WITT is a non-commercial educational

Non-commercial educational

The term non-commercial educational applies to a radio station or TV station that does not accept on air advertisements , as defined in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission . NCE stations do not pay broadcast license fees for their non-profit uses of the radio spectrum...

 radio station

Radio station

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 licensed

City of license

A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....

 to serve Zionsville, Indiana

Zionsville, Indiana

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 8,775 people, 3,063 households, and 2,407 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,512.9 people per square mile . There were 3,169 housing units at an average density of 546.4 per square mile...

, USA. The station is owned by Kids First Incorporated. WITT airs a community radio

Community radio

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 format.

History

Almost nine years after their initial application was filed in September 1998, this station received its original construction permit

Construction permit

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 from the Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

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 on May 30, 2007

2007 in radio

The year 2007 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*January 8: Nanci "The Fabulous Sports Babe" Donnellan returns to radio after a six-year absence, filling in for local hosts in Florida....

. The new station was assigned the call letters WITT by the FCC on June 7, 2007.

Regular broadcast operations began in June 2009.