Fall FunDrive Donor Contest!
Here at CVCR, every fundrive donor is a winner in our books. Give by October 12 and you will be entered to win a prize!
Thanks to local artist Diana Clark for this great sticker design!
We appreciate every single dollar and put it all toward keeping the station sounding great. With your help, we will meet every goal of the 2025 Fall FunDrive, especially that $25,000 big goal.
There are lots of ways to give:
Go to the drive website and donate by credit card, venmo, PayPal or more.
Or on the drive site pledge a check and then send it made out to “CVCR” and mail it to the station at WGDR, 123 Pitkin Rd. Plainfield, VT 05667.
Every donor who gives by October 12 will be entered to win a prize or receive a perk!
A gift of $250 or more, will snag you anything of your choice from our swag shop!
A gift of $52 or more gets you a brand new, limited edition “CVCR Tower” sticker. Show it off! Sticker design by local artist Diana Clark.
All donors who give during our two-week drive will be entered to win prizes donated by Vermont businesses and organizations. Plus, we have tickets to shows like:
Neko Case at the Flynn January 11, 2026Barr Brothers at Higher Ground, November 4
a Bread & Puppet Banner
Vermont Philharmonic at Highland Arts Center, October 18
and more!
Show incentives: Tune in to hear more!
We will also have individual show incentives for giving levels. Tune in to hear more!
CVCR Contest Rules
Anyone who donated online or by check dated during our Fall Fundrive, September 26-October 12, will be entered to win one of the incentive prizes donated from local businesses and organizations. You must donate during the dates of the fundrive to be eligible to win. Per station policy, no paid staff, programmers, volunteers, board, or contractors are eligible to win.
Any questions can be sent to Llu Mulvaney-Stanak at Llu@WGDR.org or at (802) 276-0365.
Thank you for supporting WGDR/WGDH!
Fall Fundrive September 26-October 12
Two weeks of extra great local programming is coming up, with special guests, live music, and surprises - it's our Fall FUNdrive, September 26-October 12!
With your support, we will raise the most ever—$25K in just 15 days! If you have yet to give to the station this year, this is a really fun way to do it. Learn more and how to give here.
Two weeks (and a couple of extra days) of extra great programming is coming up starting Friday, September 26 running through Sunday, October 12! We’ll have special guests, extended shows, live music, and surprises!
With your support, we will raise $25K in a little over two weeks!
Fundrive donor perks!
A gift of $52 or more gets you a limited edition WGDR/WGDH sticker. Show it off!
A gift of $250 or more will snag you anything of your choice from our swag shop!
All donors who give during our two-week drive will be entered to win prizes donated by Vermont businesses and organizations. Plus, we have tickets to shows like:
Neko Case at the Flynn January 11, 2026Barr Brothers at Higher Ground, November 4
a Bread & Puppet Banner
Vermont Philharmonic at Highland Arts Center, October 18
and more!
Cowbell Ringing Fundrive Goals:
Raise $25,000 (or more!) to keep the great programming you love and rely on going.
Meet our Matches! Across the fundrive we will have $8,000 in special "match" days. On a match day, if you give $25, it becomes $50. Thanks to our many generous anonymous major donors, our CVCR Board of Directors, and our underwriters East Hill Tree Farm, Galaxy Books, and VT Arts Council! Tune in for the match days on:
9/26-9/28: Kick Off Weekend Match. Up to $1,700 will be matched from our underwriters!
New Donor & New Sustainer Match. Up to $1,350 will be matched from our fabulous CVCR board for any new donor or new sustainer until we run out of the match!
Sundays, Curse of the Golden Turnip Show Match from 7-10am. Up to $2,500 from a generous major donor will be matched. Please note, other matches don’t apply during this show, we can’t double match!
10/10-10/12: Last Weekend Match. Up to $2,500 from five generous major donors.
Show Goals! Tune in for our programmers will be setting their own show goals to encourage listeners to give during their show. Help make their day (and ring that cowbell!) by giving during the shows you love. A dozen of our local shows are doing special show pages to raise $200 each. Check those out on the Give Butter site if you want to make your gift count toward their goals. Please note, we are trying this out, not all shows are doing this!
