Our Story
WITF FM 89.5 is home to the only public radio newsroom exclusively reporting on Central Pennsylvania. Our philosophy is that every hometown ought to be served by public radio. With that in mind, we focus not only on Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, but also Reading, plus midstate communities large and small across Adams, Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder, Union and York counties, and the parts of Centre, Chester, Columbia and Montour counties and northern Maryland that receive our over-the-air signal.

WITF FM carries NPR's Morning Edition, Fresh Air, All Things Considered and Weekend Edition, plus Marketplace and the Marketplace Morning Report from PRI. We see our newscasts as shorter, regional versions of the national newsmagazines. When we update top stories, the emphasis is as much on why as what, and we mix the hour-to-hour headlines with more thorough reports on agriculture, the arts, diversity, the economy, education, the environment, family issues, government and politics, health, public safety, science, transportation, and the workplace.

Our Affiliations
WITF FM is a affiliate of the nonprofit Associated Press, the world's oldest and largest newsgathering organization. In fact, we're one of The AP's primary points of contact for Central PA and contribute hundreds of stories to the Pennsylvania broadcast wires each year. In 2001, we were proud to accept an instant citation from The AP for alerting the service to news of arrests in the 1969 York race riots murder of Lillie Belle Allen.

Traffax road reports are provided by Metro Networks, whose midstate offices in New Cumberland can be reached at 717/774-8150. Call 717/774-TIPS if you have a traffic tip.

WITF News includes reports from the WITF-owned Radio PA Networks. The Radio Pennsylvania newsroom can be reached at 717/221-2883, and news releases of statewide interest can be e-mailed both to radiopa@radiopa.com and news@witf.org.

Public Radio Capitol News is a WITF FM service originating from the newsroom at the state Capitol. Affiliates include WHYY Philadelphia, WDUQ Pittsburgh, WDIY Allentown-Bethlehem, WVIA Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, WPSU State College and WQLN Erie. Reach Bureau Chief Damon Boughamer at 717/238-3586 or e-mail.

We receive reports from and contribute to the Great Lakes Radio Consortium, an environmental news service for public radio stations in the Northeast and Midwest.

WITF FM maintains professional affiliations with Public Radio News Directors Incorporated and the Radio and Television News Directors Association and adheres to the PRNDI Code of Ethics and the RTNDA Code of Ethics. (Really! Both of these documents are on our wall.) WITF FM is a also a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters.

Our Awards
1995
Pennsylvania AP Broadcasters Association (medium market awards): First Place, Feature Reporting.

1999
Pennsylvania AP Broadcasters Association (medium market awards): Outstanding Membership Cooperation; First Place, Enterprise/Individual Reporting, Heroin Use in Central PA (Boughamer); Third Place, Newscast (O'Neal).

2000
PRNDI: National First Place, Small Station Newscast (Staff) Associated Press Managing Editors Association: Outstanding Participation Citation Pennsylvania AP Broadcasters Association (medium market awards): Outstanding Membership Cooperation; First Place, Enterprise/Individual Reporting, Schuylkill Census (Boughamer; First Place, Radio Sound, Ag Progress Days (Boughamer); Second Place, Enterprise/Individual Reporting, Chambersburg Drugs (Boughamer); Third Place, Newscast (Staff).

2001
PRNDI: National First Place, Small Station Breaking News Coverage, September Eleventh Attacks (Staff) Pennsylvania AP Broadcasters Association (medium market awards): Outstanding Membership Participation; First Place, Special Category/Terrorist Attacks (Staff); First Place, Enterprise/Individual Reporting, Terrorism and Budgets (Boughamer); First Place, Radio Sound, Pennsylvania's Ground Zero (Lambert); Second Place, Enterprise/Individual Reporting, Dissecting the York Race Riots Case (Boughamer); Second Place, Feature Reporting (Economics of Minor League Baseball).

2002
Pennsylvania AP Broadcasters Association (medium market awards): Outstanding Member Participation; First Place, Enterprise/Individual Reporting, “Elysburg: One Year Later” (Boughamer); Second Place, Public Affairs, “Agnes: A Flood of Memories” (Staff); Third Place, Feature, “Volunteerism” (Lambert).

2003
Public Radio News Directors, Inc.: National Second Place, Breaking News, Red Lion Junior High School shooting (Lambert/Gilbert). Pennsylvania AP Broadcasters Association (medium market awards): Outstanding Member Participation; First Place, Enterprise/Individual Reporting, Profile of regional planning efforts in southern York County (Gilbert); First Place, Feature, “The Effects of Online Auctions on the Midstate’s Antiques Trade” (Gutel); Second Place, Sports Feature, “Hitting the Ice in York” (Lambert); Third Place, Spot News, Red Lion Junior High School shooting (Lambert/Gilbert); Third Place, Regularly Scheduled Newscast (Staff).

2004
Public Radio News Directors, Inc.: National First Place, Breaking News, Hurricane Ivan coverage (Staff). Pennsylvania AP Broadcasters Association (medium market awards): Outstanding Member Participation; First Place, Feature, “The 131 st Returns Home” (Lambert); First Place, Enterprise/Individual Reporting, “Putting the Pride Back in Harrisburg” (Layne); Third Place, Spot News, Hurricane Ivan coverage (Staff); Third Place, Radio Sound, “Charlie Allegar: Champion Speller” (Gutel).

2005
Radio and Television News Directors Association (regional): Edward R. Murrow Award, Continuing Coverage, Dover intelligent design debate (Staff). Pennsylvania AP Broadcasters Association (medium market awards): Outstanding Member Participation; First Place, Radio Sound, “The Army Heritage & Education Center comes to life” (Lambert); First Place, Feature, “The First Bruce Springsteen Conference” (Wellman); Second Place, Continuing Coverage, Dover intelligent design debate (Staff); Second Place, Public Affairs, “Flood mitigation efforts” (Gilbert/Wellman); Second Place, Series, “The Midstate gears up for BRAC” (Staff); Third Place, Enterprise/Individual Reporting, “Is It Really Bob Allen’s Bill?” (Boughamer); Third Place, Continuing Coverage, State Legislative pay raise (Boughamer); Third Place, Regularly Scheduled Newscast (Staff); Third Place, Radio Sound, “A Tour of the AACA Museum” (Wellman); Third Place, Sports Feature, “A Night Out at Clipper Magazine Stadium” (Gilbert); Honorable Mention, Series, “Regional Planning: Beyond Your Back Yard” (Staff) Public Radio News Directors, Inc.: National First Place, Spot News, “Johnny Lee,” (Wellman); National Second Place, Newscast (Staff); National Second Place, Spot News, “Harrisburg Block Grants,” (Wellman).