Latinos con Rosita
It’s Day 5 of Begathon and we need your help to reach our target of $60,000. We are slightly over halfway there and need your help. WMPG programs shows like Rosita’s Latinos where she plays Latin music and gives information for Hispanic Mainers. Rosita was recently featured on News Center Maine’s Hispanic Month features. Rosita has been doing the radio show here for almost 30 years. Every Saturday 9am-10.30am
1st Day of Begathon – Fall 2022
Today, we kicked off our fall fundraiser! Every day our volunteer DJ’s and radio hosts bring passion and knowledge to WMPG. Our DJ’S curate fabulous playlists and bring you the best music that you don’t tend to hear on commercial stations. We deliver independent news and bring you great talk and public affairs shows. We train the next generation of audio producers, both from the University of Southern Maine and from our Southern Maine community….
WMPG seeks Listener Reps for our Advisory Board! Apply today – deadline 10/7/2022
WMPG’S Advisory Board is seeking WMPG listeners from the Southern Maine Community to act as a representation of WMPG’s audience. Listener Representatives are full board members and as such participate in formulating station policy and long range planning. These are two-year positions with meetings held the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 7-9pm on the USM Portland campus. WMPG LISTENER REP 2022 application DOC WMPG LISTENER REP 2022 application PDF Email completed application to Stationmanager@wmpg.org Or Mail to: WMPG Listener Rep Search 96 Falmouth St. Portland, ME…
Puppets are taking over Portland this September 20-25
WMPG is proud to be a media sponsor of Puppets In Portland (PiP) – a city-wide festival of international puppetry arts in Portland, Maine, presented by our friends over at Mayo Street Arts . Six days of world-class performances, workshops, a parade, and more. PiP PiP Parade! will take place on September 20 from 6:00-6:45 on Oxford and Mayo Streets. This is a free event. Join the party in the streets with Shoestring Theater and the Ideal Maine Social Aid and Sanctuary Band. Featuring giant…
Hispanic Heritage Month
WMPG is proud to be a home for all different music, from different cultures all around the world. September 15th marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month. This month, we hope you too will celebrate the Hispanic community WMPG has three great DJ’s playing Latin music: Saturday mornings at 9- 10:30 AM sing along with Rosita for her show “ Latinos ”. Saturday evenings from 5-7 PM DJ Glaisma invites you to her show “ En Danza ”,…
USM’s ROCC and WMPG- live remote broadcast
The month of September is National Recovery Month. Chris Corson, the Director os USM’s Recovery Oriented Campus Center (ROCCA) states: “individuals I believe, we are all recovering from something: relationships with people, food, Covid 19, the stress of being away from home the first time, the passing of a loved one, substance use, and anxiety just to name a few.” Please check the USM ROCC calendar for groups and social activities this month. And coming…
Summer 2022 Neighbourhood Block Parties
We hosted WMPG’s summer neighborhood block parties this summer. We had great youth and family participation at each event and it was fun to collaborate with other partnership organisations. Shout out to our food vendors – Quiero Café , Soul Food Paradise and Leonardo’s Pizza and to sponsors Bangor Savings Bank and What Mama Wants podcast for your generous support. Thanks to Fun Town Splashtown, Maine Wildlife Park and everyone else who contributed items for raffle prizes. Thanks to WMPG volunteer DJ’s – DJ Jon , DJ BC, DJ Luc…
DJ Jon featured in the Portland Press Herald
DJ Jon was featured in the Portland Press Herald at the weekend where he discussed his love of K-Pop. DJ Jon hosts K-Pop Mega Mix on Tuesdays at 4pm on 90.9FM. We are proud to have him here at WMPG. “It seems that most of the music for kids that age are songs about frogs and baby sharks, then it goes straight into hip-hop songs about heroin or violence,” said Hawkins, 51, of Portland. “There aren’t a…
WMPG’s Jazz at the Movies: Thomas Chapin: Night Bird Song
Sunday July 17th at 7pm WMPG’s Jazz at the Movies and the Portland Conservatory of Music will be showing the movie Thomas Chapin: Night Bird Song. The film is an excellent portrait of the amazing life of Thomas Chapin’s and his incredibly talented musical compositions and performances. The drummer in his trio, Michael Sarin will join us for a Q&A following the film. WMPG invites you to this special evening of jazz and the story…
Get the WMPG App – listen to WMPG easily anywhere!
Stay connected to WMPG anywhere with our WMPG app for your mobile device! The WMPG Community Radio app is now available to download for IOS & Android Use the mobile app to listen live, check out our recent programs and podcasts. “The WMPG app is an excellent and easy-to-access platform for our listeners to check out our show archives, listen to podcasts, and, of course, live stream our on-air programs”, said Jim Rand, the WMPG station manager….
