New York Catskills’ and Capital Region’s Award Winning Independent Community Radio Station
Featuring Today’s Hits & Yesterday’s Favorites
Welcome to WRIP!
Independently Owned – Locally Operated
Stretching from the Catskills all the way to New York's Capital Region, RIP 97.9 is located in the heart of Ski Country and is the radio voice of the Mountaintop and Valley. Broadcasting 24/7 with the equivalent of 6,000 Watts of power from our main tower at the top of Windham Mountain Resort and signal booster on Hunter Mountain, we are the only radio station covering the entire region between the Hudson Valley and Oneonta. | Learn More
WRIP is heard on these FM frequencies:
- 97.9 in Windham and Hunter
- 97.5 in Durham and Greenville
- 103.7 in Catskill and Hudson
- 104.5 in Stamford and Delaware County
Catskill & Hudson area listeners can hear Rip 97.9 on 103.7 FM
A Few Words About WRIP
Founded in August 1999 by Chairman Dennis Jackson, and by Guy Patrick Garraghan, a native son of Windham, New York, WRIP grew and flourished under Garraghan's guidance for eleven years. His untimely passing in November 2010 left a void in the Mountaintop community. Guy will always be fondly remembered by those who knew him - and missed by the thousands who awoke to his voice every morning.
Under the continued leadership of Jay Fink, President and General Manager and a fourteen year station veteran, WRIP tapped the talents of another broadcaster - long recognized for his community leadership and integrity - from our sister station, WQQQ in northwest Connecticut. Joe Loverro joined WRIP as Morning Show host and Operations Manager in May 2011. Now in its twenty-fourth year of broadcasting, WRIP pledges unwavering community involvement, thanks to the continued support of our many fans and successful advertisers.
