Nothin’s Static with Tina V. provides an eclectic mix of fantastic and unique music. Tune in to 89.5 FM on the second Tuesday of the month at 11:35 PM for an overnight delight! I was at work running my mouth with a friend, when Cheryl Magoveny a WPKN volunteer, asked me into her office. She’d heard I was a lifelong music-head and the next thing I know, she invited me on her show. Soon after, I was invited to become a programmer. And that is how this dream came true. I grew up surrounded by music, which included almost every genre. From Classical to Hip Hop, ...

Cliff Furnald airs on Thursday Mornings, 7 to 10 AM — As democracy fades, Cliff plays music. New music. Old music. Local music. Music that is local somewhere else. Wherever you are, there you are. It might be jazz. It might not be. Might be folk, could be avant-garde. Rock music? Why not? It’s most unlikely that it will be opera, but you just can’t be sure. He will idly chatter from time to time, as well. But don’t worry, it never lasts too long. You can find out more about what you hear on the program at RootsWorld. Cliff Furnald brings music little heard on the radio ...

Módulo Lunar // The Lunar Module is a monthly program that airs every third Thursday of the month from 4 to 7 pm hosted by Luis Luna, producer and community organizer. This show is a platform for diverse Latinx music from across the American Continent including the U.S. These sounds drape the acoustic stage to discuss and elevate social justice issues and collective liberation programming. Luis brings activists, organizers and members of the community from across Connecticut and the U.S. to amplify our collective voices. Abolition Transmission is a radio collaboration between incarcerated abolitionists and organizers on the outside. This program is meant to amplify the voices and experiences ...

ReHumanize Yourself Radio with host Herman Olivera III celebrates music, and optimizes the listener's experience through interviews from various noted guests and shared tips geared towards uplifting the mind, body and spirit. I look forward to continuing to serve the WPKN community and beyond. Thank you in advance for taking this journey with me. My greatest passion in life has always been music. Most kids had toys on their Christmas lists, but I would ask Santa for vinyl records and cassettes. You see as a child I was raised on radio because we always had one on in the house or playing in the car. As ...

WPKN Evening Report with the WPKN News Team brings you national and international news at 7 p.m. Monday - Friday. Headlines from Democracy Now! w/Amy Goodman and feature stories & interviews from our own reporters and The Real News Network among other sources. To find out about joining our volunteer news team while working at home, please send an email to [email protected].

Zanj Radio with Maud & Bertho Joseph on alternating Friday’s, 9 AM to Noon, focuses on Haitian rooted, multi-lingual broadcasting in French, Créole, and English. The Zanj Radio segment is Haitian friendly community programming and broadcasting designed to increase cultural competency amongst the WPKN community that favors classics and contemporary hits. Maud Joseph is honored with a Community Appreciation Award, for her community service with a special focus on her three WPKN radio programs. Presented April 2017, by The Haitian Voice, a Connecticut based English, Haitian Creole, and French newspaper & website. The Bridgeport City Council and City of Bridgeport Awards were presented in 2018. Learn More Zanj Radio, on ...

Vision Communautaire with Maud & Bertho Joseph. Sunday mornings, 5 to 7 AM. Maud Joseph is honored with a Community Appreciation Award, for her community service with a special focus on her three WPKN radio programs. Presented April 2017, by The Haitian Voice, a Connecticut based English, Haitian Creole, and French newspaper & website. The Bridgeport City Council and City of Bridgeport Awards were presented in 2018. Zanj Radio, on alternating Fridays, 9 AM to Noon, focuses on Haitian rooted, multi-lingual broadcasting in French, Créole, and English. The Zanj Radio segment is Haitian-friendly community programming and broadcasting designed to increase cultural competency amongst the WPKN community ...

Music, Sacred and Profane with host Nick Jacobs. Nick Jacobs hosts Music, Sacred and Profane. Nick grew up in North Yonkers, Manhattan, went to school at UCLA, Prague, and London Film School; then grew down working as pub cleaner and projectionist in London, photographer in NYC, and CT, (Liz Claiborne, Hermes, H. Stern) and as a theater person in NYC, and CT, with the Grumbling Gryphons, and solo doing programs in schools, and libraries re: Shakespeare, poetry, cameras, seafaring, and storytelling. He lives in the northwest corner of CT, with his collections of typewriters, cameras and rucksacks. He also works as Nick the Knife sharpening service. ...

Hasta la Raiz with host Ariana Shapiro. Ariana Shapiro hosts Hasta la Raiz Learn More

Off-Beat! with Rich Kaminsky airs Saturdays, 2 a.m. – 6 a.m. Off-Beat is a late-night celebration of the best in underground and international rock, pop, punk and more. The weekly Off-Beat New Music Review examines and exposes the latest releases, followed by the Off-Beat Spotlight Artist of the Overnight, where the discographic history of transcendent artists are mined for gold. Rich has been on the airwaves at WPKN for nearly 30 years. Learn More

Sugar Magnolia Radio with Kyle M. Starkey brings listeners a mix of blues, classic rock, country, folk, gospel, world, jazz, oldies, reggae, soul & funk, singer-songwriter, and the Grateful Dead, of course. Airs on the second and fifth Thursday of the month, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. My passions are music, food, flowers and gardening, dance, golf, bicycling, reading, volunteering, live entertainment, and the arts. Favorite band is the Grateful Dead but inspired by all genres. I have been doing radio at WPKN since 2010 and love being around creative intellectuals who are passionate and supportive of community radio and non-for-profits. Learn More ...