Station Update: The Drive Is On

Friends of WGDR/WGDH -

Kicking us off this morning on the "Curse of the Golden Turnip," programmer Alan LePage launched our Spring On Air Drive. Long-time listeners know Alan is a drive legend for the station, often having the phones ring off the hook.

Live programmers still welcome your calls to connect about the station, but due to covid restrictions we are not taking donations over the phone. Instead, please give directly online or by check to "CVCR" mailed to WGDR/WGDH at 123 Pitkin Road, Plainfield, VT 05667.

We are very excited about this Drive! With listener support, we will go after our $8,000 goal in these next two weeks, April 3-16. We also have a goal to bring on 25 new-to-WGDR/WGDH donors and 5 new sustaining donors. Our CVCR board has set the extra challenge that if we attract those 5 new sustainers, they will donate an additional $500 to the Drive.

As you know, we tune Vermonters into the power of community-made radio. You’ll hear local programming that provides different perspectives and free-form music shows to entertain. National programming deepens the dialogue, alongside award winning news programs like “Democracy Now.”

Having support from individuals like you, allows us the freedom to curate the programming you have come to love and expect from WGDR/WGDH.

To encourage you to give during these next two weeks, eight local businesses and non-profits have offered goods, services, and experiences as prizes. If you give today, your name will be entered to win one of the following:

o   A pair of tickets to Waking Windows festival in Winooski, May 13-14. More info on the festival at WakingWindows.com

o   2 tickets to see Anais Mitchell at Higher Ground on May 27. More info on the show at HigherGroundMusic.com

o   A 3-month membership to Dave's Community Fitness in Waterbury, a $99 value.

o   2 tickets to see We Banjo 3 at the Barre Opera House on May 7. More info on the show at BarreOperaHouse.org.

o   4 tickets, a family pack, to see No Strings Marionettes at the Barre Opera House. More info on the show at BarreOperaHouse.org.

o   A banner or poster from the Bread & Puppet print shop.

o   A veggie gift certificate from Good Heart Farm in Worcester.

o   A piece of blown glass by Burlington artist Julian Soberano

o   A 5 class dance card and $60 gift certificate to the Nataraja Dance Studios in Burlington. Offering a variety of dance classes and healing services.

Thank you for your support!

Spring Schedule Changes

As you tune in this spring, you will hear some changes to our schedule. More local shows will be rebroadcast during our most listened to times of the day and some national shows will be shifted around to new spots.

You'll also hear refreshed "WGDR Music" content that helps to fill our airwaves in between show transitions and early morning spots. Our Music Department is curating new music from the last 12 months to air during these times and we hope you enjoy the new sounds.

We also updated our online schedule and archives with links to programmer websites and playlists, easier to read color themes, and more.

Later this year, as we bring on new and returning programmers, we will once again update the schedule, featuring new shows and new times. More on that in the coming weeks! Stay tuned.

We are always open to programming feedback, especially as we continue to work on the schedule. Email Station Manager, Llu Mulvaney-Stanak with your thoughts: Llu@WGDR.org.

CVCR's Statement on the ongoing War in Ukraine

"We are dedicated to airing news and public affairs programs that go the extra mile to bring you stories about what is happening now in Ukraine and Russia, and to provide invaluable background.

Democracy Now! is broadcast live at 8 am and rebroadcast at 6 pm on weekdays. Background Briefing (weekdays at 6 am), and Letters and Politics (Mondays - Thursdays at 5 pm) all feature guests who have deep insights into Eastern Europe and the roots of this conflict.

Many other locally produced and national shows throughout the CVCR broadcast week also have turned their attention to Ukraine and Eastern Europe.
We encourage you to continue to tune in for the latest.

As a media outlet, dedicated to the protection of free speech, a free press, and the free exchange of ideas, we stand in solidarity with the courageous journalists inside and outside the war zone who are risking their freedom and even their lives in reporting from the front lines."

WGDR & WGDH Renewed by the FCC

Over the last few years, every single radio station in the United States had to file for a renewal of their license with the FCC. It is a process to ensure stations are fulfilling their requirements both technically and to the communities where they broadcast. Even though we just completed the station transfer in 2021, WGDR and WGDH were both up for renewal.

Well, we just passed with flying colors, as did many other of Vermont's community stations! Congrats to all.

As always, thanks for listening!

In great gratitude,

The staff, programmers, and board of Central Vermont Community Radio

WGDR/WGDH broadcasts at 91.1 FM in the greater Plainfield area, 91.7 FM in the hollows and hills of Hardwick and beyond, and at WGDR.org to the whole world. Our studio is located at the Eliot Pratt Center on Goddard College campus at 123 Pitkin Road, Plainfield, VT 05667.

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