Forward Radio

Forward Radio Forward Radio WFMP-LP Louisville, KY is volunteer-powered, listener-sponsored community radio broadc There is room for you on our airwaves! Please join us!

Independent media is the cornerstone of a truly free and just society. Grassroots Low Power FM (LPFM) radio stations like ours serve as a vital platform to ensure that the diversity of local voices is heard and the public interest is served. A new day has dawned on Louisville's media landscape...and we want YOU to be a part of it! In keeping with its commitment to build just and peaceful communiti

es, the Louisville Chapter of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) helped organize to bring LPFM radio to Louisville with the launch of Forward Radio, WFMP-LP, Louisville, Kentucky, 106.5fm and forwardradio.org in 2017. In 2021, we became fully independent as a registered non-profit "WFMP Low Power Radio, Inc." We seek progressive citizen journalists and radio producers to help get new voices on the air - issues, perspectives, and communities that you won't hear elsewhere on the dial. We are listener-supported and rely not only on volunteer power, but your financial support to stay on air. We also seek local businesses and non-profit organizations that are interested in becoming underwriters. Together we can preserve this precious space in Louisville's media landscape to amplify independent people's voices, free from corporate, government, or big-money interests. It only costs $20/day to keep us on-air. Please consider sponsoring a day, week, or month of broadcasting today!

Head on out to the fields with us on this week's show as we speak with Stephen Bartlett, director of Sustainable Agricul...
08/04/2025

Head on out to the fields with us on this week's show as we speak with Stephen Bartlett, director of Sustainable Agriculture Louisville, about three-sisters intercropping, and growing community, solidarity, and resilience through human-powered agriculture and seed-saving! https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/sustainability-now-stephen

'Bench Talk: The Week in Science' is celebrating their seventh year on the air with some 'bizarre science' stories. A tr...
07/31/2025

'Bench Talk: The Week in Science' is celebrating their seventh year on the air with some 'bizarre science' stories. A tree that actually benefits from being struck by lightening? A broad spectrum anti-venom treatment from a man who allowed himself to be bit 200 times by 16 species of poisonous snakes? Serendipitous videos of friendship between classic predators and prey? All on this week's show! Here's the link to the podcast on iTunes. Other ways to listen will be in the Comment section below.

Podcast Episode · Forward Radio podcasts · 07/28/2025 · 29m

07/30/2025

Black Men’s Wellness Day is happening Louisville next month.

On this week's Truth to Power, we feature a community conversation on the status and future of Nuclear Energy Developmen...
07/18/2025

On this week's Truth to Power, we feature a community conversation on the status and future of Nuclear Energy Development in Kentucky that was facilitated by Lane Boldman, Executive Director of the Kentucky Conservation Committee, and featured Tim Judson, Executive Director of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service. On July 10, 2025, the Kentucky Conservation Committee hosted this evening online session to review the environmental challenges and recent history of nuclear power in Kentucky, with an overview of recent discussions and activities. Listen in at https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/truth-to-power-tim-judson-lane-boldman-nuclear-power-development-in-kentucky-7-18-25

We couldn't be more thrilled to be introducing a new weekly local program to our regular broadcast schedule today!! Get ...
07/17/2025

We couldn't be more thrilled to be introducing a new weekly local program to our regular broadcast schedule today!! Get ready for "Post Time: A Derby City Blues Review" hosted by Mark Ash every Thursday at 1pm, Friday at 8pm, and Sunday at 1am!

Mark Ash, a.k.a. The Bearded Harp Player, does not think of himself as a Blues authority. But he's an enthusiastic fan who knows what he likes. Post Time: A Derby City Blues Review is his humble way of sharing some of the music that "takes his blues away." The show draws content from a wide range of genres and artists. Keep up with the show on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/posttimeblues/. Get in touch at [email protected]

On this week's Access Hour, we bring you a conversation with Gareth Dennis, a United Kingdom-based engineer and author, ...
07/17/2025

On this week's Access Hour, we bring you a conversation with Gareth Dennis, a United Kingdom-based engineer and author, who was hosted by the High Speed Rail Alliance (https://www.hsrail.org) on July 11, 2025 for a discussion about his new book How the Railways Will Fix the Future. In it, he looks at the history of railways (including the role they have played in extraction and exploitation) but focuses on their power to tackle issues facing us today and to shape a better future. Topics for discussion included lessons to learn from global railway operations on what works best long-term, and what this might mean in the United States. https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/access-hour-how-the-railways-will-fix-the-future-high-speed-rail-alliance-7-16-25

Hear the second half of a speech given by Dr. Marcia McNutt, President of the National Academy of Sciences. Her 'State o...
07/16/2025

Hear the second half of a speech given by Dr. Marcia McNutt, President of the National Academy of Sciences. Her 'State of the Science' talk was given to the NAS assembly on June 3, 2025. On our show last week, Dr. McNutt discussed the threats to US leadership in research and development. This week she discusses what can be done to reverse these problems. Here is the link to the podcast on iTunes. Other ways to listen are given in the Comment section.

Podcast Episode · Forward Radio podcasts · 07/13/2025 · 29m

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An independent media is the cornerstone of a truly free and just society. Independent, community-based Low Power FM (LPFM) radio stations like ours serve as a vital platform to ensure that the diversity of local voices are heard and the public interest is served. A new day has dawned on Louisville's media landscape...and we want YOU to be a part of it!

In keeping with its constant commitment to build just and peaceful communities, the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), Louisville Chapter, helped organize to bring LPFM radio to Louisville with the launch of Forward Radio, WFMP-LP, Louisville, Kentucky, 106.5 FM. There is room for you on our airwaves! We seek progressive-minded citizen journalists and radio producers to help get new voices on the air - issues, perspectives, and voices that you won't hear elsewhere on the dial. Please join us!

We are listener-supported and rely not only on volunteer power, but on your financial support to stay on the air. We also seek local businesses and non-profit organizations that are interested in becoming underwriters and partners of Forward Radio. Please donate today.