WRVO-FM (Oswego, NY)

WRVO Public Media is a non-profit organization that provides news and information to the people of central and northern New York. As a member of NPR, it operates across multiple platforms. The main broadcast studios and offices are situated on the campus of the State University of New York College at Oswego. WRVO has a team of around 13 professionals working in areas such as management, business, news, corporate underwriting sales, operations, and engineering. Additionally, there is a satellite studio located in downtown Syracuse.

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NY schools prepare for upcoming cell phone ban

2 days ago | wrvo.org | Desiree D'iorio

School districts in New York have a little over a month left to finalize and publish their so-called "distraction-free" policies as New York prepares to implement a statewide ban on smart devices during the school day this fall. Schools have until Aug. 1 to outline how the bell-to-bell cell phone ban will work, including details on storage, enforcement and consequences for violations. New York will become one of the largest states in the country to prohibit smart devices in K-12 classrooms.
Dispatches from the living memory of trans people of color

2 days ago | wrvo.org | Jess Kung |Leah Donnella |B.A. Parker |Dalia Mortada

Trans people are major targets of the second Trump administration. But in a way, that's nothing new; trans people have been fighting for their rights, dignity, and liberation for generations. So on this episode, we hear from trans elders about what their lives have looked like over the decades, and what messages they have for young people.
You told us how tariffs are affecting you

5 days ago | wrvo.org | Adrian Ma |Wailin Wong |Cooper McKim |Ella Feldman
SALT-n-pessimism

1 week ago | wrvo.org | Wailin Wong |Darian Woods |Kenny Malone |Angel Carreras

It's ... Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news. On today's episode: the Senate passes the GENIUS Act, the SALT cap might be DOA in the OBBB, and a gender split on the state of the economy. Related episodes: How stable is Stablecoin? (Apple / Spotify) Feeling inflation in the grocery storeFor sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
High heat and humidity headed toward central and northern New York

1 week ago | wrvo.org | Jessica Cain

Get ready for some hot weather to head our way. Jessica Spaccio, a climatologist with the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University, said we should see temperatures starting to hit 90 degrees going into next week. And after a cooler May with a lot of precipitation, it may feel especially warm. "I think where sometimes the temperatures were even close to normal, just not having that sunshine definitely made it feel cooler because we had so many cooler days,” she said.
Abortion Before Roe

1 week ago | wrvo.org | Rund Abdelfatah |Ramtin Arablouei |Casey Miner |Julie Caine

Abortion wasn't always controversial. In fact, in colonial America it would have been considered a fairly common practice: a private decision made by women, and aided mostly by midwives. But in the mid-1800s, a small group of physicians set out to change that. Obstetrics was a new field, and they wanted it to be their domain—meaning, the domain of men and medicine.
The debt limit, the origins of the X Date, and why it all matters

1 week ago | wrvo.org | Amanda Aronczyk |Jess Jiang |Sam Kesler

Note: A version of this episode first ran in 2023. Every year, the U.S. government spends more money than it takes in. In order to fund all that spending, the country takes on debt. Congress has the power to limit how much debt the U.S. takes on. Once we reach that limit, Congress has a few options so that the government keeps paying its bills: Raise the debt limit, suspend it, or eliminate it entirely.
Gillibrand urges diplomatic solution in Israel-Iran conflict

1 week ago | wrvo.org | Jessica Cain

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is urging the Trump administration to use diplomacy in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. She said the 2015 Iran deal that limited the country’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief was valuable.
President Trump is mulling military action in Iran. It's dividing MAGA.

1 week ago | wrvo.org | Miles Parks |Greg Myre |Mara Liasson

As tensions continue to escalate between Israel and Iran, President Trump is now signaling an openness for more U.S. military involvement. We discuss what that might look like and how it is dividing the MAGA faithful. This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, national security correspondent Greg Myre, and senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson. This podcast was produced by Bria Suggs and edited by Lexie Schapitl. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.
What's behind Trump's turnaround on immigration raids and farming?

1 week ago | wrvo.org | Miles Parks |Ximena Bustillo |Scott Horsley

Last week, President Trump suggested the agriculture industry might be spared from his immigration crackdown. But Tuesday, Homeland Security officials confirmed there would be no change to enforcement policy — and no workplace safe from potential raids. We look at what this means economically and politically. This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, immigration policy reporter Ximena Bustillo, and chief economics correspondent Scott Horsley.