First Episode to Premier Friday, Sept. 30 with Special Guest Sukayna Burman JAMESTOWN, NY - A new, locally-produced radio program and podcast focusing on various social and women’s issues affecting the community is making its debut this fall in … [Read more...]
WRFA-LP to Present Weekly Local News Reports in Spanish Starting in September
JAMESTOWN, NY - WRFA Radio will be providing a weekly, Spanish-language newscast to its listening audience starting in September 2022. The weekly WRFA News "en Español" report will be broadcast Saturdays at 8 a.m. on 107.9 FM in Jamestown - … [Read more...]
#GiveBigCHQ Raises Over $900 for WRFA-LP
JAMESTOWN, NY - WRFA-LP, Jamestown's only noncommercial, nonreligious community radio station, was able to raise over $900 as part of the #GiveBigCHQ annual day of giving on Thursday, Jan. 9. In all, the radio station received $799 from 25 donors. … [Read more...]
WRFA Announces “I Remember” Oral History Project
Project will launch in June with a goal of interviewing 100 area residents JAMESTOWN, NY - Area residents who want to share their memories to help chronicle local history in Chautauqua County will get a chance to do so later this year. WRFA-LP in … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Small Things Considered – Almost, Maine at the Lucille Ball Little Theatre
WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Jim Foley from the Lucille Ball Little Theatre of Jamestown about Almost, Maine - a the organizations first full-scale production in two years. Foley serves as the president of the Little Theatre board and also is the … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Arts on Fire: Chautauqua Literary Arts Partners with JHS Class to Present “Holidays in Poetry”
WRFARadio · Holidays in Poetry WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Sony Ton-Aime, Michael I. Rudell Director of Literary Arts at Chautauqua Institution, and Betsy Rowe-Baehr, Jamestown High School English teacher. The two share details about The Holidays … [Read more...]
2021 WRFA Pledge Drive Raises Over $5,300
TOTAL DONATIONS FOR 2021 EXCEED $12,600 While not reaching its stated goal, the WRFA 2021 Fall Pledge Drive is still being viewed as a success. From Sept. 10 through Sept. 17, WRFA listeners and supporters donated $5,385 - about 72% of the … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Small Things Considered – September 14, 2021
WRFARadio · Small Things Considered - September 14, 2021 WRFA's Jason Sample and Julia Ciesla-Hanley discuss the local stories of the day for Tuesday, Sept. 14 - including the Jamestown City Council and the latest on COVID-19 cases in Chautauqua … [Read more...]
WRFA to Hold Fall Pledge Drive Starting September 10
JAMESTOWN, NY - WRFA LP 107.9FM, Jamestown's only locally owned and operated Community Radio Station, will be holding its first ever Pledge Drive later this month. The WRFA Fall 2021 Pledge Drive will begin Sept. 10 and continue through Sept. 17 with … [Read more...]
WRFA to Broadcast Jamestown Tarp Skunk Home Games
JAMESTOWN, NY – The Jamestown Tarp Skunks and WRFA Radio are pleased to announce a broadcast agreement for the 2021 season. The new agreement involves all Tarp Skunks' home games being broadcast on the local airwaves at 107.9 FM, as well as streaming … [Read more...]