Give To the Max, Give Frogtown a Voice!

Who we are:

Frogtown Tuned-In Inc. is a non-profit organization focused on amplifying the diverse voices of Frogtown in connection with surrounding communities. Our commitment is to provide a positive, healing, safe and empowering platform to allow community voices to be heard. Our focus is on content and programs that inspire both adults and youth to take back narrative control from the mainstream media. Our mission is to encourage, educate, and provide training to curate programming and citizen journalism that shines a true, holistic and realistic sense of community.

Frogtown Tuned-In is a non-profit that runs WFNU Frogtown Community Radio. Frogtown Tuned-In Inc. was founded by 3 Frogtown residents who believe in the power of people powered radio! WFNU is the product of almost 4 years of organizing around the idea that community-owned media can be a powerful tool to unite and empower the Frogtown community, the most racially diverse neighborhood in St. Paul. In December of 2014, we were granted a permit from the FCC to build a community LPFM radio station and broadcast on 94.1 FM. In August of 2016, WFNU raised our antenna and officially became an FM broadcaster. 

Our programming comes from our community members, from country, rock, metal, hip-hop, gospel and everything in between, as well as sports talk, politics, wellness, news, spoken word and multi-lingual programming. WFNU IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER RUN STATION. This means that all of our hosts, DJs, programmers, managers, reporters, producers and engineers are all volunteers. We are here because we love community radio and want to hear and broadcast quality programming in our neighborhood.

Where we've been and where we're going:

WFNU-LP radio was started, with love, by a group of community volunteers in the Frogtown neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota.  Volunteers dedicated their time and talents to train community members in radio broadcasting, engineering and DJ-ing skills.

In January of 2016, WFNU began broadcasting online radio in a small room, on a folding table with a mixer, 2 microphones and a laptop. 

The community rallied together to raise enough money to build an FM transmitter and in August of 2016, an antenna was erected and WFNU began broadcasting on 94.1 FM in Saint Paul. 

The station moved then into the basement of Faith Lutheran Church and transformed an old locker room and janitor's closet into an on-air studio and production room. In June of 2021, WFNU moved into the top floor of the Capitol Ridge building in St. Paul. 

WFNU continues to be a volunteer-run radio station operating 24-7, 365, with shows and music from and for the Frogtown community.

Why we need your help:

WFNU has over 60 volunteers that help keep community radio going strong in the Frogtown neighborhood of Saint Paul. Your support will help us to continue to train community members in broadcasting skills, Your support keeps our lights on. Your support pays for music license fees and software. Your support helps us to continue with our training program that teaches individuals with developmental disabilities radio skills to ensure their voices are broadcast and heard. Your support helps us broadcast in English, Hmong and Spanish languages. Your support trains citizen journalists so that we can provide quality news coming out of Frogtown, produced by our community members. Your support provides a voice and platform for youth to be heard.

Your support means the world to us. Thank you.

To learn more about us visit, www.frogtowntunedin.org