WVTF-FM (Roanoke, VA)

WVTF is the National Public Radio affiliate that provides coverage for a large part of southwestern Virginia. Located in Roanoke, Virginia, the station is operated by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) via its fundraising organization, the Virginia Tech Foundation. WVTF broadcasts a variety of news and talk shows sourced from NPR, BBC World Service, Public Radio International, and various other media outlets.

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Youngkin backs Trump’s tariff scheme at Virginia Ag Trade Conference

1 day ago | wvtf.org | Brad Kutner

Governor Glenn Youngkin gave the thumbs up to President Donald Trump’s tariff policies Tuesday. The remarks came at an agricultural trade conference held Tuesday in Richmond where the impacts of Trump’s policy were also discussed. Youngkin said building new markets was the key to Virginia’s agricultural future as Trump uses tariffs to either negotiate better trade deals or move manufacturing back into the US.
Virginia Catholics mourn the loss of Pope Francis

3 days ago | wvtf.org | Brad Kutner

Catholics around the world, and in Richmond, mourned the passing of Pope Francis Monday. Mary Kate Aylward, with four-month-old Louie strapped to her chest, said her fondest memory of Francis comes from when he took the name of St. Francis of Assisi when he rose to the papacy in 2014. “He was fierce in his love of poverty, the poor and the sick," Aylward said.
WWII soldier from Martinsville, last seen on D-Day, is no longer missing

5 days ago | wvtf.org | David Seidel

A World War Two soldier from Martinsville, who was last seen in the early hours of the D-Day invasion, is no longer missing. Sergeant Ivor Thornton was in the second wave to land at Omaha Beach and was last seen wading toward the shore. A body was recovered a few days later but could not be positively identified. The remains were interred at a U. S. military cemetery in France.
Virginia localities soon armed with new weapon against derelict buildings

6 days ago | wvtf.org | Brad Kutner

As the Commonwealth looks to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday next year, some of its oldest buildings— maybe not 250 years old, but close— are still standing. “These buildings have been abandoned; they’ve become health hazards in many ways," Lynchburg Delegate Wendell Walker told Radio IQ. He was talking about his legislation that sailed through the 2025 general assembly session.
Early campaign finance numbers show Democrats outraising Republican incumbents

6 days ago | wvtf.org | Michael Pope

Campaign finance numbers show the fall campaign season is heating up. A handful of races feature Republican incumbents in districts won by Kamala Harris. New campaign finance numbers show several Democratic challengers are outraising the Republican incumbents they're running against. May Nivar raised more money than incumbent Delegate David Owen of Goochland, and Kim Pope Adams has more cash on hand heading into the summer than incumbent Delegate Kim Taylor of Dinwiddie.
George Washington National Forest among those targeted by agriculture secretary

6 days ago | wvtf.org | Randi B. Hagi

Recent federal policy changes could affect the management of – and timber sales within – our local national forests. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. [sound of lake lapping at shore, bird calls]Switzer Lake, nestled among the ridges of Shenandoah Mountain in Rockingham County, is a popular spot for anglers, campers, and kayakers. But the dense woods surrounding the lake could be at an increased risk for commercial timber sales following recent edicts from the Trump administration.
A wind project is stalled in New York. Experts worry about impacts across the U.S.

6 days ago | wvtf.org | Julia Simon |Jeongyoon Han

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum has ordered a halt to an offshore wind project near the coast of Long Island. Today, Equinor, the Norwegian energy company that owns and operates the project, announced it is complying with the order and suspending all construction. President Trump, a longtime critic of wind energy, issued a moratorium on new development of offshore wind projects, one of his first executive orders upon returning to the White House.
Richmond area businesses feel the uncertainty in Trump’s economy

6 days ago | wvtf.org | Brad Kutner

As President Donald Trump’s tariffs see the cost of goods go up, Virginia businesses are facing the crunch. That’s according to a new survey by a Richmond organization that aims to help local businesses. “This is a really hard time to be a business owner,” InUnison Vice President Diana McMahon told a crowd Thursday morning. Her group aims to support independent businesses in the Richmond area. She was explaining the results of a survey of 180 area businesses, conducted in February and March.
‘A flat for a bat’: Dominion Energy working with CNU to turn power poles into habitat for endangered bats

1 week ago | wvtf.org | Katherine Hafner

A few years ago, David Bilyeu learned at a Dominion Energy safety meeting that several species of bats, such as the northern long-eared and tricolored bats, are declining in Hampton Roads. The utility also realized that the rights of way where it puts its distribution equipment often create a sort of transitional habitat space preferred by many animals, including bats. Dominion saw some of the creatures already roosting on power poles, which resemble trees.
The governor is still mulling a medical debt protections bill

1 week ago | wvtf.org | Michael Pope

Governor Glenn Youngkin is contemplating what to do with 92 bills on his desk. And one involves medical debt. Most Virginians are one medical crisis away from bankruptcy, according to advocates. That's why the General Assembly passed a bill to create some protections for people facing medical debt.