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Reception Alert: VPR News, WVPS 107.9

WVPS 107.9 will be operating at significantly reduced power while broadcasters atop Mount Mansfield are coordinating antenna work.
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WVPS 107.9 will be operating at significantly reduced power while broadcasters atop Mount Mansfield are coordinating antenna work.

UPDATE November 1, 2019: WVPS 107.9 will be at low power or off the air for much of Saturday, November 2, in order for a tower crew to install the repaired antenna bay before winter weather sets in. You can always check transmitter status here and stream VPR.

The antenna for WVPS 107.9 was damaged this week by what we believe was a falling piece of ice.

UPDATE Oct. 25, 2019: WVPS 107.9 may be off the air for approximately two hours this afternoon. Tower crews recently discovered that our antenna was damaged by what we believe was a piece of ice that melted and fell off of the top of the tower, cracking our equipment on the way down. We might have to go off the air completely while this is being repaired.

Original Post: Beginning on Monday, October 14, WVPS 107.9 will begin broadcasting at low power order to complete essential and significant engineering work. The work could last up to to five days and will result in a noisy or loss of signal for listeners who are more than 50 miles away from our transmitter site on Mount Mansfield.

Vermont Public Radio, along with other broadcasters atop Mount Mansfield, are coordinating antenna work related to FCC requirements.  To ensure the safety of the tower crew and accommodate for the extensive work, WVPS 107.9 will be broadcasting at low power while the work is being done. You can check-in on the status of this work by visiting our transmitter status dashboard.

These temporary measures will result in significant interruption for some of the WVPS listening area.  Listeners within 50 miles of Mount Mansfield will experience little to no change. Anyone outside of that area may experience noisy or a loss of signal. Once we are able to restore full power operations, there will be no permanent changes to our listening area.

Vermont’s short summer and fall mean we have a small window of opportunity to get necessary work done at our mountain transmitter sites while the weather is generally cooperative. We know you count on VPR to be there for you everyday, and we want to thank you very much for your patience in advance.

If your reception is affected by this work, we hope you will listen to our streams online, on your smartphone or smartspeaker.

Anna Ste. Marie joined the organization in early 2017 in the Marketing & Engagement department. She got her start as an intern for Vermont Edition while receiving her B.A. in Media Studies, Journalism, and Digital Arts from St. Michael’s College in 2016. Anna is a lifelong Vermonter, hailing from the Northeast Kingdom. She loves flowers, cats, TikTok, crafts and the juiciest reality TV drama.
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