WRVO

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WRVO
Frequency 89.9 MHz
BrandingWRVO
Programming
Format Public radio
Ownership
Owner
WRVD 90.3, Syracuse
WRVH 89.3, Clayton
WRVJ 91.7, Watertown
WRVN 91.9, Utica
WMVQ 90.5, Fenner
WRCU 90.1, Hamilton
WSUC-FM 90.5, Cortland
History
First air date
1969 (1969)
Call sign meaning
"Radio Voice of Oswego"
Technical information
Facility ID 63115
Class B
ERP 50,000 watts horizontal
49,010 watts vertical
HAAT 134 metres (440 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
43°25′14.00″N76°32′39.00″W / 43.4205556°N 76.5441667°W / 43.4205556; -76.5441667
Translator(s) 88.9 W205CB (Ithaca)
89.9 W210BL (Norwich)
90.7 W214BR (Geneva)
92.3 W222BU (Rome)
104.5 W283BQ (Ithaca)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website wrvo.org

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, [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.

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Programming

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. [2] WRVO currently broadcasts Morning Edition , 1A , Fresh Air , Q , 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! , Says You! , 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. [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 , a two-minute segment with a focus of astronomy and the night sky is heard weekdays at 6:32 p.m.

Affiliates

LocationFrequency Call sign
Syracuse 90.3 FM WRVD
Clayton 89.3 FMWRVH
Watertown 91.7 FM WRVJ
Utica 91.9 FM WRVN
Fenner 90.5 FM WMVQ
Hamilton 90.1 FM WRCU-FM
Cortland 90.5 FM WSUC-FM

Translators

Broadcast translators for WRVO
Call sign Frequency City of license ERP (W)FCC info
W210BL89.9 FM Norwich, New York 19 FMQ
W214BR90.7 FM Geneva, New York 10 FMQ
W205CB88.9 FM Ithaca, New York 10 FMQ
W283BQ104.5 FM Ithaca, New York 19 FMQ
W222BU92.3 FM Rome, New York 150 FMQ

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. [4]

These stations are collectively known as the WRVO Stations.

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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. "About WRVO" . Retrieved 2013-08-29.