Station Announcement

It's our spring on-air fundraiser! Join us as we broadcast all of your favorite programs, share stories of how public radio affects us, and why we value the NPR news and programming heard every day on WRVO.

We'd also like to take this time to thank you, our listeners. Your generous support during the month of February has helped us cut down our spring on-air fundraiser to just three days. Thank you for making 'Foneless February' a success.

This month, WRVO Public Media is making a silent request for a contribution to keep the phones quiet. We call it 'Foneless February.'

There will be a short power interruption on the SUNY Cortland campus this morning. This will cause WSUC 90.5FM to be off the air starting at 7 a.m. We will remain off the air in the Cortland area until power is restored. The outage is not expected to be long-term.

You can continue to stream WRVO online, on your smartphone or tablet device.

On January 1, 2013, the WRVO Public Media program schedule will include the following changes:

The Campbell Conversations, WRVO's interview series hosted by Campbell Public Affairs Institute director and Maxwell School of Citizenship professor Grant Reeher, is moving from Saturdays at 4 p.m to Sunday evenings at 6 p.m.

We've got quite a few specials this year to get you into the Thanksgiving spirit.

Earth Eats | 10 a.m.

We'll kick off Thanksgiving Day with an hour long special from Earth Eats (a program about local food and sustainable eating that is normally heard each Saturday at 4:30 p.m). Earth Eats Thanksgiving is about real food and green living, a program of planning and preparing a terrific Thanksgiving meal with turkey, other courses, and some vegetarian options.

Thanks to all who contributed during WRVO's Fall Fundraiser.  Records were broken, new levels of support were achieved, and WRVO Public Media assures you we will continue to have the best programming available anywhere through 2013.  Your support is critical, and you came through again.  WRVO is, truly, Member Supported.  Thanks again.

We recently made some changes to our weekend line-up at WRVO.

This includes:

The Campbell Institute of Public Affairs at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University presents the second in a series of debates on timely issues of public importance, with a fresh, provocative format.

WRVO received the lion's share of first-place awards this past weekend at the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association's annual news awards competition.  For the second year in a row, WRVO received the NYSAPBA's Steve Flanders Award presented to the radio station with the largest number of first-place awards in the annual competition.  WRVO News Director Catherine Loper and Innovation Trail reporter Ryan Delaney represented WRVO at the awards presentation.

Below is the complete list of awards presented to WRVO:

All program changes take effect Monday, June 18, 2012.

Throughout the year we examine the WRVO Public Media program schedule.  Using Arbitron data and other audience research we evaluate programs to assess their popularity and identify weaknesses that offer opportunities to refresh the schedule.  Because the WRVO Public Media audience is continually evolving we have a responsibility to bring new programs into the mix to encourage listening among those new to public radio just as we continue to present long-time favorites.

Purchase tickets here to see Ken Rudin, NPR's 'Political Junkie,' at Syracuse Stage on Thursday, May 31st at 7PM. Tickets are $20 for main level open seating, $15 for open seating in the balcony level. NOTE: tickets sold after Friday, May 25th, will be held at 'will call' at the event.

Michel Martin, host of the NPR program Tell Me More, visited Syracuse April 11-12.