WRFI Community Radio News

Fresh at 5pm every weekday we bring you local news headlines from across our listening community—all in about 2 minutes. Listen live (88.1FM in Ithaca, 91.9FM Watkins Glen, and 89.7FM across the southern Finger Lakes) or wherever you get your podcasts.

Local News: May 28, 2024

Mass Evictions and Rent Hikes at West Hill ApartmentsResidents at a West Hill apartment complex in Ithaca…

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Features and Interviews

The Undiscovered Country: Taili Mugambee

By Felix Teitelbaum | September 30, 2024

Host Michael Rhynes interviews Taili Mugambee Director or ⁠the Ultimate Re-Entry Opportunity⁠ about re-entry work underway in Tompkins County. The organization works to address housing, employment, safety, health, and wellness of those impacted by incarceration, and to…

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Local Food Security Roundtable [AUDIO]

By Felix Teitelbaum | September 12, 2024

How can we ensure access to healthy, sustainable food for everyone in our community? What can we do as individuals? What changes would you like to see to government policy? How did the pandemic affect the way you eat? …

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Alcance Latino: Starting a Small Farm Business [in Spanish]

By Felix Teitelbaum | September 5, 2024

María José Oviedo y Tim W. Shenk del equipo de Futuro en Ag del Cornell Small Farms Program comparten con Carlos Gutiérrez en el programa Alcance Latino. Invitan a conocer las oportunidades disponibles para productores y aspirantes a…

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Local Headlines

Local News: November 10, 2023

By Celia Clarke | November 10, 2023 | Comments Off on Local News: November 10, 2023

– WRFI Community Radio goes silent in Watkins Glen – We have some news about our station. Beginning Friday, November 10 WRFI will no longer be heard on our terrestrial frequency 91.9 in Watkins Glen. Felix Teitelbaum, the station’s Executive Director, explains the reason for the change. “What’s happening is that our transmitter site in…

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Local News: November 9, 2023

By Celia Clarke | November 9, 2023 | Comments Off on Local News: November 9, 2023

– Housing costs push Tompkins County living wage up 11% since last year – The living wage in Tompkins County is $18.45 per hour up from $16.61. That’s an 11% rise since last year. The Ithaca Voice reports that a recently released study concluded that housing costs are driving the increase.  The 2024 Tompkins County…

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