UECC Radio Program
WNWR 1540 AM Saturday 9-10 am
Click here to download and listen to this week's archived program.
Ukrainian Radio Program Director Borys Zacharczuk
Staff members include Ivan Prasko and Natalia Griga
Music and Technical Director Orysia Hewka
Contributors to the Radio Program include: Dr. Natalia Pazuniak, Marta Tarnowska, Yaroslaw Kolodij, and many others.
Radio Philadelphia
The UECC produces an hour-long weekly community-based radio program. New World Radio, WNWR 1540AM, airs the Ukrainian hour of the UECC "Radio Philadelphia" each Saturday morning from 9:00 to 10:00 in the morning. New World Radio AM 1540 WNWR is a unique broadcast facility. Its programming concept is simple: to provide ethnic and multi-cultural broadcasting that reaches Philadelphia's diverse communities. Its powerful 50,000-watt signal serves the metropolitan Philadelphia area, including Southern New Jersey and Northern Delaware.
The Radio Hour features a literary corner, current news from Ukraine, Ukrainian classical and contemporary music, medical moments and a local community events calendar. Over 80 volunteers have helped in the past. The program has generated a responsive listening audience.
UECC Radio Program available now by telephone
WNWR 1540, our radio station, is now providing an additional free service. You will be able to listen to our radio program by telephone or cell phone by calling toll-free 215–554-6101 while the radio program is on. Please tune in on Sat. 9 – 10 am by radio, live feed on the computer, archived for a week on the computer, or by phone from anywhere in the country.
Advertising Information
If you are interested in advertising regularly on the program, or would like to place a one-time advertisement for personal, non-profit or business purpose, simply fill out our Advertising Agreement. Click here for the Standard Advertising Agreement Form. Click here for the Business Advertising Agreement Form. The forms can also be picked up from the UECC Office. Either mail the completed form to the UECC or bring it in during regular office hours. Fees and Rates are posted on the forms. Ask to speak to the Director of the program about a long-term (year or half-year) contract.
Our Ukrainian radio hour also provides you with the unique opportunity to send personalized birthday/anniversary greetings to your family or friends. Just send by mail or fax (215-663-8572) your text to the UECC by Thursday 1:00 p.m. or simply call the office (215) 663-1166 and ask for the Program Director. Your greetings can be in either Ukrainian or English.
UECC Radio also Online
On November 4, 2000, the program was the first, of all Ukrainian programs, to be archived. Now Internet users can listen to the weekly program at any time during the week. Click here to download and listen to this week's archived program or visit http://www.wnwr.com/.
Audio On Demand
How Archive Downloading Works
All our archived program audio files are saved in MP3 format so they can be downloaded to your computer for playback from your computer, iPOD or other portable MP3 device. Once downloaded, you can listen to them again and again -- without returning to the station website.
HERE'S HOW TO DO IT: Click on the underlined archive LINK for the desired to begin the download. The files will begin transferring to your hard drive immediately. Download time depends on the speed of your Internet connection. It can take 5-10 minutes.
IMPORTANT: it may take a few minutes to actually SEE the audio download progress. PLEASE BE PATIENT. No need to click multiple times. As the download is underway, you will also begin to HEAR the audio when the buffering is complete The audio will play on your computer thru Windows Media Player, WinAmp, Quicktime, Real Player or even iTunes, depending on the specific default player you have chosen to play all your audio files.
A HIGH SPEED CONNECTION, such as CABLE, DSL, or FIBER, is recommended.