Community Growth Radio (CGR) offers News, Information, Community Programming that is very target-specific for The Blind, Visually Impaired, The Disabled, The 50 Plus, and Veterans by providing timely subjects from Health, Retirement, and Finance that affect the above-intended audience. Plus offering Old Time Radio, Nostalgia, Book-Magazine and Newspaper Readings.
CGR Radio has 4 streams that operate 7 Days a Week, 24 Hours a Day.
The streams do work but may be blocked by firewalls in public places or offices. CGR 1 is more information-driven and CGR 2 does offer the same format but is mainly Music and Entertainment and CGR 3-VetNet Radio mainly caters to those who are Veterans that are Blind, Visually Impaired, and or Disabled and CGR Radio 4 En Español serves our Spanish Speaking Community with the same fine programming.
(please scroll down for the listen link of all stations). CGR 4 information and listen link is at the bottom.
Key Points of All Networks.
The target audience is The 50 Plus, the Visually Impaired, The Blind, The Disabled, and Veterans.
Our listeners are dedicated and loyal, especially those who are consumers of Health, Devices, Travel, Retirement, and Financial Services.
CGR Radio offers programming from various networks such as Program Share from The International Association of Audio Information Services, Pacifica Radio, TIC Radio, ACB Radio, and MORE.
GCR Radio is Community focused as well by addressing local and civic issues that matter, ALL stations offer News, Information, Educational, Community, and Entertainment.
GCR Radio is a brand for the community. Gerald Gaule owns both CGR and Northwest Audio Information Service.
CGR/N.W.A.I.S is self-supported and Listener-supported and does take free-will donations and all donations are non-tax-deductible and CGR Radio is NOT a non-profit but greatly welcomes(this helps with basic expenses to stay on the air).
Community Growth Radio, NWAIS, and related names are owned by Gerald Gaule in Vancouver Washington USA.
So if you know someone who is Blind, Visually Impaired, or someone who cannot hold or read print, is Disabled, 50 plus, and or a Veteran, please tell them that CGR Radio/N.W.A.I.S Radio is for them and FREE!... THANK YOU.
CGR/N.W.A.I.S Radio is legally recognized as a viable and reliable relevant audio/radio reading service that is very target-specific by The International Association of Audio Information Services.
The Map above is where CGR 1 Radio is carried on the two Non-Commercial FM stations..
Listeners who responded to a 2020 survey(1,100)persons between 54-82 years of age took a survey and say that they used CGR services to…
Be self-sufficient 82%
Be connected to the community 86%
Acquire News and Information 87%
Learning about things of interest 84.3 %
Staying Informed about community events 74.5%
Being an Informed Consumer 72.6%
Access Services 71.5%
One of our listeners says...“it was like reading a book again! I was thrilled! Absolutely thrilled. I’ve been blind for 7 years and it was just like I read a book!” – Jerry, Camas Wa.
CGR Radio in Vancouver Washington has a new service in Spanish for the blind and disabled in our community with news and information and book readings... it also offers the blind and disabled Spanish-speaking community education, news also health and wellness programming.
CGR Radio en Vancouver Washington tiene un nuevo servicio en español para ciegos y discapacitados en nuestra comunidad con noticias e información y lecturas de libros...también ofrece a la comunidad de habla hispana ciega y discapacitada educación noticias,también programación de salud y bienestar. Please scroll down this page for the player.
Por favor, desplácese hacia abajo esta página para el jugador. Listen link is below just click the red button.
About The Music...
The music includes Nostalgia going back to 1897(the beginning of recorded music)both in acoustical and electronic such as Cylinder Wax, 78 RPM, and other formats of that time and has been “cleaned up” in the best way in order to enjoy and to comply for DCMA rules and Public Domain recordings.
There are over 5,100 audio nostalgic files and over 11,000 Old Time Radio Shows from 1929 to 1962. At times you may hear Public Domain Classical Music recordings(3,000). Also offered in Oldies formatted music from 1954-79(over 68,000)titles from Top 40/Hot 100 and other charts.
This network does offer over 48,000 songs from AAA(Acoustical Country)to Western Swing and 20 sub-genres going back to the roots of the country from 1920 to today(literally). This includes Local, UN-signed, indie music from solo artists and bands, but the goal is to have a large selection of female artists or artists that are not played much by mainstream radio.
Other fine listener testimonies.."Thank You for playing local talent and a wider variety on CGR 2-Country" from Bill-Portland Oregon and "I LOVE the tunes you offer" from Terry-Dublin Ireland.
Our Email is ccaisradio_at_gmail dot com
CGR Radio 1
CGR Radio 2
CGR Radio-3 VetNet
CGR Radio 4 En Español
This service is intended solely for individuals who cannot read conventional print due to a disability, and also persons with print reading barriers thereby opening a unique avenue of accessibility for many individuals with cognitive, physical, and communication disabilities. This very target-specific radio network with 4 streams mainly offers, news-information-book-magazine and newspaper readings by persons who may be themselves disabled and or visually impaired, also this network provides timely programming for those in the community.
This network has a goal of having diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging in broadcasting in our community as well as fairness and Strengthening community partnerships to reflect the diversity in our community better and bring empowerment. All networks are free and easy to access and do not require a membership and each station has a purpose.
CGR Radio 2 fully recognizes Native American artists, which to be honest some and many mainstream stations do not play, but to recognize and to acknowledge these artists in true talent form, the goal, in general, is for CGR Radio to showcase and present talent and music true to form and in the playing of music, and genres not touched...some examples are..such as Arvel Bird, Atsiaktonkie, Chipa Wolfe, Bill Miller, Walela and more… it is a real shame and crime for many stations to ignore, native American talent and let alone not give credit due and true recognition. The real goal is to be inclusive and diverse and give fairness to all artists in diversity and without judgment...ALL music and free-form is welcome and to explore the listeners' mind without judgment..many are ignored..and totally unacceptable, CGR Radio does not conform or edit or is a reporting station, the inventory and music choices are so large, it is set on a rotational basis that the same song should not repeat more than once in a three week period...and is very open-minded, all submissions are accepted and listened to and rarely rejected...and sent by email or snail mail form and via .Mp3 format..
