Why Are 8 East Enders heard on WPKN 89.5 FM from Connecticut? It's Freedom Baby

Listener supported WPKN 89.5 FM is a free form volunteer staffed and listener supported station.  Since the mid-'80s it has been independent and owned by a nonprofit group composed of members of its staff.  There is only one full-time and one part-time paid employee.

What goes on air is decided by the programmers.  Here are some examples:  

On Wednesday at 7:30 PM Tidings from Hazel Kahan comes from Lahore Pakistan and features classical and pop musicians performing and talking about their art. Hazel normally hangs her hat in Mattituck and talks on-air to people all over the globe.

On Thursday at noon Sustainable East End  features 'Green Architect' Bill Chaleff of East Hampton talking about energy efficient housing for the 99%, zoning laws that have destroyed what was once prime agricultural land, how to fix our polluted bay waters and restore the fishing industry and more. This monthly program is produced by Francesca Rheannon of Springs and Tony Ernst of Southampton.

Other programmers from these parts are singer songwriter Caroline Doctorow whose Songtrails airs on the first Saturday each month at 7PM; Malcolm C. Dankner of Southampton who presents Jazz and Standards each Tuesday from 1 to 4PM. This week Mal features interviews with musician friends of the late vibraphonist Teddy Charles — and a jam session recorded in Greenport last month.

' Kathryn Szoka of Sag Harbor presents the Eastern Long Island Arts Calendar heard at various times during the week. This and all WPKN programs are available streaming online and archived at wpkn.org