WPKN

WPKN
Broadcast areaConnecticut: New York:
Frequency89.5 MHz
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatFreeform variety
AffiliationsPacifica Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerWPKN, Inc.
History
First air date
1963; 61 years ago (1963)
Call sign meaning
Purple Knights Network
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73886
ClassB
ERP10,000 watts
HAAT169 meters (554 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°16′44″N 73°11′06″W / 41.279°N 73.185°W / 41.279; -73.185
Translator(s)102.5 MHz W273EB (Westport)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewpkn.org

WPKN (89.5 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to Bridgeport, Connecticut. WPKN is a free-form radio station, staffed by volunteer programmers presenting a wide variety of music and public affairs programming.[2] 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.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPKN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Owen, David (August 13, 2021). "On Air with the Greatest Radio Station in the World". The New Yorker. Retrieved August 17, 2021.