005, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens constructed a new conservatory and greenhouses based on the original historic designs. The estate grounds also included many recreation areas for the Seiberlings and their guests: two tennis courts (one for servants), a roque court, horse trails, a four-hole golf course, lagoons for swimming and boating, an indoor swimming pool and

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484-470: Was nominated by Radio and Records Magazine's Industry Achievement Awards as "Triple A Radio Station of the Year: Markets 50+ Noncommercial" in 2006 and 2008. Readers of the local publication Akron Life and Leisure Magazine voted WAPS as "Best Radio Station" in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010. WAPS was listed as one of the "40 Best Little Radio Stations in the U.S." by Paste Magazine in 2010. The station

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