WMNF-FM (Tampa, FL)

WMNF is a community radio station based in Tampa, Florida, that operates on a non-commercial basis. It broadcasts at a frequency of 88.5 MHz and also streams live online. Since its inception in 1979, the station has been a vital part of the community. It has an Effective Radiated Power of 7,000 watts and its antenna is positioned 1,539 feet above the average terrain.

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Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson talks illegal immigration in Tampa

1 week ago | wmnf.org | Chris Young

Listen: Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson tackled the topic of illegal immigration at a non-partisan political forum in Tampa on Friday. He praised the Trump administration’s crackdowns, but still says there’s more the federal government could do to make hiring foreign workers easier.
Hillsborough Commissioners vote to repeal millions for affordable housing

1 week ago | wmnf.org | Chris Young

Listen: Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to repeal the County’s Affordable Housing Fund. Supporters of the fund packed the meeting and expressed disappointment after the vote.
Community pays respects to Tampa council member Gwen Henderson at celebration of life

1 week ago | wmnf.org | Chris Young

Listen: Hundreds gathered for the celebration of life for Tampa City Council member Gwendolyn Henderson in Ybor this Tuesday. This comes a week after Henderson unexpectedly died at 60. Henderson was sworn into the Tampa City Council in 2023 and became Chair of the Community Redevelopment Agency shortly after.
Talking Animals: Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge

1 week ago | wmnf.org | Duncan Strauss |Colleen Cole

Tanya Smith–founder and president of Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, a 459-acre sanctuary in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, chiefly housing abused, abandoned, and neglected big cats—recalls a precocious first foray into big cat rescue…at age 11. She explains that this was the outgrowth of her parents—inveterate animal lovers—intervening in an odd, colorful situation where a lion cub was provided as a form of payment on a debt to a friend of theirs.
Tampa Theatre to spotlight local black cinema at Juneteenth film celebration

1 week ago | wmnf.org | Chris Young

The Tampa Theatre is highlighting Black filmmakers at its third annual Juneteenth Film Celebration on Thursday. The celebration will preview upcoming films and display shorts by Tampa Bay filmmakers. The event will be capped off with a showing of “Is That Black Enough for You?!?,” a documentary about Black cinema of the seventies, followed by a film discussion and Q&A. Cranstan Cumberbatch is the festival director.
What WMNF saw at No Kings protests in the Tampa Bay area

1 week ago | wmnf.org | Sean Kinane |JoEllen Schilke

Current Weather ConditionsJoin the WMNF Circle of Friends! WMNF is listener-supported. That means we don't advertise like a commercial station, and we're not part of a university.
Activists protest detention of undocumented Tampa mother

2 weeks ago | wmnf.org | Chris Young

Activists are rallying outside the Pinellas County Jail tomorrow to protest the detention of Rosa Patishtan-Gomez, an undocumented mother of two. This rally comes as many are set to rally against deportations and the Trump administration this weekend. The 30-year-old mother of two and undocumented Mexican immigrant was detained on June 5th in Tampa. “She doesn’t have a criminal record. I mean, this is someone who should be a allowed to stay with her children.
Experts worried Trump cuts to NOAA may leave some uninformed this hurricane season

2 weeks ago | wmnf.org | Chris Young

Listen: According to NPR, Trump administration cuts caused almost 600 jobs to be lost from NOAA’s National Weather Service this year. Now, Ex-NOAA scientists are sounding the alarm on what these and other proposed cuts mean as Florida kicks off a predicted busy hurricane season. John Cortinas is the former deputy assistant administrator for science at NOAA’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.
DeSantis administration's cease-and-desist letter sent to reporter raises freedom and ethics concerns

2 weeks ago | wmnf.org | Chris Young

Listen: Governor Ron DeSantis’s administration sent a cease-and-desist letter to an Orlando Sentinel journalist reporting on HOPE Florida, Casey DeSantis’s charity under criminal investigation. The letter is raising eyebrows from First Amendment and ethics advocates.
Tampa City Council member Gwen Henderson dead at 60

2 weeks ago | wmnf.org | Chris Young

Listen: Tampa City Council member Gwen Henderson has died at 60 years old. Tampa’s Mayor and its City Council Chair confirmed the sudden death Tuesday morning. Henderson was sworn into the Tampa City Council in 2023 and became Chair of the Community Redevelopment Agency shortly after.