WITF-FM

Infobox Radio Station


name = WITF-FM
frequency = 89.5 MHZ
repeater = W259AA 99.7 mHz Lancaster
city = Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
area = Susquehanna Valley| format = NPR/classical music
owner = WITF, Inc.
airdate = April 1 1971
website = [http://www.witf.org www.witf.org]
callsign_meaning = Where It's Top Flight [http://www.oldradio.com/archives/nelson/origins.call-list.html]

WITF-FM is a public radio station based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, located on the FM dial at 89.5 mHz. Since its debut on April 1 1971, it has aired classical music and NPR news throughout central Pennsylvania, including the Susquehanna Valley, which includes Harrisburg Lancaster, Lebanon and York. It is a sister station to the area's PBS member station, WITF-TV. Both stations are based at the WITF Public Media Center in Swatara Township. The station's programming can also be heard on low-powered translator W259AA at 99.7 FM in Lancaster.

WITF-FM is a dual-format station, presenting both news and classical music during the day and programming with an affinity toward either audience, or both, each weekend. Highlights of the broadcast schedule include:

* NPR's Morning Edition, weekdays, 5 a.m. to 9 a.m., featuring local host Tim Lambert
* Classical Air (locally selected and presented classical music), weekdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., featuring local hosts Cary Burkett, John N. Clare, and Dick Strawser
* NPR's Fresh Air, weekdays, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
* NPR's All Things Considered, weekdays, 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., featuring local host Scott Detrow
* Marketplace, produced by American Public Media, weekdays, 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
* Weekend America, hosted by Craig Cohen
* This Week In Central PA, an arts and information calendar, airing weekdays during Morning Edition
* Artbeat, a weekly arts feature, airing Fridays during Morning Edition

External links

* [http://www.witf.org/ WITF official website]
*FMQ|WITF
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*FMQ|W259AA