About the station

WVST is Virginia State University’s public radio station. We offer students and non-students the opportunity to learn the skills necessary for a career in all areas of radio broadcasting. Our professional staff has over a century of experience in the field. If you are interested in learning more about how to volunteer at WVST, please reach out to Jennifer Williamson, program director, or Will Harris, station manager.


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The mission of WVST 91.3FM is to serve, inform, and provide a valued, trusted, professional, and dependable source of information, ideas, news, music, sports, and entertainment while recognizing the importance of improving our cultural and civic communities.

At WVST 91.3FM , our vision is to be engaged and provide a place where our communities can always hear, and be able to participate, in topics and perspectives from multiple perspectives. To provide voices for emerging and underrepresented communities, along with accurate and trustworthy contexts.

The foundation of WVST 91.3FM is our purposeful commitment to maintaining the highest quality of credibility in serving our communities. We do this by always keeping in mind the myriad voices and cultures important to our society. We are mindful of our trusted position and strive to be good stewards of our responsibility to our stakeholders and publics.

  • Preparing future media professionals. As part of our mission and work, we are entrusted with preparing students to be responsible champions of the First Amendment, ethics, and .
  • Providing diversity of thought and cultures. We make an evident and conspicuous goal to strive to include programming, hiring, information, and entertainment which represents a full spectrum of voices and activities important to our audience.
  • Accountable. We take responsibility for the authority we have as a media outlet. We will make any corrections required in a timely manner and to the best of our ability.
  • Excellence. Our obligation of being the voice for our community is our most important value. We take pride in representing our university and our stakeholders.

WVST 91.3FM will always support, produce, report, and provide accurate and authentic news and information that meet the highest standards of cultural, journalistic, and public service principles.