WPKN
Encyclopedia
WPKN is a 100% non-commercial, listener-supported† radio station
broadcasting at 89.5 FM
in Bridgeport, Connecticut
and formerly 88.7 FM
(WPKM) in Montauk, New York
. Its volunteer programmers present a wide variety of music and public affairs programming including the syndicated weekly radio news magazine Between The Lines. WPKN's programming can also be heard on the internet as a live audio stream.
WPKN was founded in 1963 as the college radio station of the University of Bridgeport
, but became independent of the university in 1989. The call letters originally stood for "Purple Knights Network," named after a university sports team.
† Many stations below the 92 MHz FM 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. This allows the music and news programmers complete freedom to produce their own shows with no outside pressure.
Over Memorial Day
weekend 2010 non-commercial station WEER
took over the Montauk repeater. WEER paid $60,000 for the signal and took over the $4,000/month rental for the Montaunk tower.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting at 89.5 FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in Fairfield County, the city had an estimated population of 144,229 at the 2010 United States Census and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area...
and formerly 88.7 FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
(WPKM) in Montauk, New York
Montauk, New York
Montauk [ˈmɒntɒk] is a census-designated place that roughly corresponds to the hamlet with the same name located in the town of East Hampton in Suffolk County, New York, United States on the South Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 3,851 as of 2000...
. Its volunteer programmers present a wide variety of music and public affairs programming including the syndicated weekly radio news magazine Between The Lines. WPKN's programming can also be heard on the internet as a live audio stream.
WPKN was founded in 1963 as the college radio station of the University of Bridgeport
University of Bridgeport
The University of Bridgeport is a private, independent, non-sectarian, coeducational university located on the Long Island Sound in the South End neighborhood of Bridgeport, Connecticut. The University is fully Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges...
, but became independent of the university in 1989. The call letters originally stood for "Purple Knights Network," named after a university sports team.
† Many stations below the 92 MHz FM 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. This allows the music and news programmers complete freedom to produce their own shows with no outside pressure.
Over Memorial Day
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War...
weekend 2010 non-commercial station WEER
WEER
WEER was a radio station serving the Long Island, New York from May 2010 until October 2011. It broadcast on FM frequency 88.7 MHz and is under ownership of the Hamptons Community Radio Corporation. This station is operated under a construction permit as their radio station facility was built...
took over the Montauk repeater. WEER paid $60,000 for the signal and took over the $4,000/month rental for the Montaunk tower.