Whit (other)
Whit may refer to: * Whit or Whitsun, another name for the holy day of Pentecost * Whit (given name) * Whit (novel), by Iain Banks * WHIT, a radio station licensed to Madison, Wisconsin, United States, which holds the call sign WHIT beginning 2009 * WCSY (AM), a radio station licensed to South Haven, Michigan, United States, which held the call sign WHIT from 2005 to 2009 * WHKF, a radio station licensed to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, which held the call sign WHIT from 1987 to 1988 See also * Whit's Diner, a historic diner in Framingham, Massachusetts * Whit Rock, off the coast of Graham Land, Antarctica * Whitt (other) Whitt is a surname. Whitt may also refer to: * Whitt Clement, American politician * Whitt L. Moreland (1930–1951), a U.S. Marine posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor for his sacrifice during the Korean War * Whitt, Texas Whitt is an un ...

Whitsun
Whitsun (also Whitsunday or Whit Sunday) is the name used in Britain, and other countries among Anglicans and Methodists, for the Christian High Holy Day of Pentecost. It is the seventh Sunday after Easter, which commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Christ's disciples (as described in Acts 2). In England it took on some characteristics of Beltane, which originated from the pagan celebration of Summer's Day, the beginning of the summer half-year, in Europe. Whitsuntide, the week following Whitsunday, was one of three holiday weeks for the medieval villein; on most Feudalism, manors he was free from service on the lord's demesne this week, which marked a pause in the agricultural year. Whit Monday, the day after Whitsun, remained a holiday in Britain until 1971Banking and Financial Dealings Act, 1971, Schedule 1, para 1. when, with effect from 1972, it was replaced with the Spring Bank Holiday on the last Monday in May. Whit was the occasion for varied forms of celebration ...
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Whit (given Name)
Whit is a given name and nickname which may refer to: People: *Whitner Whit Bissell (1909–1996), American actor *Whit Burnett (1900–1972), American writer *John Whitfield Whit Canale (1941–2011) American football player *Whitfield Crane (born 1968), a founding member and lead singer of the rock band Ugly Kid Joe * Whit Cunliffe (1876–1966), English singer *Whit Dickey (born 1954), American jazz drummer *Whitfield Diffie (born 1944), American cryptographer and one of the pioneers of public-key cryptography *Whitney Whit Haydn (born 1949), American magician *Whit Hertford (born 1978), American actor *Whit Holcomb-Faye (born 1984), American basketball player *Whitney Whit Johnson, American television journalist *Whit Marshall (born 1973), American football player *Whit Merrifield (born 1989), American baseball player *John Whitney Whit Stillman (born 1952), American writer *Whit Taylor (American football) (born 1960), American football player *Whit Taylor (cartoonist), American ...
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Whit (novel)
''Whit, or, Isis amongst the unsaved'' is a novel by the Scottish writer Iain Banks, published in 1995. Isis Whit, a young but important member of a small, quirky cult in Scotland, narrates. The community suspects that Isis' cousin Morag is in danger, and sends Isis out to help. Plot summary Isis, otherwise The Blessed Very Reverend Gaia-Marie Isis Saraswati Minerva Mirza Whit of Luskentyre, Beloved Elect of God III, is the 19-year-old granddaughter and designated spiritual heir of Salvador Whit, patriarch of the Luskentyrians. They are a religious cult who live in a commune in Stirlingshire and reject most technology. They run their lives according to a collection of beliefs and rituals "revealed" to Salvador after he washed ashore on Harris in the Western Isles and "married" two young Asian ladies (Aasni and Zhobelia Asis). (Haggis pakora becomes a staple of the cult's cuisine.) The novel opens shortly before the Luskentyrian Festival of Love, held every four years, about nin ...
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WHIT
Whit may refer to: * Whit or Whitsun, another name for the holy day of Pentecost * Whit (given name) * Whit (novel), by Iain Banks * WHIT, a radio station licensed to Madison, Wisconsin, United States, which holds the call sign WHIT beginning 2009 * WCSY (AM), a radio station licensed to South Haven, Michigan, United States, which held the call sign WHIT from 2005 to 2009 * WHKF, a radio station licensed to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, which held the call sign WHIT from 1987 to 1988 See also * Whit's Diner, a historic diner in Framingham, Massachusetts * Whit Rock, off the coast of Graham Land, Antarctica * Whitt (other) Whitt is a surname. Whitt may also refer to: * Whitt Clement, American politician * Whitt L. Moreland (1930–1951), a U.S. Marine posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor for his sacrifice during the Korean War * Whitt, Texas Whitt is an un ...

WCSY (AM)
WCSY (940 AM) was a radio station that broadcast in South Haven, Michigan. It formerly simulcasted sister station WCSY-FM (103.7 FM). Until 2005, the station's format was Adult Standards fed via satellite from Westwood One; it later switched to an oldies format called "Oldies Plus", from Waitt Radio Networks. The station had filed a construction permit to move its community of license to Hudsonville, Michigan. This move was never completed. On January 19, 2009, the WCSY call sign was returned to 940 AM to match the WCSY-FM simulcast. The WHIT call sign was then returned to a Mid-West Broadcast Group station in Madison, Wisconsin formerly "WTUX". In March 2011, the station's website reported that WCSY would be switching to a Sports Talk Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A widespread programming genre that has a narrow audience appeal, sports radio is characterized by an often- boisterous o ...
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WHKF
WHKF (99.3 FM, "Real 99.3") is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Owned by iHeartMedia, the station broadcasts a mainstream urban format. History The station first signed on the air in July 1965 by Hudson Broadcasting Corp. as WSFM. The studios and transmitter were co-located with WCMB on Poplar Church Road () in Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania. Through the 1960s and early 1970s the station's format was MOR like its sister station, but it did not duplicate WCMB. In 1978, the station rebranded as ''Rock 99'' with a format change to CHR ("Top 40") and began competing with WKBO and WQXA-FM in York. In 1981, the format was changed to adult contemporary and the branding to ''WSFM-99'', then ''Sunny 99-FM''. In 1987, it switched back to CHR, branded as ''99 HIT-FM'' with the WHIT call sign. In 1988, Barnstable Broadcasting purchased the station. The call sign was changed to WIMX, the branding to ''Mix 99.3'' and the format changed several times over t ...
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Whit's Diner
Lloyd's Diner is a historic diner at 184A Fountain Street in Framingham, Massachusetts. Formerly Whit's Diner in Orange, Massachusetts, it was moved its present location in 1990. Built as #783 by the Worcester Lunch Car Company in 1942, it was operated by Robert and Richard Whitney until about 1960 as Whit's, and then under other ownership as the Orange Diner. It was purchased by Richard and Joan Lloyd in 1990 and moved to Framingham. The diner was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in Framingham, Massachusetts References

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Whit Rock
Whit Rock () is a rock lying between the Trump and Saffery Islands off the west coast of Graham Land. First shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and ... (UK-APC) in 1959 for its small size, "whit" meaning the smallest part or particle. References Rock formations of Graham Land Graham Coast {{GrahamCoast-geo-stub ...
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