WVGR

WVGR
City Grand Rapids, Michigan
Branding Michigan Radio
Slogan Your NPR News Station
Frequency 104.1 MHz
(also on HD Radio)
First air date December 7, 1961
Format Public radio: News/Talk
ERP 96,000 watts
HAAT 221 meters (725 ft)
Class B
Facility ID 66309
Transmitter coordinates 42°39′18″N 85°31′38″W / 42.65500°N 85.52722°W / 42.65500; -85.52722
Callsign meaning Frederick J. Vogt, Grand Rapids (Vogt lead drive to launch station)
Affiliations Michigan Radio
National Public Radio
Public Radio International
American Public Media
BBC World Service
Owner University of Michigan
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.michiganradio.org

WVGR (104.1 FM) is a non-commercial radio station in Grand Rapids, Michigan licensed to the University of Michigan. The station is known as Michigan Radio: Your NPR News Station, and currently airs news and talk programming.

WVGR is a "grandfathered superpower" Class B, FM station. The maximum power that would be granted today, would be 23.345 kW effective radiated power, using the same antenna height of 221 meters.[1]

WVGR broadcasts in the HD Radio (hybrid) format.[2]

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  2. http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=66 HD Radio Guide for Grand Rapids
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