WRVO
Radio station in Oswego, New York, United States
WRVO (89.9 FM) is a non-profit public radio network in Oswego, New York, licensed to the State University of New York at Oswego, operating from studios on the bottom floor of the Penfield Library on the SUNY Oswego campus on SR 104 off Rudolph Road. Its multi-station network serves more than 20 counties in central and northern New York from flagship WRVO in Oswego, repeaters WRVD in Syracuse, WRVH in Clayton, WRVN in Utica, and WRVJ in Watertown. Low-power translators serve Geneva, Hamilton, Ithaca, Norwich and Watertown.
01Programming
WRVO programming includes regional news and public affairs and programming from NPR, American Public Media, Public Radio Exchange, the BBC World Service and other networks. WRVO currently broadcasts Morning Edition, 1A, Fresh Air, Here & Now, All Things Considered, As It Happens, The Capitol Pressroom weeknights. and their old-time radio program, Tuned to Yesterday every night. On the weekend, WRVO broadcasts Travel with Rick Steves, Weekend Edition, Hidden Brain, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, This American Life, On The Media, All Things Considered, The Moth Radio Hour, New Yorker Radio Hour, TED Radio Hour, Campbell Conversations, HealthLink On Air, and more.
From 10:00 pm to midnight every day, WRVO broadcasts Tuned to Yesterday, which consists of radio dramas from the 1930s onward. BirdNote, a two-minute show about the lives of birds, airs on weekdays at 9:58 a.m. StarDate, a two-minute segment with a focus of astronomy and the night sky is heard weekdays at 6:32 p.m.
02Affiliates
03Translators
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W210BL | 89.9 FM | Norwich, New York | 92871 | 19 | LMS |
| W214BR | 90.7 FM | Geneva, New York | 93939 | 10 | LMS |
| W205CB | 88.9 FM | Ithaca, New York | 121884 | 10 | LMS |
| W283BQ | 104.5 FM | Ithaca, New York | 157181 | 19 | LMS |
| W219DY | 91.5 FM | Rome, New York | 138843 | 150 | LMS |
Programming may also be heard on WRCU 90.1 FM in Hamilton and WSUC-FM 90.5 FM in Cortland during drive time, off-hours, and during school breaks.
These stations are collectively known as the WRVO Stations.
Sources and credits
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