Fall Fundrive Donor Contest & Incentives

Get one of these limited edition rad stickers if you donate $53 or more during the fundrive!

🏆 Donor Prizes & Perks 🏆

• Donors of $53 of more get a limited edition sticker for 2026 and a printed copy of our new schedule!

• New sustainers of at least $10 or more (or $120 a year), get a CVCR travel mug, the sticker, and the schedule. That's less than a Netflix subscription!

• Donors of $250 or more, the sticker, the schedule, and get to pick anything they want from our swag store (there are new designs and swag this year).

• New this fundrive! Donors of $50, $100, or $150 during the Curse of the Golden Turnip show on Sunday mornings get a limited edition Curse of the Golden Turnip print on a tank top, tshirt, or sweatshirt.

Donors of $50, $100, or $150 during the Curse of the Golden Turnip show on Sunday mornings get a limited edition Curse of the Golden Turnip print on a tank top, tshirt, or sweatshirt.

All donors, no matter the amount, who give by October 11 will be entered to win prizes donated by Vermont businesses and organizations. These include tickets to shows like:

• A show at the Flynn - John Scofield on 11/18

• A show at Higher Ground - Allison Russell on 10/27 or Fruit Bats on 11/6

• A Bread & Puppet Banner

• A show at the Highland Center for the Arts - Myra Flynn on 10/24

• A show at the Barre Opera House - Suzanne Vega on 10/23

We will also have individual show incentives for giving levels. Tune in to hear more!

CVCR Contest Rules
Anyone who donated online or by check dated during our Fall Fundrive September 25 - October 11, will be entered to win one of the incentive prizes donated from local businesses and organizations. You must donate during the dates of the fundrive to be eligible to win. Per station policy, no paid staff, programmers, volunteers, board, or contractors are eligible to win.

Any questions can be sent to Executive Director Llu Mulvaney-Stanak at Llu@WGDR.org or at (802) 276-0365.

Thank you for supporting WGDR/WGDH!

Fall Fundrive September 25-October 11

Two weeks of surprising and delightful extra local and live programming is coming your way. With your help we'll raise $25K by October 11 to fund the local programming you love and rely on.

Get your gift matched.

$7,000 is on the in special matched giving to help motivate you to give. This runs all kick off weekend.

• Any gift giving Kick Off Weekend will get matched up to $2,000. Thanks to our Kick Off Weekend Underwriters, Sponsors and Major Donors: $2,000 (active until we run out.)

• Newbie Match up to $4,650: Any new donor or new sustainer gift will be matched up to $4,000 from our generous CVCR Board. (This is active all drive long, until we run out.)

• The Last Weekend Match from Underwriters, Sponsors and Major Donors: $2,300

Give today, check out messages left by your fellow listeners, and do it by 0ctober 11 to be entered to win prizes! Thanks to our fundrive matchers East Hill Tree Farm, Homeshare Vermont, Juana's Garden, Alera Group, Onion River Campground, Rocket Leathercraft, Washington Electric Coop, and the CVCR Board and major donors.

🏆 Donor Prizes & Perks 🏆

• Donors of $53 or more get a limited edition sticker for 2026 (the cassette design on the right) and a printed copy of our new schedule!

• New sustainers of at least $10 or more (or $120 a year), get a CVCR travel mug, the sticker, and the schedule. That's less than a Netflix subscription!

• New this fundrive! Donors of $50, $100, or $150 during the Curse of the Golden Turnip show on Sunday mornings get a limited edition Curse of the Golden Turnip print on a tank top, tshirt, or sweatshirt. 

• Donors of $250 or more, the sticker, the schedule, and get to pick anything they want from our swag store (there are new designs and swag this year).

All donors, no matter the amount, who give by October 11 will be entered to win prizes donated by Vermont businesses and organizations. These include prizes like (info coming soon!)

