WPKN Special Broadcasts

This Saturday March 28, 2026, from 12 to 3pm, we here at WPKN will be using these airwaves to pay tribute to our dear friend and programmer Pete Stewart.

Beginning in August of 1988, Pete Stewart brought his unique perspective, humble heart, and compassion, conviction, and strong sense of community to WPKN.

We will be sharing memories, stories, and reflecting on the incredible person and programmer Pete was.

If you'd like to share a personal tribute to Pete, please plan to join us from 12 to 3pm this Saturday, March 18, 2026.

What is WPKN Special Broadcasts?

Often live, unique, remote, out-in-the-wild WPKN broadcasts.

WPKN, cited as “the greatest radio station in the world” by The New Yorker, founded in 1963 as a 100-watt campus outlet, WPKN is today a 10,000-watt listener-supported community radio station broadcasting at 89.5 FM and streaming online at WPKN.org. WPKN’s terrestrial signal now reaches to a listenership of 1.5 million people in Connecticut, Long Island, parts of New York and Massachusetts. Operating 24/7 and largely run by volunteers, WPKN offers a unique and eclectic mix of live and recorded music, news, public affairs, spoken word, arts and culture and other free-form programming which defy genre. WPKN is proud to be listener-supported, commercial-free, community-driven radio available to the public at no cost, any time, day or night.