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This article is about the radio station. For the Muslim prayer, see Witr.
WITR
Frequency89.7 MHz
BrandingWITR 89.7
Programming
FormatCollege
Ownership
OwnerRochester Institute of Technology
History
First air date
1961 (600 AM)
Former call signs
WRIT[citation needed]
Call sign meaning
Institute of Technology, Rochester
Technical information
Facility ID57280
ClassA
ERP910 watts, Stereo
HAAT38 meters (125 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
43°05′10″N 77°40′04″W / 43.08611°N 77.66778°W / 43.08611; -77.66778
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewitr.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 reception area extends approximately 20 miles south of the RIT campus, and north into the city of Rochester.[3][4] 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's vinyl record library is claimed to be 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".[5]

WITR is marketed as an independent music station and broadcasts a variety of genres, in addition to its regularly-scheduled and typically automated 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.

WITR additionally broadcasts sporting events, including all RIT Tigers men's ice hockey games and RIT Tigers women's ice hockey home games.

  • The former logo.
    The former logo.
  • The logo in 2010
    The logo in 2010

References

  1. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  2. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. ^ https://maps.google.com/?q=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/contourplot.kml%3Fgmap%3D2%26appid%3D51129%26call%3DWITR%26freq%3D89.7%26contour%3D60%26city%3DHENRIETTA%26state%3DNY.kml
  4. ^ "WITR-FM Radio Station Coverage Map". Radio Locator. Theodric Technologies LLC. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  5. ^ http://www.rit.edu/news/?v=47397
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