WRVO

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,^[2] 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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WRVO

Oswego, New York
Frequency	89.9 MHz
Branding	WRVO
Programming
Format	Public radio
Ownership
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 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[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
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″N 76°32′39.00″W
Translator(s)	88.9 W205CB (Ithaca) 89.9 W210BL (Norwich) 90.7 W214BR (Geneva) 91.7 W219DY (Rome) 104.5 W283BQ (Ithaca)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wrvo.org

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.^[3] 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.^[3]

From 10:00 pm to midnight every day, WRVO broadcasts Tuned to Yesterday, which consists of radio dramas from the 1930s onward.^[4] 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

Location	Frequency	Call sign
Syracuse	90.3 FM	WRVD
Clayton	89.3 FM	WRVH [5]
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	FID	ERP (W)	FCC info
W210BL	89.9 FM	Norwich, New York	92871	19	LMS
W214BR	90.7 FM	Geneva, New York	93939	10	LMS
W205CB	88.9 FM	Ithaca, New York	121884	10	LMS
W283BQ	104.5 FM	Ithaca, New York	157181	19	LMS
W222BU	92.3 FM	Rome, New York	138843	150	LMS

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.