WITR

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This article is about the radio station. For the Muslim prayer, see Witr.

WITR

City of license	Henrietta, New York
Branding	WITR 89.7
Slogan	"The Pulse of Music"
Frequency	89.7 MHz
Format	College
ERP	910 watts, Stereo
HAAT	38 meters (125 feet)
Class	A
Facility ID	57280
Transmitter coordinates	43°05′08″N 77°40′05″W / 43.08556°N 77.66806°W / 43.08556; -77.66806
Callsign meaning	Institute of Technology, Rochester
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. The station is owned by the Rochester Institute of Technology. It is a college radio station.^[1] The station was assigned the WITR call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.^[2]It is located in the A-Level (basement) of the Student Alumni Union just past the ESPN Sports Zone.

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

The former logo.

In March 2010, the station unveiled a new logo and branding, changing from "Modern Music and More" to "The Pulse of Music".^[3]

[edit] References

^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. http://www.arbitron.com/.
^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=57280&Callsign=WITR.
^ http://www.rit.edu/news/?v=47397

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