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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 received approximately 25 miles south of the RIT campus, and north into the city of Rochester.[3] The office and recording studios are located in the A-Level (basement) of the Student Alumni Union just past the RITZ Sports Zone. In 2015, a new studio, Studio X, was constructed on the main floor of the Student Alumni Union.
WITR is marketed as being in the independent music industry and broadcasts a formidable variety of genres, in addition to its regularly-scheduled indie music format. Weekly shows are produced in-studio by students 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.
The station additionally has a wide array of sports broadcasting. Namely, WITR broadcasts all RIT Tigers men's ice hockey games and RIT Tigers women's ice hockey home games.
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. In March 2010, the station unveiled a new logo and branding, changing from "Modern Music and More" to "The Pulse of Music".[4]
The former logo.
The logo in 2010
Current Administration
The current layout of WITR consists of 4 main departments headed by an Executive Board. WITR's Executive Board consists of six positions: General Manager, Member at Large, Program Director, Chief Engineer, Business Director and Events Coordinator. The four departments are the Programming Department, Events Department, Engineering Department and Business Department. Each department is headed by the applicable Executive Board member and is assisted by anywhere from one to five other "officer" positions. The General Manager and Member at Large do not head up a department and are tasked with maintaining the station as a whole. The Member at Large takes on issues with members while the General Manager faces outward toward RIT and the FCC.[5]
Executive Board
Station Position |
Name |
General Manager |
Steve DaSilva |
Program Director |
Cristoph Grosse |
Chief Engineer |
Ben Reynolds |
Business Director |
Jimmy Herrmann |
Member At Large |
Cole Johnson |
Event Coordinator |
Nick Mailhot |
Programming Department
Station Position |
Name |
Assistant Programming Director |
Nick Toth |
Music Director |
Noah Kellem |
Sports Director |
Colin Friday |
Production Director |
Eta Santoro |
News Director |
Unoccupied |
Junior Music Director |
Sam Misasi |
Events Department
Station Position |
Name |
Assistant Events Coordinator |
Charles Gleason |
Business Department
Station Position |
Name |
Secretary |
Claire Koval |
Graphic Designer |
Emma McKeon-White |
Promotions Director |
Alessandra Santarosa |
Engineering Department
Station Position |
Name |
Staff Engineer |
William Leuschner |
Internal Developer |
RJ Madsen |
References
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- WAIH (State University of New York College at Potsdam)
- WALF (Alfred University)
- WARY (Westchester Community College)
- WBNY (Buffalo State College)
- WBSU (College at Brockport)
- WCDB (State University of New York at Albany)
- WCEB (Corning Community College)
- WCVF (Fredonia State University)
- WCWP (Long Island University, CW Post Campus)
- WDWN (Cayuga County Community College)
- WECW (Elmira College)
- WERW (Syracuse University)
- WETD (Alfred State College)
- WFNP (SUNY New Paltz)
- WFTU (Five Towns College)
- WFUV (Fordham University)
- WGCC (Genesee Community College)
- WGFR (SUNY Adirondack)
- WGSU (SUNY Geneseo)
- WHCL (Hamilton College)
- WHCR (City College of New York)
- WHPC (Nassau Community College)
- WHRW (Binghamton University)
- WICB (Ithaca College)
- WITC (Cazenovia College)
- WITR (Rochester Institute of Technology)
- WJPZ (Syracuse University)
- WKCR (Columbia University)
- WKRB (Kingsborough Community College)
- WNYK (Nyack College)
- WNYO (State University of New York – Oswego)
- WNYU (New York University)
- WONY (SUNY College at Oneonta)
- WPNR (Utica College of Syracuse University)
- WQKE (Plattsburgh State University)
- WRCU (Colgate University)
- WRHO (Hartwick College)
- WRHU (Hofstra University)
- WRPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
- WRUC (Union College)
- WRUR (University of Rochester)
- WSBU (St. Bonaventure University)
- WSIA (College of Staten Island)
- WSPN (Skidmore College)
- WSUC (State University of New York – Cortland)
- WTSC (Clarkson University)
- WUSB (State University of New York – Stony Brook)
- WVCR (Siena College)
- WVHC (Herkiner County Community College)
- WVKR (Vassar College)
- WVWA (Colleges of The Seneca)
- WXBC (Bard College)
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- See also
- adult contemporary
- classic hits
- college
- country
- news/talk
- NPR
- oldies
- religious
- rock
- sports
- top 40
- urban
- other radio stations in New York
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