VPR Discontinues World Channel Broadcasts
VPR will discontinue its VPR World Channel broadcasts in early May. For 10 years, the VPR World Channel has aired on WWPV 88.7 FM in Chittenden County, broadcasting the BBC World Service whenever Saint Michael's College students are not programming the station.
A number of factors led to this change. The media landscape has changed drastically over the last ten years. The BBC World Service is now widely available, and maintaining the World Channel required a considerable investment of time and resources. As VPR looks to keep expenses in line during this difficult budget year, we feel it is important to focus on our main services: VPR, VPR Classical, and VPR.net.
VPR broadcasts the BBC World Service overnight on its main service. It’s also available full-time via our HD-3 channels and streaming at VPR.net.
A number of factors led to this change. The media landscape has changed drastically over the last ten years. The BBC World Service is now widely available, and maintaining the World Channel required a considerable investment of time and resources. As VPR looks to keep expenses in line during this difficult budget year, we feel it is important to focus on our main services: VPR, VPR Classical, and VPR.net.
VPR broadcasts the BBC World Service overnight on its main service. It’s also available full-time via our HD-3 channels and streaming at VPR.net.