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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.
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Created on Friday, 11 March 2011 13:49
Philadelphia, Pa. – March 11, 2011 – WXPN, the nationally-recognized leader in Triple A (Adult Album Alternative) music and noncommercial radio service of the University of Pennsylvania, announced today that it plans to rebrand its Y-Rock On XPN service later this spring. The change will affect the name, logo and visual identity expressed on the station website and in collateral materials while better reflecting its connection to WXPN. The content of the service will not change.
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Created on Friday, 11 March 2011 13:47
Philadelphia, Pa. – March 9, 2011 – WXPN, the nationally recognized leader in Triple A (Adult Album Alternative) music and home of the Peabody award-winning Kids Corner radio show, today announced that Kids Corner host Kathy O’Connell won honors from the Parenting Publications of America (PPA) as part of their 2010 Editorial and Design Awards presented on March 5.
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Created on Thursday, 10 March 2011 13:48
Josh Ritter performs at the WXPN Musicians On Call Benefit Concert at World Cafe Live on March 6. The concert raised $30,000 for the WXPN Musicians On Call program.
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Created on Tuesday, 01 March 2011 12:37
PHILADELPHIA, PA – WXPN, the nationally-recognized leader in Triple A music and non-commercial radio service of the University of Pennsylvania, names
James Blake as its March
XPN Artists To WatchArtist To Watch. WXPN Music Director and Host Dan Reed will present the first of the month’s on-air segments today, Tuesday, March 1, in the 4 p.m. hour.
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Created on Monday, 14 February 2011 12:37
Philadelphia, Pa. Do you have an artistic side and love expressing your creativity? Do you also love supporting local, nonprofit radio? If you answered yes to these two questions, then WXPN, the nationally-recognized leader in Triple A (Adult Album Alternative) music and noncommercial radio service of the University of Pennsylvania, has the perfect contest for you!
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Created on Monday, 31 January 2011 12:36
PHILADELPHIA, PA - WXPN, the nationally-recognized leader in Triple A music and non-commercial radio service of the University of Pennsylvania, names Fitz and the Tantrums as its February Artist To Watch. WXPN Music Director and Host Dan Reed will present the first of the month's on-air segments on Tuesday, February 1, in the 4 p.m. hour.
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Created on Thursday, 20 January 2011 12:33
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – WXPN, the nationally-recognized leader in Triple A (Adult Album Alternative) music and noncommercial radio service of the University of Pennsylvania, expanded its
Musicians On Call program to the St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children located at 3601 A Street on January 18. This addition brings the total number of participating hospitals to six.
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Created on Saturday, 01 January 2011 12:34
PHILADELPHIA, PA – WXPN, the nationally-recognized leader in Triple A music and non-commercial radio service of the University of Pennsylvania, names Bobby Long as its January Artist To Watch. WXPN Music Director and Host Dan Reed will present the first of the month’s on-air segments on Monday, January 3, in the 4 p.m. hour.
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Created on Monday, 20 December 2010 12:31
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WXPN, the nationally-recognized leader in Triple A (Adult Album Alternative) music and noncommercial radio service of the University of Pennsylvania, is featured as one of Philadelphia's most creative innovators for its professional partnership with World Cafe Live, Philadelphia's groundbreaking music performance venue. The partnership is profiled in the City's Creative Vitality in Philadelphia: A Three Year Index: 2006-2008 which was released today by Mayor Michael Nutter and The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy during a press conference.
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Created on Wednesday, 01 December 2010 12:34
PHILADELPHIA, PA – WXPN, the nationally-recognized leader in Triple A music and non-commercial radio service of the University of Pennsylvania, names Warpaint as its December Artist To Watch. WXPN Music Director and Host Dan Reed will present the first of the month’s on-air segments on Wednesday, December 1, in the 4 p.m. hour.
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