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WXPN 88.5

United States · English · MP3 128 kbps

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About WXPN 88.5

WXPN 88.5 FM is a non-commercial radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, best known for its adult album alternative (AAA) format. It plays a broad mix of rock, singer-songwriter, indie, folk, Americana and soul, mixing new releases with established artists. This stream carries the station's main signal as an MP3 feed at 128 kbps.

WXPN is owned by The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. It began in 1945 as a carrier current station on 730 AM, received its FM license in 1957 and has broadcast on 88.5 FM since 1986. The call letters stand for Experimental Pennsylvania Network. The station also produces World Cafe, a weekday music program distributed to public radio stations by NPR, and has a second digital channel, XPN2, with a related AAA service.

Listeners can expect a music-first schedule with specialty shows, artist sessions and coverage of Philadelphia's local music scene, presented in English. As a listener-supported station, it also runs pledge drives and promotes concerts and events in the Philadelphia region.

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