DUBLIN — Sermons from pastors in the Monadnock region, interviews with town officials and student-produced radio dramas could soon be a part of the Fairwood Bible Institute’s regular programming on its new full power station.

Radio Station Director Neil Sandford said in an interview at the school Thursday that 89.9 WVKJ has replaced the former 100.3 WFCB low-power station, which had a limited coverage area in Dublin and parts of Marlborough for the past few years.

Now the students have the potential to reach up to 91,000 listeners from Wilton to Brattleboro, Vt., Sandford said. The station, once at six watts, is now at over 4,000 watts due to the switch in frequencies.

“This is not a money-making operation,” Sandford said, “but a chance to serve the students and people of the Monadnock region.”

A feed from VCY America — a 24-hour Christian radio network based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin — has provided the vast majority of sermons, music of the English Reformation and radio talk shows since the station began in 2004. But with the full power station, Fairwood students said they are excited about the opportunity to reach more people with their ministry.

Klara Holscher, 20, of Hobart, N.Y., said Saturday that she is in sharing creative Bible stories that students have written in the past with residents of the region.

“As we study the Bible and go through the different accounts, our teachers encourage us to write with imagination, to exercise our creativity as a way to understand the characters,” Holscher said of the students’ stories.

Students have also talked about hosting a morning weather report to supplement the current broadcast provided by VCY America, she said.

Sandford’s daughter, Kayla Sandford, 20, of Dublin, said she believes the radio station is an important tool for students to connect with the community. A student-produced radio drama, “A Tale of Two Princes,” is one that Kayla said she hopes to share soon.

“I’m looking forward to seeing what the feedback is and blessing as many people as we can,” Kayla said.

The lower power station had approximately 10 to 12 students involved. As a non-accredited school open to high school graduates, Sandford said the school provides students with both study and work opportunities.

“We spent $50,000 to $60,000 in building the station and that all came from donations,” Sandford said, adding that the radio station is just as much a part of the school as it is the surrounding community.

The new channel number, 89.9-FM, is extremely close to 89.7-FM, the channel for WGBH public radio in Boston, causing some consternation for WGBH listeners.

This article appears in the Jan. 24, 2012, edition of the Ledger-Transcript.