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WXPN 88.5 FM

88.5 FM Adult Alternative Philadelphia
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WXPN 88.5 FM is the University of Pennsylvania’s non-commercial music radio service for Philadelphia, South Jersey, and Wilmington. Its adult-alternative format connects new releases with rock, folk, roots, blues, soul, and singer-songwriter music, with discovery rather than a narrow commercial rotation at the center of the station.

The station produces World Cafe, a nationally distributed program built around artist interviews, studio sessions, and performances. WXPN’s weekly radio schedule also includes the Morning Show, Middays, Funky Friday, Sleepy Hollow, The Folk Show, Kids Corner, and specialty programs that explore local music, new releases, and deeper catalog selections.

Listeners can use the player on this page for the official WXPN live stream, review the current seven-day schedule, and check the related-frequency table for reception beyond 88.5 FM. WXPN also serves Lancaster and York on 88.7, Worton and Baltimore on 90.5, North Jersey and the Poconos on 91.9, the Lehigh Valley on 104.9, and Harrisburg on 99.7.

On-air guide

WXPN 88.5 FM program schedule

Regular weekly lineup · ET

TimeProgram
–WXPN Overnight
–Your First Cup — Robert Drake
–WXPN Morning Show — Kristen Kurtis, Bob Bumbera
–WXPN Middays — Mike Vasilikos
–World Cafe — Raina Douris, Stephen Kallao
–WXPN Afternoons — Dan Reed
–Highs in the 70s — Dan Reed
–WXPN Afternoons — Dan Reed
–JamNation — Bruce Warren
–The New Music Show On XPN — Amber Miller
TimeProgram
–Echoes — John Diliberto
–WXPN Overnight
–Your First Cup — Robert Drake
–WXPN Morning Show — Kristen Kurtis, Bob Bumbera
–WXPN Middays — Mike Vasilikos
–World Cafe — Raina Douris, Stephen Kallao
–WXPN Afternoons — Dan Reed
–Highs in the 70s — Dan Reed
–WXPN Afternoons — Dan Reed
–Homegrown – The XPN Local Show — Mike Vasilikos
–Indie Rock Hit Parade — Eric Schuman
TimeProgram
–Echoes — John Diliberto
–WXPN Overnight
–Your First Cup — Robert Drake
–WXPN Morning Show — Kristen Kurtis, Bob Bumbera
–WXPN Middays — Mike Vasilikos
–World Cafe — Raina Douris, Stephen Kallao
–WXPN Afternoons — Dan Reed
–Highs in the 70s — Dan Reed
–WXPN Afternoons — Dan Reed
–WXPN Evenings — Abdur Rahman, Jim McGuinn
TimeProgram
–Echoes — John Diliberto
–WXPN Overnight
–Your First Cup — Robert Drake
–WXPN Morning Show — Kristen Kurtis, Bob Bumbera
–WXPN Middays — Mike Vasilikos
–World Cafe — Raina Douris, Stephen Kallao
–WXPN Afternoons — Dan Reed
–Highs in the 70s — Dan Reed
–WXPN Afternoons — Dan Reed
–WXPN Evenings — Abdur Rahman, Jim McGuinn
TimeProgram
–Echoes — John Diliberto
–WXPN OvernightOn now
–Your First Cup — Robert Drake
–WXPN Morning Show — Kristen Kurtis, Bob Bumbera
–WXPN Middays — Mike Vasilikos
–Free at Noon
–WXPN Middays — Mike Vasilikos
–World Cafe — Raina Douris, Stephen Kallao
–Funky Friday — Dan Reed
–Land Of The Lost — Robert Drake
–Culture Cypher Radio — John Morrison
–WXPN Evenings — Abdur Rahman, Jim McGuinn
TimeProgram
–WXPN Evenings — Abdur Rahman, Jim McGuinn
–WXPN Overnight
–Sleepy Hollow — Keith Kelleher, Joey Sweeney
–The Post Sleepy Hollow Experience — Bruce Warren
–Saturday Afternoon Mix — Wendy Rollins
–The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn
–The Blues Show — Jonny Meister
–American Routes
TimeProgram
–Star’s End — Chuck van Zyl
–Sleepy Hollow — Keith Kelleher, Joey Sweeney
–Dave’s World — David Dye
–Sunday Afternoon Mix — Abdur Rahman, Wendy Rollins
–Americana Music Hour — Dan Reed
–Mountain Stage
–The Folk Show — Ian Zolitor
–Conversations From The World Cafe — Raina Douris, Stephen Kallao
–Amazon Country — Debra D’Alessandro
–OUTsounds — Robert Drake

Regular weekly lineup from WXPN; fund drives, holidays, concerts, and special broadcasts may replace individual programs.

Schedule reviewed August 31, 2026

Verified broadcast signals

WXPN 88.5 FM frequencies and coverage

Confirmed translators, boosters, and full-power signals carrying the same service.

SignalFrequencyCall signCommunitySource
Primary signal88.5 FMWXPNPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaFCC facility 68229
Simulcast91.9 FMWXPJHackettstown, New JerseyOfficial station information

Relations last verified August 31, 2026.

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Station addressWXPN, 3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office phone(215) 898-6677
Studio / request line(215) 573-9976

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