Reg Lenna Center for the Arts is experiencing some infrastructure issues and will be undergoing maintenance from Tuesday, June 28 through the morning of Wednesday, June 29, 2022. The situation is resulting in WRFA having to be off the air until the … [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...]
WRFA’s 2022 Great American Picnic, “hAll Fired Up!”, is Tuesday, June 21
JAMESTOWN, NY - The Great American Picnic is back for another year at Southern Tier Brewing Company! WRFA’s annual summer fundraiser is taking place Tuesday, June 21 from 5 to 9 p.m. at STBC's Empty Pint in Lakewood, NY and will once again feature … [Read more...]
WRFA Seeks Summer Interns to Assist with Covering 2022 Jamestown Tarp Skunks Baseball Games
JAMESTOWN, NY - WRFA is once again seeking eligible college students to participate in a Sports Broadcasting Internship program, focusing on live coverage of the Jamestown Tarp Skunks collegiate baseball team during the 2022 summer season. This … [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...]
WRFA Seeking Public Input Into 2022 Programming
WRFA, a non-commercial, non profit community radio station serving Jamestown, NY, recently received funding as part of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's American Rescue Plan Act Stabilization Grant program. The funding is intended to help … [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...]
WRFA’s Arts on Fire LIVE Premieres Oct. 2 with Ken & Mandy
JAMESTOWN - WRFA will present a series of live musical performances on select Saturday Nights this fall with the return of Arts on Fire LIVE. On Saturday night, Oct. 2, WRFA will welcome Ken & Mandy to the Reg Lenna Multimedia Studios for a … [Read more...]
WRFA to Host Community Conversation on Jamestown’s Marginalized/Underserved Groups
JAMESTOWN - Radio Station WRFA LP will present a three-part panel discussion on marginalized and underserved groups in Jamestown, NY later this month, to be broadcast live on the local airwaves and also video streamed on social media. Community … [Read more...]
