WSKG Public TV & Radio

12/09/2024

Boost your digital safety skills for ! Try the NOVA Cybersecurity Lab, where you'll tackle challenges as the tech officer of a social network under attack. (Grades: 6-12)

Learn how to keep your digital life safe, spot cyber scams, understand the basics of coding, and defend against cyber attacks with the NOVA Cybersecurity Lab. Players assume the role of chief technology officer of a start-up social network company that is the target of increasingly sophisticated cyb...

12/06/2024

In this video, Bianca helps a friend prepare for a school bake sale. 🧁 When they decide to double their cupcake recipe, they run into an improper fraction — math to the rescue! (Grades: 3-8)

In this video segment from Cyberchase, Bianca helps a friend get ready for a school bake sale. They are making cupcakes but when they realize that the recipe only makes a dozen cupcakes, decide it is not enough. They want to make double that amount, so they decide to double the recipe, which include...

12/05/2024

WSKG-FM is back on the air in the Ithaca area!

We powered down today to install a new generator, purchased through a sustainable technology grant from New York State. This generator will prevent power-related outages at our Lansing transmitter.

In the coming months, we'll be installing new generators at all of our transmitter towers, ensuring WSKG has a sustainable broadcast infrastructure for years to come.

Thanks for your patience, Ithaca!

12/05/2024

12/05/2024

Join us tomorrow, December 6th, at the George F. Johnson Memorial Library for a snowy good time! The event begins at 1:30 PM and features a short clip from the PBS Kids show Nature Cat, followed by fun, hands-on activities for everyone to enjoy. Best of all, this event is free and open to the public. We can’t wait to see you there!

Remember to join us on Friday for Nature Cat's Winter Wonderland with our friends from WSKG Kids! No registration is required.

12/05/2024

Reading about music is like dancing about architecture, so we're skipping the article and just letting you listen to NPR Music's best 124 Songs of 2024!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6cKgGnVPtUFr8zyfqeEe2l?si=WHEaknIjQ1GD_OpGCyskwA

12/05/2024

Albie has decided to turn her mittens, which don't fit anymore, into a stuffed mitten man! This video is a great way to spark a conversation with your young learners about the process of making art. (Grades: PreK-K)

Grow with Albie as she discovers that favorite pair of red mittens no longer fit. She’s determined to shrink her hands but Jay has another suggestion. They visit Aimee, an artist who works alongside her daughter Maya to use clothes that Maya’s outgrown for a project. Back on the elevator, Albie ...

12/05/2024

“It is something that is desperately needed and we desperately need to improve our current condition. This is just the beginning of a solution to address that issue.”

The county’s only year-round shelter, operated by St. John’s Community Services, closed last month.

12/05/2024

WSKG-FM will be off the air in the Ithaca area today from 9am to 3pm as we install a new generator at our transmitter tower. This generator will help prevent future outages.

WSKG News is still available streaming at wskg.org and on our app. We apologize for the inconvenience.

12/04/2024

❄️Get into the holiday spirit with WSKG. Check out the slate of holiday programming available all throughout the season.

https://bit.ly/3OGjpoE

12/04/2024

Saturday, December 21st, join WSKG at the Hangar for a live taping of our Emmy-award winning show Expressions, and An Evening with GUNPOETS!

Celebrate music and 50 years of the Hangar!

Tickets on sale now at hangartheatre.org.

12/04/2024

“So, in other words, the money is still in the budget, but it's put in contingency, and that primarily the elected officials are not going to get a raise for this year. That's the amendment of the proposed budget.”

The chair of the legislature proposed eliminating the raises for the county executive, treasurer, clerk, sheriff and legislators.

12/04/2024

What’s your favorite cookie? 🍪 No matter which one you choose, there’s a PBS KIDS character who’s the perfect match — sweet and fun, just like you!

12/03/2024

New York Times best-selling author David Sedaris returns to the the State Theatre! Join us for an evening of all new readings, Q&A and book signing all at the State Theatre of Ithaca on Friday April 4. Use code NPR to get your tickets today!

12/03/2024

Omer Neutra deferred his enrollment at Binghamton University to join the Israel Defense Forces. He was believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas.

Omer Neutra, who grew up on Long Island, was believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas. But the Israeli military said it has learned he was killed during the Oct. 7 attack last year.

12/03/2024

“I'd have to explain to them exactly that it was a need because of the damage to the roof. The fact that the clock tower restoration and the repair of the roof [was coming] from grant money, not directly out of local taxpayer money. And once they understood, they understood this was a good choice by the city of Elmira to actually restore it and actually preserve some history for the city with a clock tower.“

Initially, officials considered taking the clock tower down instead of repairing it. But the cost would have been similar to restoring it.

12/02/2024

WKSG Climate Reporter Rebecca Redelmeier and All Things Considered host Emillya Wilbert discuss the responses from our recent Climate Concerns survey.

The WSKG newsroom asked listeners to share what climate change stories they’re interested in and what climate questions they have.

12/02/2024

It's not too late to get tickets for Sesame Street Live tonight at the Clemens Center, presented in partnership with WSKG! Tickets are at the Clemens Center website. Use the code WSKG for a discount.