25 new sustaining donors. Think of it as one of your many streaming services. What monthly value do we provide to your listening needs? $10/mo? $15/mo? $25/mo?
50 streamer donors. We see you, streamers! Thank you for listening from near and far online.
50 new donors. We love first-time donors! You build our capacity across our listening area.
50 returning donors. Not given to the station yet this year? This is for you! Not given in a few years, this is for you too! We miss you and appreciate your support.
There are lots of fun goals to hit (and ring that cowbell) that you can be part of helping us reach. If you have yet to give to the station this year, this is a really fun way to do it. Learn more and how to give here.
Make a gift today!
Give securely by either:
When you give or pledge a check online you can leave us a message about your favorite shows or why you love WGDR & WGDH. This is what you hear programmers read on the air as part of our gratitude for you all!
Give online by credit card, PayPal, Venmo, or other digital wallet options. Click the box on the upper right donate button. Pick an amount or enter your own. Look for the tab at the top for "one-time" or "monthly." For digital gifts, when you complete the donation, you will be asked if you want to cover the credit card processing fee or us (optional!) and a tip (to GiveButter, the platform), that tip is optional and does NOT come to us. Click the drop-down box for that and choose "$0." to skip this tip!
Give by check, you can pledge on this online platform (so we know it is coming). Choose "check" and enter your information. Then, send that check made out to “CVCR” and mail it to WGDR/WGDH, 123 Pitkin Road Plainfield, VT 05667. Thank you!
Text to donate: WGDRDONATE. A link will pop up and you can give securely.
After you donate, your donation will show up in the community donor scroll at the side of this page. Thank you so very much.
CVCR Contest Rules
Anyone who donated online or by check dated during our Fall Fundrive, September 26-October 12, will be entered to win one of the incentive prizes donated from local businesses and organizations. You must donate during the fundrive dates to be eligible to win. Per station policy, no paid staff, programmers, volunteers, board, or contractors are eligible to win.
Any questions can be sent to our Executive Director, Llu Mulvaney-Stanak at Llu@WGDR.org or at (802) 276-0365.
Thank you for supporting WGDR/WGDH!
Central Vermont Community Radio (CVCR) is a 501(c)3 non-profit. Donations are tax-deductible under state and federal law.
New Show Application Window
Our fall new show application window is open now until the end of October. We are prioritizing shows that can help us build up our local news coverage, tell the stories of our community, provide listener interaction with call-in shows, and/or that captures the lives and experiences of our diverse community members. We are still accepting locally curated music shows, but they need to expand upon the music shows you currently already hear on the air. Please listen to what the station already sounds like and consider this as you apply! What could you add to the mix? Apply today!
New Show Application update as of September, 2025.
We are proud to have nearly 70 local shows on the airwaves. This means spots of new locally made programs are limited! We still welcome anyone to apply and pitch us a show. Landing a show still requires it to be a fit with our programming needs and values, and, now, if we can find a slot that works for you and the station.
All new shows are vetted by our Programming Committee. Going into the fall and 2026, we are prioritizing shows that can help us build up our local news coverage, tell the stories of our community, provide listener interaction with call-in shows, and/or that captures the lives and experiences of our diverse community members. We are still accepting locally curated music shows, but they need to expand upon the music shows you currently already hear on the air. Please listen to what the station already sounds like and consider this as you apply! What could you add to the mix?
We also have a running wait list, for local shows that are accept, but a schedule slot doesn’t fit, yet. These folks are also encouraged to join us as show subs or be involved in the station in other ways. Getting involved, beyond a show, is a great way to move you "up the waiting" list when a slot that works for you opens up.
For fall, 2025 applications here is the timeline:
Open apps September & October.
Programming Committee Review in November
New Programmer Training December & January
Very Vermonty Auction a Vast Success
We are delighted to tell you that our first Very Vermonty Auction was a vast success!
A big thank you to the 67 businesses, individuals, and organizations who donated goods, services, and experiences. We had 88 folks in on the fun of bidding and estimate we will raise about $4K once folks settle up on their winning items. Thank you very much!
We are delighted to tell you that our first Very Vermonty Auction was a vast success!
Every dollar raised helps pay for the programming all of us love and rely on here on WGDR and WGDH. A big thank you to the 67 businesses, individuals, and organizations who donated goods, services, and experiences.
