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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
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 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 former logo.
  • The logo in 2010
    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 Alessandra Santarosa
Program director Claire Koval
Chief engineer Michael Canning
Business director Colin Friday
Member at large Nasha Torres
Event coordinator Elizabeth Kuhlman

Programming Department

Station position Name
Assistant programming director Kristina Chomiak
Music director Nate Bellavia
Sports director Josh Aldred
Production director Bailey Gribben
Junior music director Evan Capella

Events Department

Station position Name
Assistant events coordinator Unoccupied

Business Department

Station position name
Secretary Claire Koval
Graphic designer LeiAnna Chin
Promotions director Elaina Trapani

Engineering Department

Station position Name
Staff engineer Noah Lutz
Staff engineer Eli Bendinsky
Internal developer Colin Reilly

References

  1. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  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. ^ http://www.rit.edu/news/?v=47397
  5. ^ https://witr.rit.edu/contact
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