- 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 = 91.5MHz
format = College Radio
erp = 10,000watt s
haat = 113meter s (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.orgWRPI (91.5 FM) is a non-commercial
college radio station run by students attendingRensselaer Polytechnic Institute and community members inTroy, New York . WRPI broadcasts 365 days a year with aneffective radiated power of 10,000watt s, serving listeners in easternNew York and westernMassachusetts andVermont . The studios are located in the basement of the Darrin Communications Center on the RPI Campus with transmitter and tower inNorth 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 around1951 . Later, WRPI became a pioneer in FM stereo radio; it obtained an FM license in1957 and began broadcasting on its current frequency of 91.5 onNovember 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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