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Upcoming Radio Specials – July 2026

By Zoe Van Nostrand | July 11, 2026

Additional specials and guest details may be added to this page throughout the month. Check back regularly! 7/11 America at 250 – Blues Zeppelin Special 5-7pm Saturday July 11th –America at 250: Interview & Music w/ the…

Friday July 10th – ‘Patch Me Through Community’ Art & Music Event on Ithaca Commons

By Zoe Van Nostrand | June 23, 2026

Thank you to everyone who joined the inaugural ‘Patch Me Through Community’ event on July 10th! Explore Upcoming Events Join us for a summer afternoon in community! Supported by a grant from the Downtown Ithaca Alliance we’re…

WRFI Receives Community Empowerment Grant from Ithaca Pride Alliance to create local LGBTQ history radio episodes

By Zoe Van Nostrand | June 16, 2026

Learn More About Recent Grants WRFI has received it’s first ever Community Empowerment Grant from the Ithaca Pride Alliance! WRFI Community Radio is the recipient of a micro-grant from the Ithaca Pride Alliance to record and broadcast…

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…

Voices from the Cornell Encampment: Milay

By Felix Teitelbaum | May 20, 2024 | Comments Off on Voices from the Cornell Encampment: Milay

In early May, pro-Palestinian activists at Cornell voluntarily took down their “Liberated Zone” solidarity encampment. In this series, we’ll listen to some of them explain why they participated and what they learned. Millay is a senior: “I’m a Buddhist. I believe in the mutual liberation of all beings. I think really the thing that I…

Cornell Palestinian Solidarity Encampment Closes

By Felix Teitelbaum | May 15, 2024 | Comments Off on Cornell Palestinian Solidarity Encampment Closes

Protestors at Cornell’s Palestinian solidarity encampment took down tents and left the Arts Quad Monday. On April 25, the day the encampment was set up, Cornell’s administration told the group it had only hours to vacate. However, 18 days later, members of the Coalition for Mutual Liberation (or CML) voluntarily ended their occupation.  As dusk…

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