WRPI

WRPI

Infobox Radio station
name = WRPI


city = Troy, New York
area = Capital District
Eastern New York
Western Massachusetts
branding = "WRPI 91.5 FM"
airdate = November 1, 1957(FM Band)
airdate = 1947 on 640 AM
frequency = 91.5 MHz
format = College Radio
erp = 10,000 watts
haat = 113 meters (371 feet)
coordinates = coord|42.687|N|73.706|W|
class = B1
callsign_meaning = Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
owner = Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
website = http://www.wrpi.org

WRPI (91.5 FM) is a non-commercial college radio station run by students attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and community members in Troy, New York. WRPI broadcasts 365 days a year with an effective radiated power of 10,000 watts, serving listeners in eastern New York and western Massachusetts and Vermont. The studios are located in the basement of the Darrin Communications Center on the RPI Campus with transmitter and tower in North Greenbush, New York. WRPI programming includes a wide range of music, cultural and public affairs programs, live local bands, special events, and sports simulcasts, particularly of RPI hockey, football, and baseball.

History of WRPI

WRPI was formed as an experimental carrier-current AM station in 1947, affiliated with the call sign W2SZ, but soon gained the WRPI moniker locally, and was assigned it by the FCC broadcasting at 640 kHz around 1951. Later, WRPI became a pioneer in FM stereo radio; it obtained an FM license in 1957 and began broadcasting on its current frequency of 91.5 on November 1, 1957.

RPI's original AM radio station, WHAZ, operated between 1922 and 1967, after which WRPI was the only remaining, legal radio station on the campus.

Programming


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Famous past shows

External links

* [http://www.wrpi.org/ WRPI official website]
* [http://www.rpi.edu/ Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Website]
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