WITF-FM

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WITF-FM
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Broadcast area South Central Pennsylvania
Frequency 89.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingWITF
Programming
Format Public radio; news/talk
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerWITF, Inc.
WITF-TV
History
First air date
April 1, 1971 (1971-04-01)
Call sign meaning
"Where It's Top Flight" [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 73084
Class B
ERP 5,900 watts
HAAT 415 meters (1,362 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 40°20′44.3″N76°52′5.9″W / 40.345639°N 76.868306°W / 40.345639; -76.868306 (WITF-FM)
Translator(s) See § Simulcast and translator
Repeater(s) See § Simulcast and translator
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.witf.org

WITF-FM (89.5 FM) is a non-commercial, public FM radio station licensed to serve Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by WITF, Inc., and broadcasts NPR talk and news programming. It is co-owned with the area's Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member station, WITF-TV (channel 33). Both stations are based at the Public Media Center in Swatara Township (with a Harrisburg mailing address), and broadcast from a shared tower located on Blue Mountain in Susquehanna Township. [3] [4]

Contents

Like most NPR member stations, WITF-FM broadcasts fundraising appeals, seeking contributions from its listeners to support the station.

History

On April 1, 1971, WITF-FM signed on the air, becoming the first station in Central Pennsylvania to broadcast a full-time classical music radio format. [5] It was originally licensed to Hershey (the license moved to Harrisburg in 1982). WITF-FM was founded as the sister station to WITF-TV, which signed on seven years earlier.

At first, the stations broadcast from "temporary" studios at the former Hershey Middle School, moving to Locust Lane in Harrisburg in 1982. On July 22, 2005, WITF-FM-TV began construction on their current 75,000 square foot facility in Swatara Township. Staff began moving into the facility on November 27, 2006. [5]

After airing a mix of classical music and NPR programming for much of its history, the station dropped all classical music programming on June 25, 2012. [5] WITF-FM began a 24 hour schedule of news and information consisting of syndicated programs from NPR and other providers, along with local news and cultural arts reporting by the WITF staff. [6] WITF has its own Multimedia News Department. [7] It provides local and regional news coverage for both radio and TV.

In 2012, StateImpact Pennsylvania won one of three 2013 Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Awards for its outstanding reporting on energy issues for focusing on the fiscal, environmental and social issues of gas drilling on Pennsylvania's economy. [8] WITF reporter Scott Detrow contributed to the report.

In 2016, WITF's reporting was honored with six regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association for excellence in broadcast and online journalism. [9] [10]

Following the January 6 United States Capitol attack in 2021, WITF's news department began adding language to political news reports to point out that state legislators or members of Congress mentioned in the story advocated against certifying the Pennsylvania 2020 presidential election results. The Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan highlighted this move in a May 2021 column. [11]

Simulcast and translator

WITF-FM broadcasts at 5,900 watts, which is fairly modest for a full NPR member on the FM band. As a result, even with its transmitter located atop Blue Mountain, it only provides a grade B signal to the largest city in its service area, Lancaster. [12] [13] To provide a stronger signal to listeners in Lancaster, WITF-FM programming is simulcast on the following translator:

Broadcast translator for WITF-FM
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W260CC99.9 FM Lancaster, Pennsylvania 730823860.1  m (197  ft)D 40°2′17.4″N76°18′21.9″W / 40.038167°N 76.306083°W / 40.038167; -76.306083 (W260CC) LMS

On January 9, 2009, WITF-FM also began simulcasting its programming on WYPM: [5]

Call sign Frequency City of license Facility ID ERP
W 		Height
m (ft)		 Class Transmitter coordinates
WYPM 93.3 FM Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 49384350412 m (1,352 ft)A 40°2′54.3″N77°45′0.9″W / 40.048417°N 77.750250°W / 40.048417; -77.750250 (WYPM)
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References

  1. ↑ "Call Letter Origins: The List". Oldradio.com. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WITF-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "FM Query Results for WITF-FM". Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ "TV Query Results for WITF-TV". Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "WITF History". Witf.org. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ Dunkle, David (June 25, 2012). "WITF format change leaves some listeners in classical music 'withdrawal'". Pennlive.com. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  7. ↑ "WITF Radio Schedule". Witf.org. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  8. ↑ Philbin, Cara (December 19, 2012). "Give Them A Hand: NPR, StateImpact And StoryCorps Honored With DuPont-Columbia Awards". NPR.org. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  9. ↑ Lambert, Tim (April 19, 2016). "WITF honored with multiple Regional Murrow Awards". Witf.org. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  10. ↑ "RTDNA 2016 Edward R. Murrow Awards". rtdna.org. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  11. ↑ Sullivan, Margaret (May 2, 2021). "The politicians who tried to overturn an election — and the local news team that won't let anyone forget it". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  12. ↑ "60 dBu Service Contour for WITF-FM, Harrisburg, PA, 89.5 MHz BMLED-20040130ADW". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  13. ↑ City grade and grade B coverage maps
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