WRVO Public Media is a non-profit

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network in

Oswego, New York Oswego () is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 16,921 at the 2020 census. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in Upstate New York, about 35 miles (55km) northwest of Syracuse. It promotes itself as "The Port C ...

licensed to the

State University of New York at Oswego State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego or Oswego State) is a public college in the City of Oswego and Town of Oswego, New York. It has two campuses: historic lakeside campus in Oswego and Metro Center in Syracuse, New York. SUN ...

, 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 WRVD (90.3 FM) is a member-supported public radio station in Syracuse, New York. Owned by the State University of New York at Oswego, the station simulcasts the programming of WRVO WRVO Public Media is a non-profit public radio network in Osw ...

Syracuse Syracuse may refer to: Places Italy *Syracuse, Sicily, or spelled as ''Siracusa'' *Province of Syracuse United States *Syracuse, New York **East Syracuse, New York **North Syracuse, New York *Syracuse, Indiana * Syracuse, Kansas *Syracuse, Miss ...

, WRVH in Clayton,

WRVN WRVN (91.9 FM) is a member-supported public radio station in Utica, New York. Owned by the State University of New York at Oswego, the station simulcasts the programming of WRVO WRVO Public Media is a non-profit public radio network in Oswego ...

in Utica, and WRVJ in

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. Low-power translators serve Geneva, Hamilton, Ithaca, Norwich and Watertown.

Programming

WRVO programming includes regional news and public affairs and programming from

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Public Radio Exchange The Public Radio Exchange (PRX) is a non-profit web-based platform for digital distribution, review, and licensing of radio programs. The organization is the largest on-demand catalogue of public radio programs available for broadcast and internet ...

, the

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and other networks. WRVO currently broadcasts ''

Morning Edition ''Morning Edition'' is an American radio news program produced and distributed by NPR. It airs weekday mornings (Monday through Friday) and runs for two hours, and many stations repeat one or both hours. The show feeds live from 5:00 to 9:00 AM ...

'', '' 1A'', ''

Fresh Air ''Fresh Air'' is an American radio talk show broadcast on National Public Radio stations across the United States since 1985. It is produced by WHYY-FM in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The show's host is Terry Gross. , the show was syndicated to 6 ...

'', '' Q'', '' Here & Now'', ''

All Things Considered ''All Things Considered'' (''ATC'') is the flagship news program on the American network National Public Radio (NPR). It was the first news program on NPR, premiering on May 3, 1971. It is broadcast live on NPR affiliated stations in the United ...

'', ''

As It Happens ''As It Happens'' is a Canadian interview show that airs on CBC Radio One in Canada and various public radio stations in the United States through Public Radio Exchange. Its 50th anniversary was celebrated on-air on November 16, 2018. It has been ...

'', ''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 ''Weekend Edition'' is a set of American radio news magazine programs produced and distributed by National Public Radio (NPR). It is the weekend counterpart to the NPR radio program ''Morning Edition''. It consists of ''Weekend Edition Saturday'' ...

'', ''

Hidden Brain ''Hidden Brain'' is a science podcast hosted by Shankar Vedantam. Background The show originally began as a segment of ''NPRs ''Morning Edition''. The first episode of the podcast focused on a concept called "switchtracking". Vedantam found ...

'', '' Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!'', ''

Says You! ''Says You!'' is a word game quiz show that airs weekly in the United States on public radio stations. Richard Sher created the show in 1996 with the guiding philosophy: "It's not important to KNOW the answers: it's important to LIKE the answe ...

'', ''

This American Life ''This American Life'' (''TAL'') is an American monthly hour-long radio program produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media and hosted by Ira Glass. It is broadcast on numerous public radio stations in the United States and internation ...

'', '' On The Media'', ''

'', ''The Moth Radio Hour'', '' New Yorker Radio Hour'', ''TED Radio Hour'', ''Campbell Conversations'', ''HealthLink On Air'', and more. From 10:00 pm to midnight every day, WRVO broadcasts ''Tuned to Yesterday'', which consists of

radio drama Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine ...

s from the 1930s onward. '' BirdNote'', a two-minute show about the lives of birds, airs on weekdays at 9:58 a.m. ''

StarDate ''StarDate'' is a science radio program of The University of Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory, broadcast on over 360 radio stations. It is a daily guide to the night sky and breaking astronomical news. Typically heard without formal introdu ...

'', a two-minute segment with a focus of astronomy and the night sky is heard weekdays at 6:32 p.m.

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Programming may also be heard on

WRCU WRCU-FM (90.1 FM) is Colgate University's student-run radio station. It is located in Hamilton, New York, and broadcasts a wide variety of music to the central New York region. Format Like many college radio stations, WRCU's main format is fr ...

90.1 FM in

Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilt ...

and

WSUC-FM WSUC-FM (90.5 FM) is a college radio station broadcasting a variety format from the State University of New York at Cortland (SUNY Cortland). The station is owned and licensed by the State University of New York at Cortland in Cortland, New York ...

90.5 FM in Cortland during

drive time Drive time is the daypart in which radio broadcasters can reach the most people who listen to car radios while driving, usually to and from work, or on public transportation. Drive-time periods are when the number of radio listeners in this c ...

, off-hours, and during school breaks. These stations are collectively known as the ''WRVO Stations''. See full list of WRVO frequencies, broadcast network and fulltime, low-power translators at wrvo.org.Frequencies , WRVO Public Media
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NPR member stations

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