WRVO 89.9 FM is a member-supported public radio station in Oswego, New York

Oswego, New York

Oswego is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 18,142 at the 2010 census. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in north-central New York and promotes itself as "The Port City of Central New York"...

. Owned by the State University of New York at Oswego

State University of New York at Oswego

State University of New York at Oswego, also known as SUNY Oswego and Oswego State, is a public university in the City of Oswego and Town of Oswego, New York, on the shore of Lake Ontario...

, it operates from studios in the Penfield Library on the SUNY Oswego campus.

Programming

WRVO's broadcasts include programs from NPR and other public interest program services, WRVO produced programs, and rebroadcasts from the BBC World Service

BBC World Service

The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...

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From 9:00 pm to midnight Monday through Friday, and Saturday and Sunday 8:00 pm to midnight WRVO broadcasts Tuned to Yesterday, which consists of radio drama

Radio drama

Radio drama is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance, broadcast on radio or published on audio media, such as tape or CD. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine the characters and story...

s from the 1930s onward. BirdNote

BirdNote

BirdNote is a nonprofit radio program dedicated to education and conservation of birds and their habitats. BirdNote shows are two-minute vignettes that incorporate the sounds of birds with stories that illustrate their way of life...

, a two-minute show about the lives of birds, airs on weekdays at 5:58 am.

Affiliates

Programming is simulcast

Simulcast

Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...

 on affiliate stations WRVD 90.3 FM in Syracuse

Syracuse, New York

Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...

, WRVJ 91.7 FM in Watertown

Watertown (city), New York

Watertown is a city in the state of New York and the county seat of Jefferson County. It is situated approximately south of the Thousand Islands. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 27,023, an increase of 1.2% since 2000. The U.S...

, WRVN 91.9 FM in Utica

Utica, New York

Utica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census....

, and broadcast translator stations W222AT 92.3 FM in Hamilton

Hamilton (town), New York

Hamilton is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 5,733 at the 2000 census. The town is named after American patriot Alexander Hamilton....

, W260BE 99.9 FM in Watertown

Watertown (city), New York

Watertown is a city in the state of New York and the county seat of Jefferson County. It is situated approximately south of the Thousand Islands. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 27,023, an increase of 1.2% since 2000. The U.S...

, W292DQ 106.3 FM in Geneva

Geneva, New York

Geneva is a city in Ontario and Seneca counties in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 13,617 at the 2000 census. Some claim it is named after the city and canton of Geneva in Switzerland. Others believe the name came from confusion over the letters in the word "Seneca" written in cursive...

, and W293BE 106.5 FM in Norwich

Norwich (city), New York

Norwich is a city in Chenango County, New York, United States. Surrounded on all sides by the Town of Norwich, the city is the county seat of Chenango County. The name is taken from Norwich, Connecticut. Its population was 7,355 at the 2000 census.Lt...

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Programming may also be head on WRCU 90.1 FM in Hamilton

Hamilton (town), New York

Hamilton is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 5,733 at the 2000 census. The town is named after American patriot Alexander Hamilton....

 and WSUC-FM

WSUC-FM

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

90.5 FM in Cortland

Cortland, New York

Cortland is a city in Cortland County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 18,740. It is the county seat of Cortland County.The City of Cortland, near the west border of the county, is surrounded by the Town of Cortlandville....

 during drive time

Drive time

Drive time is the daypart analog to prime time for radio broadcasting. It consists of the morning hours when listeners wake up, get ready, and/or head to work or school, and the afternoon hours when they are heading home and before their evening meal. These are the periods where the number of...

, off-hours, and during school breaks.

These stations are collectively known as the WRVO Stations.

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