WERU Community Radio

After great deliberation, we finally found a solution to safely deliver our new 500 pound transmitter to the top of Blue Hill Mountain.  It’s been a series of fits and starts looking for a solution that is safe for our equipment, people, and the mountain trail, but thanks to the generous collaboration of Blue Hill Heritage Trust, Timberline Communications (a New England outfit coordinating the helicopter transport and labor for T-Mobile), and North American Helicopter, we are approaching the finish line with this massive undertaking.

We’re already down to low power, and there is a chance that we will go off air, but as always, we will still be broadcasting over the web and app.  So bear with us, we are about to spring forth with a heck of an

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In July the Board of Directors of WERU announced that Kristen Spalding of Orland, Maine would become the next General Manager of the station, and as of September 8 Kristen is on the job!. Kristen grew up in Bucksport, is a graduate of Colby College, and most recently worked in development at Bagaduce Music in Blue Hill, and has also been integrally involved in several music-related initiatives in the region. 

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In an exclusive for WERU, Noel Paul Stookey and A.S. Aubrey (the pen name of Noel’s daughter, Anna) share songs, poetry, and conversation in radio special that was originally broadcast on July 25 and again August 1.

Hosted and produced by Matt Murphy, the program previews Noel and Anna’s “Listening for the Notes: The Gift of Word & Song in Challenging Times“ which was presented live at the Camden Opera House on Saturday, August 1, where they swapped poems, songs, and stories about the power of listening in these times. We invite you to listen to the program, which is archived here. Many thanks to Noel and Anna for sharing their creativity and insights with us on WERU!