SYRACUSE -- If you work in downtown Syracuse and you rely on WRVD 90.3 to listen to the programming of the WRVO stations, you may be left in the dark for most of the day on Tuesday, March 31.
SYRACUSE -- If you work in downtown Syracuse and you rely on WRVD 90.3 to listen to the programming of the WRVO stations, you may be left in the dark for most of the day on Tuesday, March 31.
OSWEGO -- A little over three weeks ago, NPR announced the show "Day by Day" would end in March due to budget cuts, but local affiliate WRVO isn't waiting -- today was the final day for "Day by Day" on WRVO's primary lineup.
Because this Friday happens to be 08/08/08, we decided the Picture of the Week would come from a station that has an "8" in the frequency. You can't get any closer to an all-8 frequency than 88.9 WNYO at SUNY Oswego... and making it even better, 2008 has been a big year for WNYO.
Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim will be in the hot seat when NPR's quiz show Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me comes to town this fall.
SUNY Oswego's student-run radio station, 88.9 FM WNYO, turns ten years old today. The station has been in operation since 1967 utilizing various carrier current transmitters, but it wasn't until 1992 that WNYO became a true over-the-air broadcast station.
It's called 'Foneless February', and for years the silent fundraising campaign has been a hit with listeners of public radio station WRVO. The end result of the low-key effort is less hours of on-air fundraising in March. This year, the spring fundraiser will be shortened by five days thanks to over $90,000 in early contributions.
With the recent installation of a new 35,000 watt propane-powered generator at its main transmitting facility, WRVO will now be able to continue broadcasting its signal during emergency power outages.
The Public Radio International series This American Life is headed to the Persian Gulf this weekend to gather interviews for a special episode of the show.
Lisa Simeone is stepping down from her post as host of National Public Radio's Weekend All Things Considered heard locally on WRVO FM 90. Simeone, whose last show will be in March, plans to focus on free-lance reporting for NPR and other companies. Archive article reposted with help from volunteer Ashley Caster
Public radio station WRVO FM 90 will broadcast New York Governor George Pataki's State of the State address live this afternoon. The speech, which will be delivered at the state capitol in Albany, begins at 1:00. Archive article reposted with help from volunteer Ashley Caster