WEOS-FM (Geneva, NY)

WEOS is a college radio station located in Geneva, New York, and it broadcasts mainly on 89.5 FM throughout the Finger Lakes area. Additionally, it has a smaller relay transmitter operating at 90.3 FM in Geneva, identified by the call sign W212BA. The station is owned by The Colleges of the Seneca, Inc., which is the official name for Hobart and William Smith Colleges. The board of trustees from the colleges oversees the station, with Mark Gearan, the current President, serving as the chair. The programming primarily features NPR and public radio content, with a strong emphasis on news and talk shows.

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#4100216

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#1286231

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#17879

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NY lawmakers pass watered-down consumer protections as session ends

1 week ago | weos.org | Jimmy Vielkind

Albany lawmakers scaled down a consumer protection measure before concluding their annual session and walked away from proposed reforms to the live-event ticket market that could have capped fees. The changes came after a flurry of last-minute lobbying by business groups, who said the measures would hinder their operations and prompt a surge of lawsuits. Both bills passed in the final days of the scheduled state legislative session, which concluded early Wednesday.
More cameras, oversight coming to NY prisons. But lawmakers see ‘missed opportunity’

2 weeks ago | weos.org | Jeongyoon Han

Lawmakers are mandating more cameras in prisons and will beef up the entities responsible for overseeing the correctional system under a bill approved Thursday. The omnibus bill aimed at increasing transparency in New York’s prisons is the first major piece of legislation to pass since the recent beating deaths of two handcuffed people while incarcerated at separate upstate facilities.
In Washington, Gov. Kathy Hochul spars with GOP over NY immigration policies

2 weeks ago | weos.org | Jimmy Vielkind

Gov. Kathy Hochul was in the hot seat Thursday when she joined other blue-state governors for a Capitol Hill hearing on immigration enforcement. Republicans who control the U.S. House Oversight Committee called Hochul, along with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. U.S. Rep. James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky who chairs the committee, said the governors’ policies protect undocumented immigrants who commit crimes.
Lt. Gov. Delgado holds first campaign event in bid to unseat his boss

3 weeks ago | weos.org | Jimmy Vielkind

Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado staked out Gov. Kathy Hochul’s left flank Wednesday, declaring at his first campaign rally that she is beholden to powerful interests and the status quo. Delgado, a former U.S. representative elevated to the lieutenant governorship by Hochul in 2022, told several dozen people in Brooklyn that he would push for greater support for child care, statewide rental subsidies and a state office to help New Yorkers dispute health insurance companies when they deny claims.
How the ‘New York for All Act’ could limit statewide cooperation with Trump's deportation efforts

4 weeks ago | weos.org | Jeongyoon Han

New York state and its cities have been at the center of President Donald Trump’s efforts to launch his nationwide deportations of immigrants. Jeongyoon Han of the New York Public News Network sat down with Murad Awawdeh the president of the New York Immigration Coalition. They talked about how the fight over immigration rights has played out in the state and about bills that would respond to recent developments. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Should musicians be able to pull the plug on StubHub, resellers at NY shows?

1 month ago | weos.org | Jimmy Vielkind

Some New York lawmakers want to give musicians the power to stop resellers from flipping high-priced tickets to their shows on the secondary market. State Sen. James Skoufis has introduced legislation that prompted allies of major platforms like StubHub to dispatch lobbyists to Albany this week. They argue the measure would empower an even larger behemoth in the live entertainment industry: Ticketmaster. “This system is abusive to fans. It's abusive to artists,” Skoufis said.
Tool calculates the ripple effect of buying locally produced food

1 month ago | weos.org | Beth Adams

A new tool demonstrates how buying local food products can support businesses in the region and generate more tax revenue. The algorithm was created by researchers at Cornell University for local schools, hospitals, prisons and other public service providers to calculate the net benefits of spending at least some of their food budget on New York products, even if it would cost more upfront compared to what they would pay an out-of-state supplier.
'DEI is the secret sauce': SUNY Chancellor defends higher education in annual address

1 month ago | weos.org | Jeongyoon Han

The chancellor of the State University of New York said it’s critical to uphold its research projects — and diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, initiatives — in the face of threats from the federal government.
Bill to expand New York's prison oversight body passes in state Senate

1 month ago | weos.org | Jeongyoon Han

State senators in Albany voted Tuesday to triple the number of people tasked with inspecting New York’s prisons. The bill — which now moves to the Assembly for debate — marks the first major legislative step lawmakers have taken in response to the beating deaths of two Black men incarcerated in upstate correctional facilities. Robert Brooks, 43, and Messiah Nantwi, 22, died in separate beatings at different prisons.
Some incarcerated New Yorkers work for 10 cents an hour. Lawmakers say that needs to change

1 month ago | weos.org | Jeongyoon Han

Lawmakers in Albany are considering establishing a minimum wage for incarcerated people that could result in a dramatic pay increase for their work inside New York state prisons. If approved, the state would set the base rate at half the state’s minimum wage — which currently is between $15.50 and $16.50. On average, incarcerated people in the state currently are paid 35 cents an hour, according to the bill’s co-sponsor, Assemblymember Eddie Gibbs. Some make as little as 10 cents an hour.