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Recent and Upcoming Features and Interviews
Spring is SPRUNG – The sun is shining, the plants are waiting with bated chlorophyll for this *last* cold snap to end before unfurling their blooms – and the WRFI Spring Fund Drive kicks off Saturday April…
Poet Quentin Lewis featured on WRFI’s limited series The Undiscovered Country in March 2025 is the focus of a recent New York Times article. Quentin Lewis is fighting his conviction while locked up at Wende Correctional in Western…
This interview with Lúnasa is scheduled to air on Monday February 23rd at 5pm hosted by DJ Nina. Tune in at 88.1 FM Ithaca, 89.7 FM Southern Finger Lakes, 91.9 FM Watkins Glen or stream from anywhere…
Recent Special Episodes
Station News Coverage from 2024
In early May, pro-Palestinian activists at Cornell voluntarily took down their “Liberated Zone” solidarity encampment. In this series, we’ll…
– Ithaca Wastewater Facility To Get $6.2 M For Upgrades – The Ithaca Wastewater Treatment Facility will get funding for needed repairs. The Ithaca Times reports that the Common Council unanimously approved $6.2 million for the repairs. They include $2.7 million for a new boiler system. The facility serves the City and Town of Ithaca,…
– Twelve Cases and One Death Caused By Respiratory Infection in Tompkins County – Tompkins Whole Health reports that 12 people in the City and Town of Ithaca have contracted Legionellosis. The health department announced on August 28 that one person had died of the disease. It’s commonly called Legionnaire’s Disease, Pontiac Fever, or Extrapulmonary…