92.9 FM Philadelphia
Welcome to South Philadelphia Community Radio
We're an eclectic Low Power FM radio station serving the city and some surrounding communities. Programming is largely in English but with important blocks of Bahasa Indonesia, Nepali, and other languages. We are in a timeshare arrangement with three stations operating out of the Germantown section of the city. Use the button below to support our work. If you're local and interested in FREE airtime or announcements for your non-profit community group, contact us via the big friendly Contact Us button at the bottom of the page.
Shows Not to Miss
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- WOOM-LP Newz Blitz - A daily news digest of local community news and announcements, national and international news from local, PA-based and international non-profit sources, broadcast each morning 8am-9am with rebroadcast 5pm-6pm each day
- Radio Voice Italia - Italian & Italian-American culture, history, news, music & more - Monday 10am-2pm, with your hosts Joe Morinelli and Dee Loglisci. Rebroadcast beginning 7pm.
- 623 Lives Matter hosted by Richard Hooker Jr. (at right on Democracy Now! while rocking a WOOM-LP shirt), aided by Jumbo, Joe, Clarence and other members of the Local, 90 minutes every Wednesday at 9am
- साउत फिलाडेलफिया सामुदायिक रेडियो Bhutanese-American Organization - in Nepali for the refugee community hosted by Tilo Chan Bastola - Mon and Tues 2pm-4pm with rebroadcast 8pm-10pm both days
The History of Our Station
... is a long and sordid tale spanning 5 years. Click this link to listen to a 1 hour 45 minute interview by Dr. Margaret J King from South Philly's Center for Cultural Studies & Analysis of station founder Chris Randolph. This explains all in excruciating detail. Ignore the Google Drive message about the file being too large to scan; it's an mp3, & perfectly safe to play in your browser or download.
