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Each year we ask our listeners to contribute to our budget for next year. To operate, WRP needs about 30,000 euros each year. We receive a government grant to operate, like all community radio stations in France, covering about a third of that budget. We need our listeners to send financial contributions to cover the rest of the funding needs.

We are asking you to please click on the paypal link (at the bottom of this page) and donate whatever you can to our community station. This month, we will send you a beautiful WRP mug for each donation over 60 euros, along with a tax deduction form (you can deduct 60% of your donation from your 2025 income tax in France).

Many thanks !

A century-old railway bridge in Saint-Denis will be replaced from Friday October 25 to 27 and for two weekends in November. RER lines B, D and Transilien lines H, K, as well as TER Paris – Laon and Paris – Beauvais will be disrupted.

The message from the authorities is clear: don’t travel if you can on these dates, especially on Friday 25 October. The replacement of a railway bridge will severely disrupt traffic on the northern rail axis, particularly at Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis).

“We won’t be able to transport as many people as usual. Those who can avoid traveling must do so”, announces Marc Guillaume, préfet of the Île-de-France region.

Half of the service will be provided on RER lines B and D and Transilien line H. Line K to and from Paris will be completely suspended. The Paris – Laon and Paris – Beauvais TER lines will have reduced services.

To learn more here

From now on, all of our science oriented radio shows are broadcast on Sundays, from 6 to 10pm.

Radio Lab, Quirks & Quarks, Explorations, and Big Picture Science will satisfy your scientific curiosity each week.

Quirks & Quarks is the award-winning radio science program of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The program is heard by a national audience in Canada of nearly 800,000 people, and by thousands more around the world on our weekly podcast.

For the past 40 years, Quirks & Quarks has brought its listeners to the cutting edge of scientific inquiry. Every week, the program presents the people behind the latest discoveries in the physical and natural sciences, from the smallest sub-atomic particle to the largest objects in the sky and everything in between. The program also examines the political, social, environmental and ethical implications of new developments in science and technology. Quirks & Quarks is a program for people fascinated by the world above, below and around them. And you don’t need a PhD to enjoy it.

Join host Bob McDonald each week to find out the latest in science, technology, medicine and the environment. We cover every aspect of science, from the quirks of the expanding universe to the quarks within a single atom … and everything in between. Sundays at 7pm on WRP.

Listen to this high quality daily production from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in Toronto, weeknights at 11pm on WRP.

IDEAS is a deep-dive into contemporary thought and intellectual history. No topic is off-limits. In the age of clickbait and superficial headlines, it’s for people who like to think.

You can read this article and learn more about who Robert Quinn is, how he became involved with WRP, and his passion for music and radio, here

Listen to LEFT OF THE DIAL here.

Our team members celebrated our anniversary at the Dissident Club on June 20th. 10 listeners were invited to meet the hosts and technicians, they were given their prizes (a DAB+ Radio receiver by Roberts). The evening was a success. Many thanks to all who attended and to Taha, manager at the Dissident Club.