WIIT
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City | Chicago, Illinois |
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Broadcast area | Chicago |
Frequency | 88.9 MHz |
Programming | |
Format | Variety student radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Illinois Institute of Technology |
History | |
Former call signs | WOUI (1972–2001)[1] |
Call sign meaning | Illinois Institute of Technology |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 28307 |
Class | D |
ERP | 3 watts |
HAAT | 74.0 meters (242.8 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°49′43″N 87°37′38″W / 41.82861°N 87.62722°WCoordinates: 41°49′43″N 87°37′38″W / 41.82861°N 87.62722°W |
Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
Website | radio |
WIIT (FM 88.9 MHz) is the broadcast radio station of the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois. It is a student-run, non-commercial station.[2]
The station has an open format and focuses on allowing students and community members to experience broadcast.
History[]
WIIT was an AM radio station through the 1960s, using the name WIIT Radio 64.[3] It was simulcasting on AM 640 and stereo FM 88.9 by the end of January 1972.[4]
The station was forced to change its callsign to WOUI in 1972 because WIIT was similar to WAIT (AM).[5] After the WAIT callsign was dropped,[5] the IIT station eventually returned to its original call letters, WIIT, on February 23, 2001.[1]
The station moved to a newly constructed studio in the McCormick Tribune Campus Center in 2004 following a significant alumni donation, and that new studio was renovated once again in 2013.
Shows broadcast by the station as of 2016 include a mix of student and community DJs, covering a wide range of musical genres from alternative rock to R&B to experimental noise, and talk topics from contemporary politics to senior citizen advocacy to university history.[6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Call Sign History". Washington, D.C.: Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- ^ "Welcome". Chicago: Illinois Institute of Technology. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- ^ Bellinger, Steve. "Your Memories". Chicago: Illinois Institute of Technology. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
One of my favorite memories was hosting my own program on WIIT Radio 64. I was there when it went FM...
- ^ "Announcements" (PDF). Technology News. 91 (2). Chicago: Illinois Institute of Technology. January 28, 1972. p. 4. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
Tune in 7-12pm WIIT 640 AM, 88.9 FM (stereo).
- ^ Jump up to: a b Gannavarapu, Bhargava (April 2, 2001). "Where Has WOUI Gone?" (PDF). TechNews. 150 (9). Chicago: Illinois Institute of Technology. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- ^ "Current Schedule". WIIT. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
External links[]
- WIIT in the FCC FM station database
- WIIT on Radio-Locator
- WIIT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- College radio stations in Illinois
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Radio stations in Chicago
- Illinois radio station stubs