WGDR
| |
Broadcast area | Central Vermont |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 91.1 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Freeform |
| Affiliations | National Federation for Community Broadcasters Vermont Access Network Vermont Broadcasters AssociationPacifica Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Central Vermont Community Radio Corporation |
| WGDH | |
| History | |
First air date | 1973 |
Former call signs | WGOD |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 24438 | |
| Class | A |
| ERP |
|
| HAAT | −106.0 meters (−347.8 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°17′4.00″N 72°26′28.00″W / 44.2844444°N 72.4411111°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Official website |
| Website | http://www.wgdr.org |
WGDR (91.1 FM) is a noncommercial American radio station licensed to Plainfield, Vermont, serving central Vermont.[2] WGDR, owned by Central Vermont Community Radio Corporation,[3][4] is a hybrid community/public radio station, broadcasting a freeform format. Founded in 1973, it is the oldest and biggest non-commercial community radio station in Vermont. Reaching over 45,000 listeners by broadcast and online, the station has nearly 70 local programmers, with the majority of that programming done live daily. The station is one of 6 community radio stations in Vermont.
The station broadcasts a mix of music and public affairs programming produced by local volunteers from northern and central Vermont, plus Pacifica Radio programming. WGDR's antenna moved in June of 2026, maintaining most of the orginial broadcast map for a radius of 20 to 25 miles (32 to 40 km). There are 65 on-air volunteers on the staff.[5]
In 2009, the station was granted a construction permit by the Federal Communications Commission to build a second transmission tower near Hardwick, Vermont and operate on a second frequency to reach a much wider area of northern Vermont.
On March 1, 2011, the FCC granted an operating license to the new station, which began full-power regular broadcasting on March 7, 2011. The new station, assigned the call letters WGDH, broadcasts at 91.7 FM, simulcasting with WGDR.
Effective May 10, 2021, Goddard College Corporation donated the licenses for WGDR and sister station WGDH to Central Vermont Community Radio Corporation.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WGDR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "Home Page". WGDR official website. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ↑ "WGDR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "WGDR Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ↑ Hallenbeck, Brent (May 20, 2010). "Voice of the People". Burlington, Vermont: Burlington Free Press. pp. 1D.
External links
[edit]- WGDR website
- Facility details for Facility ID 24438 (WGDR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WGDR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
  | This article about a radio station in Vermont is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |