Update: Monday, August 5, 2024

Thanks to the generosity of our community, we were able to raise the $3,500 to buy a new audio processor in just over a week! Thank you to the 29 folks who gave, including the Vermont Community Foundation’s emergency grant and 4 major donors who kicked in the big bucks to take us over the finish line. Having the quick support of the community has helped us limit our time off the air, from what could have been much, much longer. We’ve got a little extra raised now too, for the increased costs to operate on the old Goddard campus, coming later this year, due to the sale.

As of Tuesday, August 6, the new processor is installed and the station is back on the air at 91.7 FM for the Hardwick area.

The audio process cost about $3,500 and the failure of the old one (just 14 years old), was a direct impact of the climate crisis on rural radio infrastructure. It is far hotter, for far longer in northern Vermont and the gear can't endure those conditions. This gear should have lasted over 20 years. A longer-term plan for WGDH's resiliency will come next.

We will use any additional funds raised for the CVCR Future fund toward more unplanned expenses as the result of the sale of Goddard campus later this year. This may include an increase in our rent at the end of the year, new utility costs, and other new operating expenses. We are anticipating something like $2,500-$5,000 getting added on top of the already planned FY24 operating costs.

Thank you all for listening and for your support of the station now and through this process.

CVCR's Future Fund

One-time gifts to get WGDH back on the air & fund what's next for WGDR.