On the 176th Anniversary of Harriet Tubman’s Travel to Freedom in Pennsylvania
Reaching Across Cultural Divides Through Diverse and Fresh Conversation
WFHW 90.3 FM – “Find the Harriet Within,” from the heart of the Mid-Shore Maryland, will go live on October 12, 2025, at 6 pm offering dynamic new broadcasting and streaming platforms for local artists, and communities whose stories too often go unheard. Tickets for the launch event and 7 pm Prince Tribute Purple Party are available at avalonfoundation.org.
Broadcasting from the birthplace of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, the Eastern Shore will find its radio voice as a beacon of inspiration, history and culture on WFHW. The Harriet Tubman Museum & Educational Center and Building African American Minds have partnered with Radio Chesapeake to bring new NPR Member Station to life as News-Talk Radio WFHW (90.3 FM), serving the heart of the Eastern Shore’s Talbot & Dorchester counties.
Rooted in the spirit of Harriett Tubman — the courageous freedom fighter and visionary of Dorchester County — and her neighboring abolitionist champion Frederick Douglass — the station is dedicated to bridging the divides within our communities by sharing music across genres and telling uplifting stories that speak to us all. WFHW intends to be a gateway to the best fact-based journalism and a sanctuary for civilized community discourse.
“Our goal is simple: amplify voices that matter and music that moves,” said Linda D. Harris, Station Manager of Harriett Tubman Radio, a service of Mid-Shore Community Radio.
“We are curating a program schedule that goes beyond the mainstream — music that could fit everyone’s taste paired with raw, honest conversations with the people who live here,” added WHCP-FM Station Manager Amanda Tilghman. “The program schedule will celebrate the common values of us all – wanting the best for our children, friends and families, even including our universal love for pets, and respect for our elders.”
The station’s programming features daily segments by the students at the BAAM Academic Center in Easton, as well as established programming like Mid-Shore Mid-Day & Shore Stories.
WFHW also invites community members to submit their original shows, original music, or volunteer behind the scenes. Special emphasis is placed on under-represented voices across Dorchester, Talbot, Caroline, and surrounding counties.
The station is building a listening experience as real and rooted in the communities it serves. For artist submissions, interviews, or partnership opportunities, please contact: [email protected]
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Mid-Shore Community Radio, Inc. is the licensee for WFHW-FM and sister station WHCP 91.7. Both stations are now the only locally produced stations on the Mid-Shore. Beginning as low power WHCP-LP in 2015 the stations share four studios, two each in Easton and Cambridge and hosts over three dozen content producers exclusive to the stations, including nationally renowned Heather Cox Richardson, Tiny Desk creator Bob Boilen, and many others. WHCP-FM 91.7 provides a regional service on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. More information at whcp.org
The Harriet Tubman Museum and Educational Center, Inc. located at 424 Race Street, Cambridge, Maryland, is dedicated to preserving and celebrating the life and legacy of Harriet Tubman. Established in the 1980s, the Museum educates visitors about Tubman’s extraordinary contributions as an Underground Railroad conductor, Civil War spy, military leader, nurse, suffragist, and humanitarian. The Museum offers guided walking tours of downtown Cambridge and the surrounding areas where Tubman once lived, providing an immersive experience into the region’s impact on Tubman’s fight for freedom and equality. More information at harrietttubmanmuseumcenter.org.
Building African American Minds (BAAM) is partnering to provide weekday fresh young voices in the multi-media concentration sharing the music that moves them and the ideas and inspirations that fuel their rich academic life at the acclaimed new BAAM Academic Center in Easton. More information on the many athletic, scholastic, and early learning offerings at BAAM can be found at www.baaminc.org.
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