ɹˈɪp fˈɜːst sˈaɪnd ˌɔn ɪn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn æz ðə fˈɜːst ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ stˈeɪʃən ɪn ɡɹˈiːn kˈaʊnti bˈeɪst aʊtsˈaɪd kˈætskɪl.
WRIP first signed on in August 1999 as the first radio station in Greene County based outside Catskill.