WDVR (89.7 FM) is a

community radio station Community radio is a radio service offering a third model of radio broadcasting in addition to commercial and public broadcasting. Community stations serve geographic communities and communities of interest. They broadcast content that is popular ...

serving parts of western

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and eastern

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in the

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. The station, which broadcasts a

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, is licensed to

Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Delaware Township is a township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. Part of the township is on the Hunterdon Plateau, while the southern portions are in the Amwell Valley. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's popul ...

. WDVR is owned by Penn-Jersey Educational Radio Corp. The station is staffed by over fifty volunteers who have expertise in their genre of music or talk. Hosts are free to choose music and create their shows themselves within the boundaries of "family friendly" programming. WDVR is supported by donations from its audience. The station's official mailing address is

Sergeantsville, New Jersey Sergeantsville is a historic unincorporated community located within Delaware Township, in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Sergeantsville was first settled by a Mr. Thatcher in 1700, and was later named for Charles Sergeant ...

. The station's website claims, "WDVR is the only station in the entire North East which airs a two-hour, live Traditional Country Music show twice a month before a live audience." The shows are broadcast from the Virginia Napurano Center which is in an old church in Sergeantsville. The station was founded by Frank and Virginia (Ginny Lee) Napurano and went on the air on February 19, 1990. In addition it broadcasts 90.5 as WPNJ in

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and 96.9 via translator in

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References

External links

WDVR official website
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