area vermont and bordering areas of massachusetts new hampshire new york and quebec frequency see tables below repeater s see tables below first air date 1977 format main vpr stations public radio and jazz vpr classical stations classical and opera owner vermont public radio webcast vpr webcast pls website www.vpr.net vermont public radio vpr is a network of public radio stations covering the state of vermont . in addition to locally produced programming the network broadcasts programming from npr public radio international and american public media . it is headquartered in colchester a suburb of burlington . other studio facilities are located in montpelier manchester and norwich . contents 1 history 2 vpr news 2.1 local programs on vpr 2.2 full power stations 2.3 low power translators 3 vpr classical 3.1 local programs on vpr classical 3.2 full power stations 3.3 low power translators 4 vpr jazz 24 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit vermont public radio first signed on in 1977 from studios at the historic windsor house in windsor . despite criticism that vermont was too small and too rural for a listener supported public radio station the network has expanded to 13 full power stations and 12 low power translators covering almost all of vermont as well as parts of new york new hampshire massachusetts and quebec . in terms of market size vpr is the smallest npr member station network in new england and one of the smallest in the nation . however since the mid 1990s it has been one of the most listened to public radio stations per capita in the country with approximately 194 000 listeners each week and 27 000 members who support vpr with a voluntary financial contribution . for many years vpr broadcast a mixed format of news and information programming classical jazz and folk music . in 2004 vpr launched a separate 24 7 classical service vpr classical . in october 2007 all classical and opera music was moved to vpr classical . vpr news carries news information cultural and entertainment programs throughout the day with the bbc world service airing weekday mornings for one hour following npr s morning edition and every night during the post midnight hours . weekend evenings feature jazz rock and folk music programming . in 2013 vpr confirmed that a listener found lead inside the ink used in vpr s artist mugs . the health department found that the outer rim of the 2011 vpr cup contained 3.18 percent lead . that greatly exceeds the level considered safe for children .01 percent . 1 vpr has since stopped using artist mugs as gifts for donors . vpr news edit vermont public radio s news and information service vpr news carries most of the more popular news and talk programs from npr apm pri and the cbc as well as several local shows . local programs on vpr edit vermont edition with jane lindholm daily call in newsmagazine all the traditions with robert resnik folk music my place with joel najman early rock & r & b from the 1950s and 1960s friday night jazz with reuben jackson jazz full power stations edit call sign frequency city of license erp power w class fcc info notes wvps 107.9 fm burlington vt 48 400 c fcc founded february 25 1981 2 wvpr 89.5 fm windsor vt 1 700 b fcc founded 1975 wrvt 88.7 fm rutland vt 4 000 c2 fcc founded march 13 1987 2 wvpa 88.5 fm st. johnsbury vt 850 c2 fcc founded march 19 1999 2 wbtn fm 94.3 fm bennington vt 3 000 a fcc founded august 21 1978 2 wvba 88.9 fm brattleboro vt 8 900 b1 fcc founded 2012 low power translators edit broadcast translators of wvps call sign frequency mhz city of license fcc info w231bq 94.1 fm montpelier vermont fcc w234bd 94.7 fm bolton vermont fcc w258aw 99.5 fm middlebury vermont fcc w258bj 99.5 fm island pond vermont fcc broadcast translators of wvpr call sign frequency mhz city of license fcc info w223av 92.5 fm manchester vermont fcc w227ca 93.3 fm rupert vermont fcc w258az 99.5 fm newbury vermont fcc broadcast translators of wrvt call sign frequency mhz city of license erp w class fcc info w237bf 95.3 fm middlebury vermont 38 d fcc vpr classical edit since 2007 vpr has broadcast classical and opera music on a separate network . the main station is woxr 90.9 fm which is licensed to schuyler falls new york and serves the burlington vermont plattsburgh new york area . the former wavx took the woxr calls and vpr classical format at 9 09 am on august 31 2007 . vpr president mark vogelzang when asked about the new call letters origin said that they were an homage to new york city classical music station wqxr . 3 vpr classical continues to air on its original full power home station wnch 88.1 fm in norwich as well as full power wvtq 95.1 fm in sunderland and wvti 106.9 fm in brighton . it is also available on vpr hd radio throughout northwestern vermont via wvps hd 2 107.9 2 fm . in april 2014 woxm moved its signal from 90.1 fm to 89.1 fm . local programs on vpr classical edit classical music with kari anderson classical music with walter parker classical music with joe goetz a passion for opera with peter fox smith airs on saturday afternoons full power stations edit call sign frequency city of license erp power w class fcc info notes woxr 90.9 fm schuyler falls ny 2 700 c2 fcc founded july 8 2004 2 wnch 88.1 fm norwich vt 1 550 b fcc founded september 4 2003 2 woxm 89.1 fm middlebury vt 3 100 a fcc founded may 27 2010 on 90.1 ; current facility launched april 2014 2 wvtq 95.1 fm sunderland vt 96 a fcc founded october 3 1990 2 wvti 106.9 fm brighton vt 1 420 a fcc founded july 4 2007 2 wvnk 91.1 fm manchester vt 115 a fcc wvxr 102.1 fm randolph vt 11 000 c3 fcc founded october 25 1982 low power translators edit broadcast translators of woxr call sign frequency mhz city of license fcc info w233bd 94.5 fm burlington vermont fcc broadcast translators of wnch call sign frequency mhz city of license fcc info w280cs 102.3 and 103.9 fm hanover new hampshire fcc w295al 106.9 fm woodstock vermont fcc w295au 106.9 fm manchester vermont fcc broadcast translators of wvtq call sign frequency mhz city of license erp w class fcc info w266ak 101.1 fm rupert vermont 10 d fcc vpr jazz 24 edit in october 2012 vpr launched an online only 24 hour jazz music service dubbed vpr jazz 24 for jazz music listeners on its website www.vpr.net . the station launched the service after george thomas its longtime evening jazz host retired . the station also launched a new weekly jazz program friday night jazz hosted by reuben jackson a music teacher at burlington high school burlington vermont . see also edit vermont pbs not affiliated with vermont public radio references edit polston pamela . http www.sevendaysvt.com liveculture archives 2013 10 01 cream sugar and lead vpr is testing its artist mugs . missing or empty title help a b c d e f g h i exact dates reflect the date on which the fcc issued a license for the station . the station will normally have been operating under program test authority for some months prior . fybush scott 2007 08 27 . northeast radio watch by scott fybush . fybushmedia.com . retrieved 2007 08 27 . dead link external links edit official website v t e npr member stations in the state of vermont stations bennington wbtn brattleboro wvba burlington wvps colchester wvtx manchester wvnk middlebury woxm norwich wnch rutland wrvt st. johnsbury wvpa windsor wvpr see also list of npr stations see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in vermont v t e broadcast radio networks in the united states conglomerates abc radio compass premiere salem united stations westwood one univision spanish regional state ak public al public arn boise state cmu co public ct public etv radio ga public hi public high plains public in public interlochen public ia public jefferson public louisiana maine pbn mi farm michigan radio michigan radio network mi talk mn public ms public mt public net radio nv public 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