Community Radio in Vermont is everywhere!
WGDR & WGDH are part of a small and growing network of community radio stations here in the state. Most of these stations are part of the Vermont Association of Broadcasters.
• WBTV-LP, Burlington, 99.3 FM
• WFVR-LP, South Royalton, 96.5 FM
• WGDR, Plainfield, 91.1 FM & WGDH, Hardwick, 91.7 FM (Central Vermont Community Radio)
• WMRW-LP, Warren, 94.5 FM
• WOOL-FM, Bellows Falls, 91.5 FM
• WVEW-LP, Brattleboro 107.7 FM
• And three more new LPFMs currently in station building phase in Bristol, Richmond and Ludlow.
LPFM stands for low-power FM stations, which broadcast around 100 watts (hyper local). Full power stations, like WGDR/WGDH and WOOL, are full power stations, broadcasting at around 1,000 watts (much further physical reach).
College radio in Vermont has been declining since before Covid. There currently are five college stations still on the air:
Middlebury College - WMRC, Middlebury
Norwich University - WNUB, Northfield (this is not a live station, it is a syndicated music stream).
St. Michael’s College - WWPV, Colchester
Vermont Tech - WVTC, Randolph