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We are sad to announce that last Friday, September 27th, we played the last episode of Free Speech Radio News for the foreseeable future.  Here is a message from them, explaining why: Dear FSRN listeners, We write to you with some extremely sad news.  Last Friday,  FSRN’s Board of Directors issued a two-week layoff notice…

WRFI Community Radio is on the air thanks to the support of our listeners, like Elizabeth Salon, Todd Saddler & Laurie Konwinski, Frank Martin, and Florence Smith who gave in memory of Jean Finley.  To learn how you can join them in keeping our local independent community radio station on the air, go to our Support page.…

Tune in to WRFI at 1:30pm on Saturday, September 21st, for a special live broadcast of Majora Carter’s keynote address at the Food Justice Summit, live from Ithaca’s Southside Community Center.  Ms. Carter is the founder of Sustainable South Bronx, the founder of the Bronx Environmental Stewardship Training Program, the founder of the economic consulting…

The Fall 2013 – Spring 2014 programming schedule is now up, starting Monday, September 9th.  Visit our Schedule page for the full week view, or browse the daily list view on the right.  Thanks go to our Program Directors Nick & Jim, and all of our returning and new on-air volunteers.  Cheers to a great…

It is WRFI Schedule time!  Community members interested in having a program on WRFI must submit their Slot Preference and Working Group/Committee Selection forms by Sunday, August 25th at 5pm.  This applies to new local programs and hosts who have not yet been trained, as well as seasoned hosts and currently-scheduled local programs.  If you…

WRFI is no longer playing Al-Jazeera News, and this is why: To Pacifica Network listeners, Thank you listening to Pacifica’s exclusive broadcasts of Al Jazeera English and for supporting your local community radio station. It is with great regret that we must report that Al Jazeera English is no longer available for distribution in the…

Here’s the joint press release we put out with WSKG last month, regarding Ithaca Community Radio’s WINO license in Odessa.  Ithaca Community Radio, Inc. is the organization that owns WRFI Watkins Glen, W201CD Ithaca and WINO Odessa.

WRFI Community Radio is on the air thanks to the support of our listeners, like Gail & Naoki Sakai, Suzanne & Lynn McMannis, Esther Racoosin, Karl Madeo who gave in memory of Fred Madeo, and Sandra Repp.  To learn how you can join them in keeping our local independent community radio station on the air,…