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| − | | name = WRPI
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| − | | image = [[Image:WRPI-FM.gif|300px]]
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| − | | city = [[Troy, New York]]
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| − | | area = [[Capital District]]<br>Eastern New York<br>Western Massachusetts
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| − | | branding = ''WRPI 91.5 FM''
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| − | | airdate = [[1957]]
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| − | | frequency = 91.5 [[MHz]]
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| − | | format = College Radio
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| − | | erp = 10,000 [[watt]]s
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| − | | class = B1
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| − | | callsign_meaning = '''W'''<br>'''R'''ensselaer<br>'''P'''olytechnic<br>'''I'''nstitute
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| − | | owner = [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]]
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| − | | website = [http://www.wrpi.org www.wrpi.org]
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| − | '''WRPI''' is a college [[radio station]] run by students attending [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]] and community members in [[Troy, New York]]. Located at 91.5 MHz [[Frequency modulation|FM]], 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 and football.
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| − | ==History of WRPI==
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| − | WRPI was formed as an experimental carrier-current [[Amplitude modulation|AM]] station around [[1947]], affiliated with the callsign W2SZ, but soon gained the WRPI moniker locally, and was assigned it by the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] broadcasting at 640 kHz around [[1951]]. It subsequently obtained an FM license in [[1957]] and began broadcasting on its current frequency on [[November 1]], [[1957]].
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| − | RPI's original AM radio station, [[WHAZ]], operated between 1922 and 1967, after which WRPI was the only remaining radio station on the campus.
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| − | ==Important broadcasts==
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| − | *[[The B Sides]] Deep Cuts Rock
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| − | *[[Democracy Now!]]
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| − | *[[Love Line]]
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| − | *[[The Pit (WRPI)|The Pit]]
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| − | *Wednesday Night Live (Live local bands)
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| − | *The Trent and Gino Show
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| − | ==Technical Info==
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| − | *'''Station status:''' Licensed class B1 non-commercial FM station
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| − | *'''[[Effective radiated power]]:''' 10,000 [[watt]]s
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| − | *'''Height above average terrain:''' 113 [[metre|m]] (371 [[foot (unit of length)|ft]])
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| − | *'''Height above ground level:''' 161 m (529 ft)
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| − | *'''Height above sea level:''' 220 m (722 ft)
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| − | *'''Transmitter location:''' {{coor d|42.687|N|73.706|W|}}
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| − | *'''License expires:''' [[June 1]], [[2012]]
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| − | *'''Last [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] update:''' [[May 29]], [[2006]]
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| − | ==Contact Information==
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| − | *'''Address:''' WRPI 1 WRPI Plaza Troy, NY 12180
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| − | *'''Request Line:''' 1-518-276-6248
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| − | *'''Business Line:''' 1-518-276-2648
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| − | ==External Links==
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| − | *[http://www.wrpi.org/ Official WRPI Website]
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| − | *[http://www.rpi.edu/ Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Website]
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| − | ==References==
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| − | *[http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/info?call=WRPI&service=FM Radio-Locator: WRPI-FM]
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| − | {{Albany FM}}
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| − | [[Category:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]]
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| − | [[Category:College radio stations in the United States]]
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| − | [[Category:Radio stations in Capital District, New York|RPI]]
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