FROM NOW THROUGH JANUARY 30, 2027

Because the world needs more than just the mainstream... At a time when media is increasingly consolidated, commercialized, and driven by algorithms, WPKN remains something rare: an independent radio station where human expertise leads the way. Diverse voices and ideas are heard. Discovery is always just a turn of the dial, and a click of the app away. From music and DJs you won't hear anywhere else to thought-provoking conversations, local perspectives, cultural exploration, and ideas that challenge the status quo, WPKN brings listeners an essential world of programming reflective of the local an global.

WPKN depends on listener support to keep the airwaves open, amplify uncommon voices, champion emerging and independent artists, and provide a home for programming that doesn't fit neatly into the mainstream.

Your year-end contribution helps sustain the people, resources, and freedom that make WPKN what it is: a truly independent, community-powered radio station.

As the year comes to a close, we invite you to help Keep Discovery on the Dial. Make a year-end gift to WPKN and invest in the kind of radio that informs, inspires, surprises, and connects us. Together, we can ensure that independent radio continues to thrive, uncommon voices continue to be heard, and endless discovery remains part of our daily lives. Give today and keep WPKN strong, independent, and on the air!

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

THURSDAY 11/12 7AM-6PM: KEEP DISCOVERY ON THE DIAL

Our inaugural day of year-end fundraising featuring the best of WPKN's music gems with dynamic fundraising duos.

7-9AM: DJ B The T Jr. (Brendan Toller, Shake 'n' Vibrate Radio) & Herman Olivera (ReHumanize Yourself Radio)

9AM-NOON: DJ DICO (Steve di Costanzo, Radio Base Camp) & Molly Dryman (CT Unframed)

NOON-3PM: Jim Motavalli & TBD

3-6PM: Luis Luna (Módulo Lunar) & Rob Silber (Rock Therapy)

FRIDAY 11/13 7AM-6PM: THE PUNKS OF WPKN

A send-up of the revolutionary genre that rightfully turned rock 'n' roll on its side, WPKN style of course.

7-9AM: Del (In Transition) & Annette Szczesiul

9AM-NOON: DJ B The T Jr. (Brendan Toller, Shake 'n' Vibrate Radio) & Molly Dryman (CT Unframed)

NOON-3PM: Chris Frantz (The Talking Head) & Dave Schneider (Storied Sounds)

3-6PM: Miriam Linna (Kicksville & Crashing the Party), Marc Miller (Crashing the Party) & DJ B The T Jr. (Brendan Toller, Shake 'n' Vibrate Radio)

SATURDAY 11/14 7AM-6PM: SPRINGSTEEN SATURDAY

The Boss his comrades and songbook rule the airwaves all day in support for freeform, independent radio.

7-9AM: Kenn Greenquist & Jim Wexler (Incunabula/As Heard on WPKN)

9AM-NOON: Dimitri Santamaria (J.A.M. Radio) & Rob Silber (Rock Therapy)

NOON-3PM: Lisa Sahulka (A Love Supreme) & Kevin Gallagher (Digging in the Dirt, Gaiagram)

3-6PM: Alec Cumming (Snap, Crackle, POP!) & Rob Silber (Rock Therapy)

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.

WPKN DONATION PREMIUMS

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

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: Colorblends: Mix of 50 Spring Loaded Daffodil Bulbs

SHIPPING IMMEDIATELY week of 11/16! STILL EASY PLANTING! This mixture makes planting daffodils on a large scale very economical, with no compromise in bulb size. It contains at least 15 proven named varieties, covering the full spectrum of daffodil colors and bloom times. These time-tested beauties will provide a succession of flowers for many springs to come. THANK YOU COLORBLENDS!

$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!

WPKN: Keep Discovery on the Dial

WPKN's 2026-2027 Year-End Appeal to sustain independent radio!