The Bass Geek

Depending on where you are in the city, you may have noticed a rarity in Indianapolis – a new radio station on a new frequency (I’m discounting the merry-go-round of formats you may hear on certain frequencies). After many years of planning and obtaining equipment, 91.9 WITT is on the air and broadcasting a mix of local and international programming. Even more of a rarity is WITT’s request for local music to showcase on their airwaves (joining WFYI’s HD2 and specialty shows on WICR, WTTS and WRZX as the broadcast outlets for local music in Indianapolis amidst the multitude of remotely programmed musical wallpaper on the rest of the stations).

The stations I mentioned previously most certainly do their part to support music from Indianapolis, and the addition of WITT isn’t a slight to their efforts at all. What makes WITT special is that it’s a full-time music station soliciting this material from the beginning, while the others are already established media outlets. A multiplicity of voices is always a good thing. And featuring local content is one of the only ways broadcast media can thrive – by forming a strong, locally supported voice that understands, draws from and supports their community.

Enough philosophizing. If you’re interested in getting your music featured on WITT, send your CDs to:

WITT
PO Box 20563
Indianapolis, IN 46220

Remember, the public airwaves are still governed by the FCC, so no profanity, please. And remember to support WITT and the other media outlets I mentioned above (especially WFYI, proud broadcasters of the IMN Podcast).