WXPN Radio
Listen Live
Listen Xpo
Singer Songwriter Radio
Folk Radio
Listen Live
Listen Live
How to Reach Us
Use our online contact us form anytime,
or you can contact us via phone or email, Monday through Friday
from 9am to
5pm at (215)898-6677. Our fax machine picks up when you
dial (215)898-0707.
Press Contact
Kim Winnick, WXPN Marketing Director
3025 Walnut Street
Philadelphia,
PA 19104
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
(215)573-3339.
Questions concerning Public Service Announcements, customer service inquiries, posting info to our online calendars, etc. should be directed to our Contact Us form.
WXPN, the nationally recognized leader in Triple A radio and the premier guide for discovering new and significant artists in rock, blues, roots and folk, is the non-commercial, member-supported radio service of the University of Pennsylvania. WXPN produces World Cafe®, public radio’s most popular program of popular music hosted by David Dye and syndicated by NPR, and the Peabody Award winning Kids Corner hosted by Kathy O’Connell. WXPN also produces the XPN2 Singer-Songwriter Radio stream as its secondary radio channel in HD that is also available online. WXPN serves the greater Philadelphia area at 88.5 FM, the Lehigh Valley at 104.9, Worton/Baltimore at 90.5 FM, Lancaster/York at 88.7 FM, Harrisburg at 99.7 FM and the world via online streaming at XPN.org.
PHILADELPHIA, PA - Long recognized as an incubator for nurturing talented emerging musicians, WXPN the non-commercial radio from the University of Pennsylvania, underscores its commitment to seeking and showcasing the best new musicians with the launch of a monthly XPN Artists To Watch series. Today around 4pm host David Dye will announce January's pick - the self-proclaimed "alternative soul" singer Danielia Cotton.
Location: Hajoca Building -- 3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia,
PA
Size: 40,000 square feet
Project Cost: $15 Million
Developer: Dranoff Properties
Architects: Bower Lewis Thrower Architects, DAS Architects
and Meyer Associates
Contractor: INTECH Construction
The new venue, World Cafe Live, features a live music cafe and a 350-person music hall, both with full food and beverage service. It also shares the building that is the new home for WXPN, the public radio station that produces World Cafe®.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Mural Arts Program announces an exciting collaboration with WXPN (88.5 FM) to create Sounds of Philadelphia, a series of murals paying tribute to Philadelphia’s great musical heritage. Each mural will have a distinct theme including blues and jazz, rap and spoken word, sounds of the 1950s and 60s, and the singer-songwriter movement.
Partnership between WXPN and Musicians On Call makes Philadelphia the first expansion city for a unique outreach program that helps patients with the healing process through live, bedside performances by local musicians.
Philadelphia, Pa. July 19, 2004 Today WXPN announced the launch of ‘WXPN Musicians On Call,’ a non-profit initiative that will help patients in Philadelphia hospitals feel better through the healing power of live music.
Castellini brings to the position a wide variety of marketing, promotions, and broadcast operations experience. During her four years at WXPN she has helped raise the profile of the nationally syndicated World Cafe program, booking a long list of top name performers on the show. Castellini’s radio management experience includes the role of program director for WXDX in Pittsburgh where the station more than doubled its market share during her tenure.
July 16 - 18
Great Plaza at Penn's Landing
Columbus Boulevard and Chestnut Street
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. June 22, 2004 — For 11 years, the Independence Blue Cross WXPN Singer Songwriter Weekend has presented an amazing music festival featuring heritage artists, new acts, and local performers.
July 17 and 18
Great Plaza at Penn's Landing
Columbus Boulevard and Chestnut Street
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. June 22, 2004 - Music lovers come in all sizes and for the smallest fans, the Independence Blue Cross WXPN Singer Songwriter Weekend offers the Kids Corner area.
Philadelphia, PA (June 10, 2004) WXPN, the public radio station of the University of Pennsylvania, today announced that mid-day host Helen Leicht will head the station’s Emerging Artist and new community outreach programs.
With her new responsibilities, Leicht will expand her longstanding involvement with and the station’s commitment to showcasing up and coming new talent. Leicht’s Philly Local spotlight feature has been airing since 1990.
The Legendary Roots Crew will be on hand in full force (and that’s a lot of people) next Friday the 31st of June when...Read More
With the release of City Rain’s new single “The Optimist” imminent, the duo today premiered a new music video for...Read More
Photo via https://www.facebook.com/drexeluniv/posts/520555071314459 Did you ever date someone to find out they had...Read More
In advance of her forthcoming For Loud City Song LP, Julia Holter has shared a new video for lead single “World.” The...Read More
Japanese Guy perform at PhilaMOCA tonight. The less-talked about side project of a Fleet Foxes member, Japanese Guy is the...Read More
