WRFI (''91.9 FM'') is a
community radio
Community radio is a radio service offering a third model of radio broadcasting in addition to commercial and public broadcasting. Community stations serve geographic communities and communities of interest. They broadcast content that is popula ...
station broadcasting at 91.9 MHz, licensed to
Watkins Glen, New York
Watkins Glen is a village and census-designated place in and the county seat of Schuyler County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,829. Watkins Glen lies within the towns of Dix and Reading. To the southwest ...
and on W201CD 88.1 MHz, licensed to
Ithaca, New York
Ithaca is a city in the Finger Lakes region of New York, United States. Situated on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, Ithaca is the seat of Tompkins County and the largest community in the Ithaca metropolitan statistical area. It is named ...
. The station studios are in downtown Ithaca.
History
In 2002, Ithaca Community Radio, Inc. obtained a FCC license for a
translator
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on 88.1 FM in Ithaca. Because these have to re-broadcast full powered stations and ICR at this time did not own one, they at first re-broadcast
WEOS
WEOS is a college radio station licensed to Geneva, New York, broadcasting primarily on 89.5 FM across the Finger Lakes region of New York. It also broadcasts on a smaller relay transmitter on 90.3FM in Geneva (call sign W212BA). The station i ...
and then later
WSQX. In October 2007, they applied for a full powered FM license for Watkins Glen, as none were available for Ithaca proper. And then in June 2012, they completed their studios based in Clinton House in downtown Ithaca and finally went on the air as a community owned and operated station whose programming serves Tompkins and Schuyler counties.
Programming
The station features a variety of programming during the day, including locally produced programs and syndicated programs from
Pacifica Radio and others.
Translator
In addition to the main station, WRFI is relayed by an additional translator to widen its broadcast area.
See also
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List of community radio stations in the United States
This is a list of FCC-licensed community radio stations in the United States.
See also
List of Pacifica Radio stations and affiliates
This article provides a list of Pacifica Radio owned and operated stations, associated stations, and affili ...
References
External links
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{{Ithaca, New York
RFI
Community radio stations in the United States
Tompkins County, New York
Schuyler County, New York