WRVO

WRVO

City of license	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 station in Oswego, New York licensed to the State University of New York,^[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 transmitters in Clayton, Oswego, Syracuse, Utica and 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, Radio Netherlands Worldwide, Deutsche Welle and other networks.^[2] WRVO currently broadcasts Morning Edition, The Diane Rehm Show, Fresh Air, Tell Me More, Here & Now, All Things Considered, As It Happens, The Capitol Pressroom and Tuned to Yesterday during the weekdays. On the weekend, WRVO broadcasts Animal House, 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, but focuses on listener contributions twice a year during annual fundraisers. 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

Translators

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

External links

• Official website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WRVO
• Radio-Locator information on WRVO
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WRVO