WDEV
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| City |
WDEV: Waterbury, Vermont WDEV-FM: Warren, Vermont |
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| Branding | Radio Vermont |
| Slogan | The Friendly Pioneer |
| Frequency |
WDEV: 550 kHz WDEV-FM: 96.1 MHz |
| First air date |
WDEV: July 16, 1931 WDEV-FM: August 11, 1989 |
| Format | Variety |
| Power |
WDEV: 5,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night) |
| ERP | WDEV-FM: 400 watts |
| HAAT | WDEV-FM: 694 meters (2,277 ft) |
| Class |
WDEV: B WDEV-FM: C3 |
| Facility ID |
WDEV: 54866 WDEV-FM: 54867 |
| Transmitter coordinates |
WDEV: 44°21′17″N 72°45′7″W / 44.35472°N 72.75194°W WDEV-FM: 44°7′37″N 72°55′43″W / 44.12694°N 72.92861°W |
| Affiliations | Associated Press Radio Network, Boston Red Sox Radio Network, Fox Sports Radio |
| Owner | Radio Vermont Group (Ken Squier) |
| Sister stations | WCVT, WLVB, WEXP (FM) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wdevradio |
WDEV is a radio station based in Waterbury, Vermont, USA. WDEV broadcasts on the AM band at 550 kHz, and WDEV-FM, licensed to Warren, Vermont, broadcasts at 96.1 MHz. The stations' studios and offices are located near U.S. Route 2 in Waterbury. WDEV also operates a translator station, W243AT (96.5 FM), licensed to Barre, Vermont, and can also be heard on a privately owned translator, W270BR (101.9 FM), licensed to Island Pond, Vermont.
WDEV first signed on the air on July 15, 1931. It has been owned by the Squier family and their company, Radio Vermont Group, since 1935. Lloyd Squier owned the station from 1935 until his death in 1979, and passed it to his son, NASCAR broadcaster Ken Squier, who owns the station today.
In 1966, one year after Sound of Music (film) was released, the von Trapp family telecast a public concert on WDEV (AM) from the family's lodge in Stowe, Vermont.
In 1991, Squier bought WDOT in Warren and changed its calls to WDEV-FM. The FM station serves mainly to improve WDEV's coverage in the southern portion of its coverage area, particularly at night when the AM side must power down to 1,000 watts in order to protect clear-channel CBT in Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador.
A 2003 article, in Harper's magazine, cited WDEV as one of the best examples of independent radio broadcasting in the United States.
In addition to the main station, WDEV is relayed by several translators.
WDEV's news programming consists of a variety of news talk shows along with three newscasts per day. Some shows, such as the left-leaning Democracy Now!, are syndicated, but most are produced in-house by WDEV. The station's morning drive-time program is called The Morning News Service, and the afternoon drive-time show is called The Afternoon News Service, with an additional newscast that airs at noon called The Midday News Service. The morning and afternoon news services consist of local, state, and national news, in addition to interviews with reporters from WCAX-TV, Vermont's CBS affiliate, and VTDigger.org, an investigative news site. All newscasts feature a weather update from Roger Hill, the station's meteorologist. The daytime programming consists of a variety of local news talk-shows that span the political spectrum. The station's flagship news program is Open Mike with Mike Smith, which airs weekday mornings from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. On Mondays Hester Fuller hosts the program. Smith, a former Jim Douglas Administration official, focuses on politics, and takes calls from listeners who express their opinions. Weekdays from noon to 1:00 PM Bill Sayer hosts Equal Time Radio, a conservative talk show. The 1:00 to 2:00 PM time slot changes each day, and, depending on what day it is, is filled by either Equal Time Radio with State Senator Anthony Pollina (Mondays), Equal Time Radio with Traven (Tuesdays), The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman (Wednesdays), or Our Nature with James Elhers (Fridays).
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