History
Vermont Public Radio first signed on in 1975 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 12 full-power stations and 11 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 182,000 listeners each week and more than 27,000 members.
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 music was moved to VPR Classical, with news and information programming airing throughout the day on VPR, with jazz in the evenings, the BBC World Service at night, and a mix of news, entertainment, cultural programs, and music on the weekends. Jazz was cut back to Friday evenings in September of 2012.
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