The bidding frenzy over the items was exciting to watch! We had 88 folks in on the fun of bidding and estimate we will raise about $4K once folks settle up on their winning items. Not everyone was able to walk away a winner with an item, but we hope you had fun and you are all winners in our hearts.
This is a big deal for our first time doing an auction like this. Thank you all!
These results are a great example of the team spirit between our programmers, board, local business community, and our listeners. It’s also a hat tip to our continued creative approach to raising the funds to support this great community radio station. Thank you very much!
Win Concert Tickets in September
Our Higher Ground partnership continues into the fall with chances to win tickets for the following concerts during the following shows:
Grand Points North
Matt Heckler
Lucero
A Band of Brothers
and Neighbor + Tom Hamilton
Click through to find the shows to tune in for to win the tickets.
Our Higher Ground partnership continues into the fall with chances to win tickets for the following concerts during the following shows:
Grand Points North (9/12-9/13, yes both nights) getting given away on Future Reflections with DJ Syd on September 2;
Matt Heckler (9/21) on Woodwarbler's Jazzgrass with Brian on September 17;
Lucero (9/24) on the Monday Drive at 2pm with Corey on September 22;
A Band of Brothers (9/27) on Woodwarbler's Jazzgrass with Brian on September 24;
and Neighbor + Tom Hamilton (9/27) on Discoverances with DJ Savannah September 14.
Tune in on these WGDR shows the week before the concert date listed to catch a chance to win the tickets.
Upcoming Programming To Tune For & Show Changes
We hope you have been enjoying the five new local programs that started this summer.
We've also had a few shows depart, take a summer break, or are on a radiobattical. This includes Peter Goreau’s long running show Spanning the Chasm, Audio Ergo Sum, with Darien and Ruby, All the Crooked Saints with DJ Sacramento, Mermaid Avenue, and Structurally Unsound, with Yardain. Where Do We Go From Here?, with DJ Mittens was a summer show.
Click through to read the latest on upcoming programming in the next few weeks, new shows, and shows taking a break from our local line up.
Be sure to tune in for these upcoming shows:
Thursday, August 21 at 6pm catch the monthly Radio RoundUp featuring an interview with Kris Gruen, the acting Director of the Creative Campus and hear about the changes coming to the old Goddard campus. Levi interviews programmer and Program Committee member, Maura Quinn, as well as Merry Gangemi, a long time programmer, about the role community radio has in our current times.
The second Thursday of the month at 6pm is the new local show, Hyper Local Dispatch hosted by Syd and Natasha. The show will get Plainfielders up to speed about what is happening in the village, while also highlighting how local governance functions. Syd & Natasha hope that bringing people easy to digest local news, they can strengthen community ties and engagement, especially in the face of an increasingly authoritarian and fascist state. You can catch their show from last week in our archives still.
Saturday, September 13 at 10am, the Civic Standard's Civic Radio Project will be its's last in its 6 month run as our collaboration with them.
We hope you have been enjoying the new local programs that started this summer: Eggs on Toast on Mondays at 9am with Kelly, Thursdays at 12pm, Unshelved with J Kramer and on the 1st Thursday of the month at 6pm the Broken Bois Collective, Sex Fly with DJ Benge, on the 1st Saturdays at 10am, and DJ Rhizosphere's Under the Covers on the 3rd Saturdays at 10am.
We've had a few shows depart and take a break this summer as well. Long-time programmer Peter Goreau has stepped back from his show Spanning the Chasm on Sundays at 2pm. We hope to welcome Peter back in the coming months. Other shows taking a break include, Audio Ergo Sum, with Darien and Ruby every other Sunday at 10am, All the Crooked Saints with DJ Sacramento Tuesdays at midnight, Mermaid Avenue on Tuesdays at 12pm with Trevor, and Structurally Unsound, with Yardain, every other Tuesdays at 9am. Where Do We Go From Here?, Fridays at 11am with DJ Mittens was a summer show only and Mittens has gone back to college for the fall. Each of these show slots now have music syndicated shows airing instead. Check our schedule for the latest line up.
Our fall fundrive will be running Friday, September 26-October 12 and will have all the surprises, extra local programming, and special guests you've come to love. We'll be tell you more about it on the air soon!