WVBR

WVBR-FM (93.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Ithaca, New York, United States. Owned by the Cornell Media Guild, a non-profit organization, it is student-operated and volunteer-run, with an alternative rock format on weekdays with talk and variety programs on weekends.

The station is supported by advertisements but it also seeks donations on the air and on its website. The studios and offices are on East Buffalo Street in the Collegetown district of Ithaca. WVBR-FM's transmitter is sited on Hungerford Hill in East Ithaca. WVBR is a commercial radio station that it is owned, operated and managed by Cornell University students who comprise the non-profit Cornell Media Guild, Inc. (CMG). The station is ad-supported and independent of the university. WVBR and the Guild are a training ground for students interested in media and broadcasting, as well as a serious commercial competitor in the Ithaca radio market. There are also community members, of all ages, who are involved with the station. Student and volunteer staff members are, for the most part, unpaid. Some staff earn commissions on time sales or are paid a stipend to help operate the station during the summer and other times when Cornell classes are not in session. WVBR is very involved in the city of Ithaca and Tompkins County. The station features a "Community Calendar" segment twice daily, where non-profit organizations can send bulletins of their events to be read over the air during the morning and afternoon. WVBR also does remote broadcasts from locations including the Ithaca Farmer's Market, Ithaca-area concerts, and local businesses around town. WVBR also sponsors local charitable and cultural events. WVBR purchased, remodeled and relocated to a new studio in Collegetown, located at 604 E. Buffalo Street. A ribbon-cutting event was held on March 15, 2014, where the new building was named the Olbermann-Corneliess Studios, after Keith Olbermann's father, Ted, and his close friend and alumnus, Glenn Corneliess. Prior to 2016, WVBR had a translator on 105.5 FM.