We have big news: Central Vermont Community Radio will be moving out of Pratt and off the Creative Campus by March 1, 2027. This wasn't our decision or our plan, but we are readying up to meet this moment. After 53 years in our location, this is a big deal and we are going to do this in as community-centered a way as possible. Learn more about what comes next.

Press release about the move.

We create programming that meets listeners where they are. Broadcast radio remains essential—for discovering WGDR, receiving emergency information, and for many, simply because it's how they prefer to listen. Listening habits are changing, but what connects our audience is the value they find in our programming. However people choose to listen, we're committed to providing the best possible experience.

That's why we'll be applying during the FCC's new noncommercial translator filing window this August. FM translators are low-power stations that rebroadcast WGDR's signal into communities we can't reliably reach today.

There is a lot of strategy that goes into applying for these stations and where. We are working on this over the summer. Learn more about translators by clicking this link.

With the new WGDR antenna, we have a slightly new broadcast map. For folks on the new fuzzy fringes, there are a few things to try: 1. Check your radio. Reception quality varies widely between radios. 2. Upgrade your home antenna. In many cases, adding a better antenna to your current radio can make a noticeable difference. 3. Consider a better FM radio. We've had good results with the Prunus J-288 (around $25). 4. Listen online, via an internet radio device.

Click through to read more details on home antennas and other gear to try.

The good news keeps rolling for community radio! As you know, we just finished doing critical broadcast gear upgrades, alongside our 5 other community radio partners, with last year's one-time state grant funding.

Now, with the end of the legislative session, and passage of the state budget, we can excitedly announce that our partnership with Vermont Access Network was successful in pursuing annual funding for community media across the state. There is now 1.89M in annual public funding for the 24 public access stations and 9 community radio stations (3 new stations are coming on the air this year!). $90K of that funding will go to community radio and just under half of that will fund Central Vermont Community Radio!

WGDR listeners, we need your help!

Now that our new antenna is up and broadcasting on 91.1 FM, we're asking listeners across Central Vermont to help us map our new signal reach.

If you've noticed that WGDR comes in clearer—or if you're hearing us in places where you couldn't before—we want to know! Enter your location on our WGDR broadcast listener map. Click through to learn more.

Everyone who helps us map this will be entered to win a prize from our swag shop! (note, you need to make your pin public/put your info with it so we know it was you to enter to win!).

Have a passion for community radio? Want to help shape what you hear on the air?

The Central Vermont Community Radio Programming Committee is looking to fill one community member seat by July 31. Learn more and how to apply here.