WVLR-FM

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WVLR-FM
Broadcast areaNorthern Caledonia County, Vermont
Frequency 91.5 MHz
Programming
Format Classical music
Network Vermont Public Classical
Ownership
Owner Vermont Public Co.
History
First air date
February 4, 1977 (1977-02-04) [1]
Former call signs
WWLR (1976–2023)
Former frequencies
91.7 MHz (1977–1981)
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 6123
Class A
ERP 3,000 watts
HAAT −23.0 meters (−75.5 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 44°32′2.1″N72°1′43.3″W / 44.533917°N 72.028694°W / 44.533917; -72.028694
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Public license information

WVLR-FM (91.5 FM) is a station that broadcasts a classical music format. Licensed to Lyndonville, Vermont, United States, the station is owned by Vermont Public Co. [3]

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From 1977 to 2023, the station operated as WWLR, the college radio station at Lyndon State College and its successor, Northern Vermont University—Lyndon.

History

WVLR-FM began broadcasting as WWLR on February 4, 1977, [1] as a 10-watt outlet broadcasting on 91.7 MHz. In 1981, the station moved to 91.5 MHz as part of a power increase to 3,000 watts. However, three years later, the station was almost shut down when Lyndon State College teachers complained about electromagnetic radiation, though administration kept it on the air; WWLR had been forced off the air earlier in 1984 in order to rectify interference to the meteorology equipment in the college's atmospheric sciences program. [4] As a result, the WWLR tower was relocated, [5] and the station temporarily operated at half-power until the tower was moved. [6]

Vermont Public announced its acquisition of the WWLR license from Northern Vermont University—Lyndon on December 16, 2022, with the intent of adding the station to its classical music network; the student-run programming would continue as an Internet radio station. The trustees of the Vermont State Colleges had voted to put WWLR up for sale in October 2022, after having earlier approved a plan to relinquish the license in December 2021. [7] The purchase, at a price of $80,000, was consummated on April 25, 2023. Vermont Public took the station silent on May 1 to prepare for changes required to transmit its signal. The call sign was changed to WVLR-FM on October 30, 2023; [8] on November 6, it resumed broadcasting at reduced power under special temporary authority [9] as part of Vermont Public Classical. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-457. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WVLR-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "WVLR-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ Norton, Kathleen M. (December 14, 1984). "Lyndon Faculty Worried About Waves". Burlington Free Press. Associated Press. p. 1B. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  5. ↑ Norton, Kathleen M. (February 15, 1985). "Lyndon State College Will Move Offending Radio Tower". Burlington Free Press. Associated Press. p. 10B. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Fear of Radio Waves Leads to Agreement About Transmitter". Rutland Daily Herald. Associated Press. May 17, 1985. p. 11. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  7. ↑ D'Auria, Peter (December 20, 2022). "Northern Vermont University to sell campus radio station to Vermont Public". VTDigger . Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  8. ↑ Tymecki, Joseph (October 24, 2023). "Form 380 - Change Request". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  9. ↑ Tymecki, Joseph (November 8, 2023). "Full Power FM Engineering STA Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  10. ↑ Owens, Michelle (November 14, 2023). "Vermont Public Classical stations now broadcasting in Lyndonville and West Rutland". Vermont Public . Retrieved May 21, 2024.


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