• A show at the Flynn - John Scofield on 11/18

• A show at Higher Ground - Allison Russell on 10/27 or Fruit Bats on 11/6

• A Bread & Puppet Banner

• A show at the Highland Arts Center - Myra Flynn on 10/24

• A show at the Barre Opera House - Suzanne Vega on 10/23

🐮🔔 Our Cowbell Goals 🐮🔔

• 10 new sustainers

• 100 streamer donors

• 100 new donors --> Did you know, less than 2% of listeners actually give to the station?! We've grown listenership from 13K to over 45K under community ownership. Make this the fundrive you start giving with.

• 50 donors who haven't given in recent years

• 300 donors total (we're going for a record!)

• Help us raise $25,000 (or more!) to fund the programming you love and hear that cowbell ring.

💵 To Make a Gift 💵

Give securely online via credit card, venmo, paypal or other digital wallet options. Please note, it helps us if you can cover our credit card processing fees and "skip the tip" for GiveButter (we don't get that!).

Or pledge a check online, then made it out to "CVCR" and send to WGDR, 123 Pitkin Rd. Plainfield, VT 05667.  

Once our programmers see your gift, we'll thank you live on the air.

CVCR Contest Rules
Anyone who donated online or by check dated during our Fall Fundrive, September 25-October 11, will be entered to win one of the incentive prizes donated from local businesses and organizations. You must donate during the fundrive dates to be eligible to win. Per station policy, no paid staff, programmers, volunteers, board, or contractors are eligible to win.

Any questions can be sent to our Executive Director, Llu Mulvaney-Stanak at Llu@WGDR.org or at (802) 276-0365.

Thank you for supporting WGDR/WGDH!

Central Vermont Community Radio (CVCR) is a 501(c)3 non-profit. Donations are tax-deductible under state and federal law.

Big Moves Toward the Move: WGDR Old Antenna Comes Down & New Location Picked

Thanks to Times Argus photographer Jeb Wallace-Brodeur for capturing the removal of the old WGDR antenna on campus in late August. [Times Argus photo used with permission]. A bigger thank you to the Prescott Tower Services team of Rutland, who took the four antenna bays down so carefully that we likely can use them again for translator stations in the coming years. After 30+ years of being in the elements and pumping out 1K watts of power, that's great news! The Prescott team also installed the new, and current, WGDR antenna at our new tower location in Plainfield back in June.

What's the latest with the move? After two months of vetting dozens of locations, we found six viable, more affordable locations than campus in Montpelier, Berlin, and Barre. In late August the CVCR Board vetted three finalists picked one to secure a lease with in the next few weeks. Once that is signed, we will excitedly share the news with everyone near and far and hold a community gathering to answer questions and share more information.

For now, we can tell you this upgrades our station needs in many ways:

• We will be right in a community's downtown!

• We'll dramatically increase public visibility and accessibility for the station, which presents us with so many future collaboration and partnership opportunities.

• It will be a safe and welcoming place for our programmers broadcast from.

• We will have better utilities support and management to prevent programming outages and interruptions.

• The new space is nearly move in ready already, so our up fit costs to move will mostly be the new studio, staff time, and engineering.

• And, the building is filled with a rich history of the community and has a vibrancy and energy matched by its engaged, community minded management.

This location is not just mission aligned, it is mission moving and that is exactly what we'd hoped for when we started looking back in June for a new home for the station. This is a big moment to have reached in a short amount of time. Thank you to our moving committee, board, and staff for working so hard all summer to pull this off.

How can you help the station during the move?

• We are still welcoming the talents of our supporters to help with key parts of this move. This includes carpentry, IT (networking, firewalls, etc), cleaning, organizing, lifting heavy thing, cheering, etc. If you have skills to lend email Llu@WGDR.org.

• We've started the fundraising toward the move, to pay for a new studio, other up fit costs, staff time, engineering, and more. Individuals and businesses (as sponsors) are invited to donate, thank you!

Very Vermonty Auction a Great Success!

