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‘The Undiscovered Country’ Guest Quentin Lewis Featured on the New York Times

By Zoe Van Nostrand | March 24, 2026

 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…

CREATIVES: Interview with Irish music band Lúnasa – 2/23 on WRFI

By Zoe Van Nostrand | February 20, 2026

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…

LIVE Performance by Paper Wings 2/21 on Lowlands Radio

By Zoe Van Nostrand | February 10, 2026

This live performance with Paper Wings is scheduled to air on Saturday February 21 from 3-5pm on Lowlands Radio with Somer. Tune in at 88.1 FM Ithaca, 89.7 FM Southern Finger Lakes, 91.9 FM Watkins Glen or…

Station News Coverage from 2024

Voices from the Cornell Encampment: Andre

In early May, pro-Palestinian activists at Cornell voluntarily took down their “Liberated Zone” solidarity encampment. In this series, we’ll…

January, 6 2022 Daily Headlines

By George Christopher | January 6, 2022 | Comments Off on January, 6 2022 Daily Headlines

Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick, has announced he will be stepping down after a decade in office. Myrick made his announcement last night over social media, saying he was accepting a position as Executive Director of People for the American Way, a Progressive advocacy group. Mayor Myrick called his time as mayor the “honor of my…

January 5, 2022 Daily Headlines

By George Christopher | January 5, 2022 | Comments Off on January 5, 2022 Daily Headlines

The Tompkins County Health Department will be hosting a COVID vaccine booster clinic this Saturday. The county will offer the Moderna booster from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. at the Ithaca Mall vaccine site. To get the booster on Saturday, patients must be 18  or older.  Patients must also have received their second dose of…

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