WVCR-FM

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WVCR-FM (88.3 The Saint) is a variety hits radio station located in Loudonville, New York, owned by Siena College, and primarily staffed by students from the college. The station broadcasts on 88.3 MHz at an effective radiated power of 2,800 watts from the Heldeberg Mountains in the Town of New Scotland. In addition to simulcast programming at www.wvcr.com, WVCR is perhaps the only non-commercial licensee to emulate the variety hits format made popular by the Jack FM approach in the Capital Region. The format is very popular in the region with a very diverse selection from classic 1960s hits to current hits of today—something of a 2,800 Watt iPod for Baby Boomers.

Unlike many Variety Hits stations, WVCR's Variety Hits format contains DJs that interact with listeners, and identify songs played on the station.

In addition, the station frequently makes uses of jingles to identify themselves. This is a somewhat uncommon practice among stations with this format.

On Sundays, WVCR breaks its format for a day of block programming known as Saint Sundays. the programming during this period includes Power & Praise, The Catholic Chorale, Polka Spotlight (which, as of 2022, has been airing in its current iteration 31 years; a Polish music program has been a continuous music staple on WVCR since February 1975), Reilly on the Radio (which plays songs requested by listeners), and DeSelecciones, which just celebrated its 34nd year on the station in May 2021. The station also broadcasts Siena women's basketball games.