WGDH

WGDH

City of license	Hardwick, Vermont
Broadcast area	Central Vermont
Frequency	91.7 MHz
First air date	March 2011
Format	Freeform
ERP	1,100 watts
HAAT	40 meters (130 ft)
Class	A
Facility ID	173961
Transmitter coordinates	44°34′50.8″N 72°27′13.7″W / 44.580778°N 72.453806°W
Callsign meaning	GodDard Hardwick
Affiliations	Pacifica Radio BBC World Service
Owner	Goddard College (Goddard College Corporation)
Sister stations	WGDR
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wgdr.org

WGDH (91.7 FM) is a non-commercial educational American radio station that serves the community of Hardwick, Vermont, United States and the surrounding areas of Lamoille, Washington and Caledonia counties. The station, launched in 2011, is owned by Goddard College and the broadcast license is held by the Goddard College Corporation.

WGDH is a hybrid college/community/public radio station, broadcasting a freeform radio format, simulcasting with its sister station WGDR (91.1 FM) in nearby Plainfield, Vermont.^[1] The station began broadcasting on February 23, 2011, initially at half-power, or 550 watts. Full-power broadcasting at 1,100 watts began on March 7, 2011, six days after the Federal Communications Commission granted the station an operating license on March 1, replacing its original construction permit that was issued on April 9, 2008. The station was assigned the call sign WGDH by the FCC on October 8, 2009.^[2]

A community party to celebrate the launch of the station was held on April 9, 2011, at The Hardwick Town House in Hardwick. The event was televised live by Hardwick Community Access Television.

References

1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
2. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved January 23, 2011.

External links

• Query the FCC's FM station database for WGDH
• Radio-Locator information on WGDH
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WGDH