WRPI
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| City | Troy, New York |
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| Broadcast area |
Capital District Eastern New York Western Massachusetts Southwestern Vermont |
| Branding | The Upstate Underground |
| Frequency | 91.5 MHz |
| First air date | 1947 on 640 AM; 1957 on FM |
| Format | College Radio |
| ERP | 10,000 watts, Stereo |
| HAAT | 113 meters (371 feet) |
| Class | B1 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°41′13″N 73°42′22″W / 42.687°N 73.706°W |
| Callsign meaning | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Owner | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Board of Trustees |
| Website | http://www.wrpi.org |
WRPI (91.5 FM) is a non-commercial free-format college radio station run entirely by students attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and staffed by community members and students. WRPI broadcasts 365 days a year with an effective radiated power of 10,000 watts, serving listeners in Albany, eastern New York, western Massachusetts, Vermont, and via webstream. The studios are located in the basement of the Darrin Communications Center and the FM signal is broadcast from North Greenbush. Programming includes a wide range of music, cultural and public affairs programs, live bands, special events, and sports simulcasts, particularly of RPI hockey, football, and baseball. WRPI has a large record library dating to the origins of the station, estimated at 43,800 albums, and a large CD library, dating to the start of the medium.