WITR

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WITR

City of license	Henrietta, New York
Branding	WITR 89.7
Slogan	"The Pulse of Music"
Frequency	89.7 MHz
First air date	1961 (600 AM)
Format	College
ERP	910 watts, Stereo
HAAT	38 meters (125 feet)
Class	A
Facility ID	57280
Transmitter coordinates	43°05′10″N 77°40′04″W / 43.08611°N 77.66778°W / 43.08611; -77.66778
Callsign meaning	Institute of Technology, Rochester
Former callsigns	WRIT
Owner	Rochester Institute of Technology
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	witr.rit.edu

WITR (89.7 FM) is a student-run broadcast radio station in Henrietta, New York. It is a college radio station,^[1] owned by the Rochester Institute of Technology. It was assigned the WITR call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.^[2] Its signal can be heard 25 miles south of the RIT campus, and north into the city of Rochester. The office and studios are located in the A-Level (basement) of the Student Alumni Union just past the RITZ Sports Zone.

WITR is well-regarded in the independent music industry and sports a formidable variety of genres, in addition to its regularly-scheduled indie music format. Weekly shows are produced locally by students or community members and feature the following genres: world, hip-hop, R&B, rock, modern metal, hardcore, disco, house, jazz, ska, punk rock, Spanish/Latin, reggae, electronica, gospel, blues, news, classical, punk, and glam. Over 70 members comprise the volunteer staff of WITR.

The station broadcasts all RIT Tigers men's ice hockey games as part of the RIT Sports Network.

WITR's vinyl record library is the second largest in New York State. In 1992, the count was estimated at 30,000 records and 5,000 CDs. Those numbers have continued to grow ever since. In March 2010, the station unveiled a new logo and branding, changing from "Modern Music and More" to "The Pulse of Music".^[3]

References

↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
↑ http://www.rit.edu/news/?v=47397

External links

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v t e Radio stations in the Rochester, New York market

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Defunct	WDRE (1330 AM)

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