WRVO

WRVO
City Oswego, New York
Slogan Your source for NPR News.
Frequency 89.9 MHz
Translator(s) W222AT 92.3, Hamilton
W223BR 92.5, Ithaca
W260BE 99.9, Watertown
W214BR 90.7, Geneva
W210BL 89.9, Norwich
First air date 1969
Format Public Radio
ERP 50,000 watts horizontal
49,010 watts vertical
HAAT 134 metres (440 feet)
Class B
Facility ID 63115
Transmitter coordinates 43°25′14.00″N 76°32′39.00″W / 43.4205556°N 76.5441667°W / 43.4205556; -76.5441667
Callsign meaning WRVO: Radio Voice of Oswego
Owner State University of New York at Oswego
(State University of New York)
Sister stations WRVD 90.3, Syracuse
WRVH 89.3, Clayton
WRVJ 91.7, Watertown
WRVN 91.9, Utica
WRCU 90.1, Hamilton
WSUC-FM 90.5, Cortland
Webcast Listen Live
DTFX
Website www.wrvo.org

WRVO Public Media is a non-profit public radio network in Oswego, New York licensed to the State University of New York at Oswego,[1] operating from studios in the Penfield Library on the SUNY Oswego campus. 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.

Programming

WRVO programming includes regional news and public affairs and programming from NPR, American Public Media, Public Radio International, the BBC World Service and other networks.[2] WRVO currently broadcasts Morning Edition, The Diane Rehm Show, Fresh Air, Q with Shadrach Kabango, Here & Now, All Things Considered, As It Happens, The Capitol Pressroom and Tuned to Yesterday during the weekdays. On the weekend, WRVO broadcasts Marketplace Money, Only A Game, Weekend Edition, Car Talk, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, Says You!, This American Life, Snap-Judgment, On The Media, Day Six, All Things Considered, A Prairie Home Companion, The Moth Radio Hour, Selected Shorts, The Changing World, Inside Europe, Prime Time Radio, Studio 360, The Splendid Table, TED Radio Hour, Campbell Conversations, Take Care, Public Radio Presents, HealthLink On Air, and Big Picture Science.[2]

From 10:00 pm to midnight every day, WRVO broadcasts Tuned to Yesterday, which consists of radio dramas from the 1930s onward.[3] BirdNote, a two-minute show about the lives of birds, airs on weekdays at 9:58 a.m. StarDate (radio program), a two-minute segment with a focus of astronomy and the night sky is heard weekdays at 6:58 p.m.

Fundraising/Support

WRVO Public Media is a non-profit, public radio station which relies on the voluntary contributions of our listeners.[4] WRVO accepts donations online every day of the year, and focuses on listener contributions twice a year during annual fundraisers. On air fundraisers generally occur in the fall and spring.

Listeners who contribute $500 or more during a year are members of WRVO's Cornerstone Society [5] Cornerstone members receive special benefits including exclusive event invitations and on-air recognition.

Local businesses and organizations support WRVO Public Media by underwriting WRVO programming.[4] Underwriters reach as many as 100,000 listeners each week in central and northern New York. More information on tax-deductible underwriting opportunities can be found on the WRVO website.

Affiliates

Location Frequency Call sign
Syracuse 90.3 FM WRVD
Clayton 89.3 FM WRVH
Watertown 91.7 FM WRVJ
Utica 91.9 FM WRVN

Translators

Broadcast translators of WRVO
Call sign Frequency
(MHz) 		City of license ERP
W 		FCC info
W222AT 92.3 Hamilton (town), New York 27 FCC
W293BE 89.9 Norwich, New York 19 FCC
W214BR 90.7 Geneva, New York 10 FCC
W223BR 92.5 Ithaca, New York 10 FCC
Broadcast translators of WRVJ
Call sign Frequency
(MHz) 		City of license ERP
W 		FCC info
W260BE 99.9 Watertown, New York 19 FCC

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.[6]

These stations are collectively known as the WRVO Stations.

References

  1. ↑ "WRVO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  2. 1 2 "WRVO Programming". Retrieved 2012-04-03.
  3. ↑ "Tuned to Yesterday". Retrieved 2013-08-29.
  4. 1 2 "Support WRVO Public Media". Retrieved 2013-08-29.
  5. ↑ "WRVO Cornerstone Society". Retrieved 2013-08-29.
  6. ↑ "About WRVO". Retrieved 2013-08-29.
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