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WPKN 89.5 FM Community Radio

Founded in 1963 and located in Bridgeport Connecticut, WPKN is a 10,000-watt listener-supported community radio station broadcasting at 89.5 FM. We are also streaming live online here at WPKN.org, the TuneIn Radio app or the Radio Garden app. WPKN’s terrestrial signal now reaches to a listenership of 1.5 million people in Connecticut, Long Island, parts of New York and Massachusetts. Operating 24/7 and largely run by volunteers, WPKN offers a unique and eclectic mix of live and recorded music, news, public affairs, spoken word, arts & culture and other free-form programming which defy genre. We are proud to be listener-supported, commercial-free, community-driven radio available to the public at no cost, any time, day or night. We are here for YOU, any time, day or night.

Our Mission, at WPKN independent community radio station, is to strengthen and enrich our community through programming that is provocative, innovative, and free from commercial influence and promotes diversity, tolerance, and freedom of expression.

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Picks of the Week for 09/30/2024

WPKN Programmer's Picks for September 30, 2024 (In Alphabetical order) Amnesia Scanner: AS Over - HOAX (PAN, 2024) Arsenal Mikebe: Omuzimu - Drum Machine (Nyege Nyege ...

Picks of the Week for 09/23/2024

WPKN Programmer's Picks for September 23, 2024 (In Alphabetical order) Hinds: En Forma - Viva Hinds (Lucky Number, 2024) Jaune Toujours: Miroir Miroir - Vertigo (Choux ...

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