WXPN 88.5 FM

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Geo: United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia

Adult contemporary Alternative Eclectic Indie R'n'b Rock

WXPN is a public radio station in the United States. This is a non-commercial radio station owned by the University of Pennsylvania. It broadcasts an adult album alternative format (this format includes broad range of styles from mainstream pop and rock to jazz, folk, blues, country). Thanks to its quality content WXPN became popular among ordinary listeners, but it also became authoritative among other radio stations. One of its programs (World Café) is distributed by NPR to many non-commercial radio stations across the United States.

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Annie Lennox - Little Bird

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Kevin Morby - Javelin

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Joy Division - Transmission

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Mitski - I'll Change For You

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Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know

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Father John Misty - Real Love Baby

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Kacey Musgraves - High Time

2015-06-23

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Japanese Breakfast - Honey Water

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First Aid Kit - Emmylou

2012-01-24

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Delaney & Bonnie - Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad

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Jefferson Airplane - If You Feel

1968

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CESARIA EVORA - SODADE

1992-10-21

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Joan Shelley - Where I'll Find You

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Wesley Stace - Come Back Yesterday

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Jim Jackson - This Morning She Was Gone (take 2)

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Papa Charlie Jackson - Lexington Kentucky Blues

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Rev. Gary Davis - Hesitation Blues

2010-02-16

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Big Bill Morganfield - Diamonds At Your Feet

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Playboy Fuller - Gonna Play My Guitar - A Letter To Muddy Waters

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Kurt Vile - Chance to Bleed

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Suki Waterhouse - Back In Love

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Noah Kahan - The Great Divide

2026-01-02

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Ratboys - Penny in the Lake

2026-02-03

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Kevin Morby - Javelin

2026-02-11

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The Black Keys - You Got To Lose

2016-09-16

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Death Cab for Cutie - Riptides

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Johnny Blue Skies - Situation

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Bleachers - You And Forever

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Contacts

WXPN started broadcasting in 1945 on 730 kHz AM frequencies. In 1957 it also started broadcasting on 88.9 MHz FM. They took the callsign WXPN (which means Experimental Pennsylvania Network) and never changed it since then.This radio station is available on 88.5 MHz FM frequencies and on HD radio but it also has its live stream. So if you can’t find this radio station on-air in your region you can listen to WXPN online. Please also check our free app for your smartphone or tablet. It supports Android and iOs and will allow you listening to many other radio stations with your mobile device.

Address: 3025 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/885wxpn

Phone: +(215) 898-6677

Twitter: https://twitter.com/wxpnfm

Website: http://www.xpn.org/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WXPN