Tampa Bay is blessed with radioactive airwaves, though with all due respects to our beloved WMNF, the Uhuru’s Black Power WBPU 96.3-FM lays down a soundtrack for south St. Pete. In the internet age of downloads and live-stream, radio holds a special appeal; the signal from a tower only extends so far. Tune into Black Power Radio for an unexpected cut of Bill Withers or old school soul—barely accessible much north of City Hall. The Powers That Be will continue their assault on Uhurus, taking leaders to court, stripping funding, or revoking broadcasting rights—whatever, you can ban the music but you can’t stop the song. St. Petersburg would be a lesser place without the dissenting, challenging, jamming Uhurus.
blackpower96.org —Thomas Hallock
This article appears in Best of The Bay 2024.
