Let’s take that trip again, turn on, tune in, donate - WPKN airs an encore broadcast presentation of the entire 35+hour hippie-yippee, mud-slidin', brown acid, touchstone, WOODSTOCK '69! Commemorating 57 years since the heralded fest shut down freeways, invaded small towns, and created the largest gathering in Western civilization (at the time) of nearly 500,000.

Why again? Because you the listener are the wind to our countercultural sails. Your stories, dedications, and memories make this an annual, interactive, electric radio event that is becoming vital to this region and audiences around the world.

Four days of peace, love and community radio fundraising commences Thursday, August 13 and continues through Sunday, August 16, daily from 7am to 7pm.

This is the ultimate experience. Complete performances and every single stage announcement gives listeners a full perspective of the historic event, featuring all 32 storied sets, and very-of-the-time stage announcements. Think of it like a long-form audio documentary, or sound installation.

Among the artists who memorably played Woodstock are Richie Havens, Joan Baez, the Who, Sly and the Family Stone, Johnny Winter, Ten Years After, Blood, Sweat and Tears, Santana, Joe Cocker, Canned Heat, The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (still a brand-new super group), and Jimi Hendrix.

Favorite WPKN DJ’s will act as guides and fundraising catalysts throughout the broadcast.

DONATE: VISIT wpkn.org/donate, TEXT WOODSTOCK to 53555, or call 203-331-9756

WPKN is a 10,000-watt listener-supported, non-commercial radio station located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, founded in 1963, established as an independent, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in 1989. Over the last 60+ years, WPKN is known for broadcasting ideas and sounds more human-oriented and vibrant than most offerings on the radio dial. WPKN’s volunteers and programmers have created an institution with depth, importance, and passion, and the listeners have made its continued existence possible.

WPKN broadcasts on frequency 89.5 FM from a 10,000-watt transmitter located on Booth Hill in Trumbull, Connecticut, reaching a potential listenership of 1.5 million people. WPKN’s signal reaches most of Connecticut (Fairfield, New Haven, Litchfield, Middlesex, and New London counties), the eastern portion of Long Island (Suffolk County), southeastern New York State, and southwestern Massachusetts. The wpkn.org stream allows for an unlimited number of global listeners.

The Woodstock '69 broadcast source originates from Rhino’s limited, archival, Aug 2, 2019, 38-disc release Woodstock: Back to The Garden: The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive, chiefly compiled and produced by Andy Zax. A renowned reissue producer, Zax embarked on the improbable task of piecing together the complete immersive Woodstock experience when the original tapes arrived in 2005 at the Warner Music Storage tape facility in Southern California. The project took years of restoration and artist approvals. Interviews with Zax will bookend various broadcast days.

WPKN DONATION PREMIUMS

$25 Pledge: WPKN "Kiss My Aura" Bumper Sticker Reissue, 1976!

Make your travels cosmic with this vintage WPKN bumper sticker reissue.

$50 Pledge: WPKN x Karl Heine 7.25 x 4.75 notebook, made of 100% recycled material. Limited Edition of 100.

WPKN is thrilled to partner with Karl Heine on a hand-crafted WPKN 7.25 x 4.75 notebook, made of 100% recycled material - now available via the brand new WPKN Shop in a first-run limited edition of 100.

Just as WPKN is a storied, Bridgeport-made institution, this collaboration came to life just miles down the road at AmFab studios, where we happened upon Karl Heine’s design work. Karl is a Bridgeport-based designer, educator, talent consultant, and supporter of WPKN.

130 pages (65 leaf) of acid-free paper await your plans, ideas, and sketches. The silver WPKN record logo sits on marbled recycled Italian leather, with a back purple inlay in a nod to the ‘Purple Knight Network.’

Dream in style and in support of your beloved community radio station, WPKN.

Watch the behind the scenes promo video on the collaboration and process here.

$75 Pledge: WPKN Discovery Logo Trucker Hat

The new WPKN "Discovery" logo now available in five panel trucker hat form! Look sharp in this exquisite cap, suitable for all seasons and reasons!

$89.50 Pledge: WPKN Discovery Logo Tee

Show your evolved taste by repping WPKN with one of these super comfy, high-quality, Comfort Colors tees! In popular Pepper color for this fund drive.

$120 Pledge: WPKN Classic Navy Zip-up Hoodie

Our hoodie second run, now in Classic Navy. So hot off the presses we don't yet have a model pic! Coz up to the radio in this quality Independent Trading Co. Zip-up Hoodie!

Woodstock '69 Complete - The Third Trip, 2026 - WPKN On-Air Fundraiser

The entire 35+ hour hippie-yippee, mud-slidin', brown acid, counterculutral touchstone