Central Vermont Community Radio

Central Vermont Community Radio WGDR & WGDH are the sounds of Central Vermont. We're volunteer-run, community-driven, free-form radio. Tune in at http://WGDR.org or at 91.1FM or 91.7FM.

BIG NEWS! In 2026 we will replace our 30-year-old WGDR antenna and move it to a new, higher location in Plainfield.This ...
10/26/2025

BIG NEWS!
In 2026 we will replace our 30-year-old WGDR antenna and move it to a new, higher location in Plainfield.

This is a once in a station lifetime moment, where we will go from just 88 square miles reached by our radio signal, to over 700 square miles. Yes, this means we will finally get into downtown Montpelier and Barre, and many, many towns much further all around - north, south, east, and west (until of course the Green Mountains try to stop us). The graphic with this post shows you the current (blue) WGDR broadcast reach. The new location will be the yellow. Yes, it really is a game changer!

This project will cost us around $150K to fund over the next three years. This includes the cost of the new antenna (which the state legislative grant funding this year will cover). It also includes the costs of installation and upfit at the new tower, the new operational costs for the first three years (giving us time to adjust our budget to take on these new costs), and the staff time to pull it all off.

To do this we've launched the WGDR New Tower Fun. We are pleased to tell you that we have already raised $91K toward this $150K goal thanks to the very, very generous support of a few major donors and that state funding.

As we enter the end of the year, we are continuing to look for significant, one time gifts to help us fund the rest of this new Tower Fund. If you have the means want to make a huge impact on the future of the station, we hope you will consider us in your year end giving. Gifts can always be made at WGDR.org or by check made out to CVCR and sent to 123 Pitkin Road, Plainfield, VT, 05667.

Learn more about this project via the link or reach out to [email protected] to ask questions.

https://www.wgdr.org/blog/wgdr-tower-fund-launched

Programming Changes Coming in NovemberBy the end of October, we will have two long running shows retire:📻 Jeff Lindholm...
10/25/2025

Programming Changes Coming in November

By the end of October, we will have two long running shows retire:

📻 Jeff Lindholm, host of Geezer Rock for the last 17 years on your Friday afternoons, is hanging up his headphones. Jeff has been on radio (college or community) for nearly 45 years! We are so lucky to have had Jeff's fantastic music show all these years. Jeff also manages our community events calendar, but he'll be sticking around as a volunteer for that. A big thank you to you, Jeff!

📻 Letters & Politics, a long running syndicated show from KPFA hosted by Mitch Jeserich retired this month. Mitch took us behind the headlines of the day, nationally and globally. Mitch is continuing with a substack (email) if you want to subscribe that spans a wide range of content.

New programming starting by November:
📻 The Monday Drive at 2pm with Corey is going to be moving to Fridays, 5-7pm, in place of Geezer Rock.

📻 Thursdays at 5pm new line up: Mondays, Project Censored, Tuesdays, Rumblestrip, Wednesdays, Techtonic, and Thursdays, Big Picture Science.

📻 We're also adding a few new overnight syndicated music shows.

Check our schedule for the latest line up.
https://spinitron.com/WGDR/calendar

Photo: The Dr. of Blues, Johnny Foster on the air!

🚨 Concert Ticket Giveaways! 🚨Our partnership with Higher Ground continues with ticket giveaways for the following concer...
10/24/2025

🚨 Concert Ticket Giveaways! 🚨

Our partnership with Higher Ground continues with ticket giveaways for the following concerts on the following shows: Tickets to The Machine (10/31) given out on Good Ways Reggae Show with Kind (Sundays at 6pm), tickets to Dawn of the Edd, given out on Monday Drive at 2pm with Corey (Mondays at 2pm), tickets to Heather Maloney (11/3) given out during Thought Pasture with Maura (Sundays at 12pm).

And in November, tickets to Carbon Leaf, Dead Sessions, the Disco Biscuits, the Four Horsemen: Tribute to Metallica.

WGDH Repair Completed!Our patient listeners on 91.7 FM, WGDH, Hardwick, have been experiencing more drop outs over the l...
10/23/2025

WGDH Repair Completed!

Our patient listeners on 91.7 FM, WGDH, Hardwick, have been experiencing more drop outs over the last couple of months. This was due to a critical and custom repair needed for our key PC that runs the audio feed. We got it reinstalled this week and the reliability of that station should return to improved levels we held the last couple of years. We continue to be at the mercy of build storms with power and internet outages (like our community up there), so thank you for bearing with our rural radio location.

If you've ever wondered how you might get involved in the station, we have two opportunities to consider: Join the CVCR ...
10/22/2025

If you've ever wondered how you might get involved in the station, we have two opportunities to consider: Join the CVCR Board of Directors or one of our station committees.

✅ Our board sets strategy and helps raise resources.

✅ Our committees focus on things like events, outreach, and IT/tech, and more. If you are interested in the board or our committees or have questions, email me at [email protected].

Our board openings require an application, which can be filled out here:
https://www.wgdr.org/blog/call-for-cvcr-board-applicants

For more information on committees, contact [email protected].

Folks, you came through for us! As of today, the final Fall Fundrive results are at $24,384 (97% of our $25,000 goal!). ...
10/21/2025

Folks, you came through for us! As of today, the final Fall Fundrive results are at $24,384 (97% of our $25,000 goal!). It not only was the most money we ever raised in a drive as a station, ever, we also quadrupled the number of new sustainers we usually get (21 folks became monthly donors!) and brought in dozens and dozens of new, returning, and donors who stream.

We are all are basking in this win for community radio and we hope you are too.
Thank you! Your thank you notes are coming soon too!

Apply to do a show on the air!We accept new shows and train new programmers twice a year (right now/the end of the year)...
10/20/2025

Apply to do a show on the air!

We accept new shows and train new programmers twice a year (right now/the end of the year) and going into summers. All you need is a great show idea, no radio or audio experience needed. We look for folks to represent our diverse listening audience -- especially folks you don't usually hear on the radio (teens/young folks, LGBTQ+ community, transfolk, more women, BIPOC folks, folks with disabilities, and other underrepresented lived experiences).

The show application for this next round is due by 10/31:
https://www.wgdr.org/blog/new-show-application-window

As of the close of the drive last night, we have raised nearly $23,000. Our goal was $25,000 and we know checks are stil...
10/13/2025

As of the close of the drive last night, we have raised nearly $23,000. Our goal was $25,000 and we know checks are still on the way. Even come in just shy of the big goal, we are very, very excited with these results. It was the most we have ever raised in one fundrive, in the history of the station (52 years!). You all came together to continue to fund the programming you count on and to keep radio accessible to all. Thank you so much!

Don't just believe that good things can still happen, make it so!We are at $22k with $3K left to go to get to $25K by mi...
10/12/2025

Don't just believe that good things can still happen, make it so!
We are at $22k with $3K left to go to get to $25K by midnight tonight. Help us crush this record setting fundrive.
We can do this, with your support. Give at WGDR.org. Thank you!

Give by Sunday and get a chance to win a prize. Seriously, who doesn't love winning? Go for it and make that gift now at...
10/11/2025

Give by Sunday and get a chance to win a prize.
Seriously, who doesn't love winning? Go for it and make that gift now at WGDR.org.

48 hours to go.$6K left to hit the biggest goal in 52 years.Can we do this?Of course we can, we have listeners like you....
10/11/2025

48 hours to go.
$6K left to hit the biggest goal in 52 years.
Can we do this?
Of course we can, we have listeners like you. 😍
Let's make good things happen folks.
Give at WGDR.org by Sunday at midnight.
Thank you so, so much.

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