We are delighted to tell you that CVCR’s Very Vermonty Auction was a great success!

Every dollar raised helps pay for the programming all of us love and rely on here on WGDR and WGDH. A big thank you to the 70 businesses, individuals, and organizations who donated goods, services, and experiences.

The bidding frenzy over the items was exciting to watch! We had 57 folks in on the fun of bidding and estimate we will raise about $4K once folks settle up on their winning items. Not everyone was able to walk away a winner with an item, but we hope you had fun and you are all winners in our hearts. 

These results are a great example of the team spirit between our programmers, board, local business community, and our listeners. It’s also a hat tip to our continued creative approach to raising the funds to support this great community radio station. Thank you very much!

A Very Vermonty Online Auction - Coming Soon!

CVCR’s Very Vermonty Auction is coming up soon on August 2nd! You can preview some of the items for bid now at our auction site.  

You will find dozens of unique, fun, and exciting items including: 

• Art from local artists like Mary Azarian and Katharine Montstream.

• Truly unique WGDR experiences including a voice greeting recorded by Rumble Strip's Erica Heilman or a private garden coaching session with Alan LePage.

• Family adventures to the Fairbanks Museum in St. Johnsbury, VINS in Woodstock, Kingdom Trail Association passes, Mad River Glen passes, and more.

• Dinner out at Julio’s Cantina, Frankie’s, Sambel’s Food Truck, and more.

• Live music, comedy, and other in person experiences including Buena Vista Orchestra at Higher Ground, Samara Joy at the Flynn, Sam Jay at the VT Comedy Club, Grand Kyiv Ballet Presents Swan Lake at the Chandler Center for the Arts, Hill Farmstead Brewery Harvest Festival of Ales and Lager, and more.

These are just some of the items you can bid on when we go live on August 2nd.  

Don't see anything to bid on? Bid on us! Become a monthly sustainer for as little as $5. Set it up at WGDR.org.

Thank you to the many Vermont businesses, organizations, and individuals who donated.

Thank you for participating in our online auction!

Our Next Chapter Starts Now

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're ready to meet the moment.

On June 13, just one week after our new antenna went on the air, the Creative Campus notified us that our lease will not be renewed.

While this is disappointing, it isn't entirely unexpected. Since Goddard College closed, we knew our long-term future on campus was uncertain. That's why relocating the WGDR antenna was so critical. Had the antenna still been on campus today, this lease decision could have forced WGDR off the air permanently. Instead, our broadcast future is secure.

After 53 years in the same location, this move is both a challenge and an opportunity. WGDR was built as a college radio station, and its campus home made sense when our focus was primarily Goddard College and Plainfield. Today, we serve a much broader community. Moving to a more visible and accessible location will strengthen partnerships, expand our reach, and help build the long-term support the station needs to thrive.

This is also an emotional moment. We're leaving a place filled with decades of memories—for the hundreds of programmers, staff, and volunteers who have been part of this station, and for the tens of thousands of listeners who found news, music, conversation, and community here. It's the end of one chapter and the beginning of another, and our community will help amplify what comes next.

As a station, we proudly carry forward Goddard's legacy of social justice, civic engagement, and democratic ideals. Under community ownership, we're building a new legacy rooted in resilience, local connection, and long-term sustainability. We stand on the work of everyone who brought the station to this moment, and with your help, we're ready for what's next.

There's a lot to do: gather community input, identify a new home, design and build a new studio, right-size our space, and raise the funds to make it all happen—while keeping the station on the air every step of the way.

Like with the ownership transition, busted transmitters, floods, new antennas, and every other challenge we’ve met in the last 5 years, we need our community once again. Whether you can contribute your time, skills, connections, or financial support, you can help us build the station’s next home. We'll share more details and opportunities to get involved as plans take shape. For now, we wanted you to hear the news from us first.

Thank you for being part of CVCR’s story. The next chapter starts now.