WPKN 89.5 FM

WPKN 89.5 FM transmite en 89.5 FM desde Bridgeport, United States, y se escucha en vivo en Tuninga Radio.

Esta emisora se especializa en música Variety.

The syndicated weekly radio newsmagazine Between the Lines, a weekly show, was first produced in 1991 with Scott Harris, Denise Manzari, Bob Nixon, environmental journalist Jim Motavalli and many others at WPKN. Since 1993, Harris has been Between The Lines' executive producer. == History == WPKN went on the air on May 2, 1963, as the college radio station of the University of the area, but became independent of the university in 1989. This allows the music and news programmers complete freedom to produce their own shows with no outside pressure. WPKN also had a carrier current on 540 AM. In a 2021 article for The New Yorker, David Owen labeled WPKN "the greatest radio station in the world", praising its human-made playlists in comparison to "corporate algorithms" on other radio stations. == See also == List of community radio stations in the United States == References == == External links == Official website Facility details for Facility ID 73886 (WPKN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System WPKN in Nielsen Audio's The station station database. WPKN is a free-form radio station, staffed by volunteer programmers presenting a wide variety of music and public affairs programming. WPKN (89.5 The station) is a non-commercial radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to the area, Connecticut. Its call letters originally stood for "Purple Knights Network," named after the university's sports teams. Many stations below the 92 MHz The station band receive funds from commercial entities despite being part of the non-commercial radio band. This is thought by some to present the potential for conflicts of interest. WPKN only takes funds from private donors with no stipulations for their expenditure attached.