WVDS is a
public radio
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formatted
broadcast
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radio station
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licensed to
Petersburg, West Virginia
Petersburg is a city in Grant County, West Virginia, Grant County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,251 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Grant County, West Virginia, Grant County.
History
Petersburg was founded cir ...
, serving the
Potomac Highlands of West Virginia
The Potomac Highlands of West Virginia (), or simply the Potomac Highlands, centers on five West Virginian counties (Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, and Pendleton) in the upper Potomac River watershed in the western portion of the state's easte ...
and
Western Maryland
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.
WVDS is owned and operated by West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority.
References
External links
West Virginia Public Broadcasting Online*
NPR member stations
VDS
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