Our History
Frank and Virginia (Ginny Lee) Napurano
Frank and Virginia (Ginny Lee) Napurano founded WDVR. For twenty-five years Frank acted as President and General Manager while Ginny Lee was Operations Manager. Throughout those years he and Ginny Lee co-hosted The Country Store, Juke Box Saturday Night and Tidbits ‘n’ Tunes. Also, Ginny Lee hosted a talk show called Horizons early on.
WDVR was founded by Frank and Virginia (“Ginny Lee”) Napurano, whose vision and dedication shaped the station from its earliest days. For twenty-five years, Frank served as President and General Manager. During that time, he also hosted numerous on-air programs, including traditional country, big band, and an early morning news show — setting the tone for the station’s hands-on, community-driven spirit.
WDVR-FM first signed on February 19, 1990 as a newly established non-commercial station. It is licensed to Penn-Jersey Educational Radio, a New Jersey 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Our mission is to provide high-quality, non-commercial educational radio service to the Delaware and Lehigh Valley regions of Western New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania.
Frank’s Ham Radio ID
From the beginning, WDVR has embraced a uniquely diversified format of music and talk. More than 50 unpaid volunteers — each bringing their own specialized passion and expertise — form what we proudly call “50 colorful gems creating a beautiful audio mosaic.”
WDVR is a full-service FM station broadcasting 24 hours a day at 89.7 MHz from Delaware Township, NJ, and at 90.7 FM WPNJ in Harmony Township, NJ. We also operate translators 96.9 in Trenton, NJ (serving Lawrenceville, Princeton, Trenton), 106.7 Easton, PA, and 95.9 Mt. Bethel, Warren Township, NJ.
Listeners everywhere can stream us live at wdvrfm.org.
As a listener-supported, community-oriented station, WDVR offers programming that is always suitable for the entire family.
Our music programming spans traditional country, bluegrass, 50s and 60s oldies, album-oriented rock, folk, big band, and Celtic. Our talk hosts provide educational and informational programming covering national, regional, and local issues. News, weather, and special features air throughout the day.
For more than three decades, WDVR has remained committed to independent, volunteer-driven radio — rooted in community, powered by passion, and always on the air.
“WDVR is my kinda place. Such diversity of music, great personal knowledge by all the hosts, and it really perks up my mind to recall songs not heard for ages as well as learning the ones new to me. Thank you all!”
