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WMPG is seeking a Contract Radio Audio Engineer

    WMPG is seeking to “contract ” a Radio Audio Engineer for 10 hours a week. The qualified person will have a couple years experience repairing broadcast equipment and comfortable with computer networks. We need someone to make our radio signal sound great! If interested email stationmanager@wmpg.org or phone (207) 780-4424 for more details. Will stay posted until filled. This is a “contract” position and not a USM position. This person will be responsible for…

WMPG Is Seeking Contract Engineer

A Journey to WMPG

A Journey to WMPG – Jeff Kerschner We didn’t listen to much music growing up. My father was opposed to music in the house. My Mom would play a handful of records during his work day. Johnny Cash, John Denver, and Harry Belafonte played over and over. A high school friend introduced me to the Beatles – whoa… At age 17, I joined the Clyde Beatty Cole Bros Circus. I was on the concessions crew….

Jeff and Peggy
Jeff and Peggy

Brian Shankar Adler live on Juke Jive N’ Jazz

If you missed Brian Shankar Adler on Dave Wade’s Juke, Jive and Jazz, catch it on our archives. Brian is a drummer/percussionist known for his musical explorations of space and time. He grew up on an indian ashram, and has performed in caves, forests, and adjacent glacial ice fields as well as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. And his partner, saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom, who after pushing NASA to take jazz into space, actually had…

Image gallery of percussionist Brian Shankar Adler

Bella’s Bartok – 11/14/25

On Friday, November 14th, Bella’s Bartok had a special live performance on Signal Boost from 1-2pm. This was a mere teaser ahead of their show at Bayside Bowl in Portland, Maine!

Bella's Bartok singer

Karmo Sanders on USM, Music and ME

We were sad to hear about the passing of Karmo Sanders recently. Karmo joined the USM Department of Theatre in 2017, bringing an indefatigable passion for theatre, comedy, playwriting, and teaching. A consummate theatre artist, Karmo taught Playwriting, The Art of Dialogue, Public Speaking and Acting for Non-Majors, a class in which she delighted in spotting talented students and encouraging them to become Theatre majors. Every day, she brought an easy laugh, a well-crafted joke,…

Picture of Karmo Sanders

Bluegrass Spectacular at OLS – Nov 6th

Bluegrass Spectacular returns at OLS – a benefit night for WMPG Buy Tickets online  or call One Longfellow Square box office 207-761-1757 (box office hours : Friday 12PM to 3 PM) It’s back! For the 20th Anniversary of the WMPG Bluegrass Spectacular, we’ve got some old favorites and a group of young pickers making a name for themselves across New England, for yet another installment of your favorite night of the year. As always, your hosts are the World…

Bluegrass at One Longfellow Square
Bluegrass at One Longfellow Square

Begathon – we hit our goal – Thank you!

We did it!  Thank you! donate online We live in a time when so much of what we hear is driven by algorithms and automation but WMPG is proudly human. Every show on our airwaves is created by volunteers who share their own voices, stories, and music choices, not for faceless crowds, but for real people who listen and care. That connection builds trust and belonging, both on and off the air. You can hear it in…

flyer showing wmpg begathon goal met

Grammy award winner Dave Gutter to perform at Live from the Drive

Dave Gutter Live from the Drive – Wednesday, October 30th (weather permitting) 7.30-8.30pm Join us as we close our Fundraising week with Grammy award winning Dave Gutter performing Live from our driveway!

Record Sale Sunday, October 26th

Join us during Begathon for our Driveway Record Sale on Sunday, October 26th, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dig through crates of vinyl, cassettes, CDs, and gear, enjoy good company, and grab a bite from The Fried Rice King food truck while you’re here!  

WMPG seeking Vinyl LPs, CDs, Turntables and more!

Declutter Your Space and Support WMPG! Are those old vinyl LPs and CDs collecting dust and taking up space in your home? WMPG has a solution that helps you and your favorite community radio station at the same time! We’re gearing up for our highly anticipated Fall WMPG Record Sale and are currently accepting donations. Whether you’re a longtime music lover ready to part with your collection, or just looking to tidy up, your donations…