WERU Community Radio

Join us for a benefit concert for WERU by critically acclaimed indie singer-songwriter and folk musician Casey Neill, at Barncastle in Blue Hill, on Friday October 2, 2026! Thanks to Casey for once again lending his considerable musical talents to raising funds for WERU. Come on out to see and hear a great artist in an intimate setting, and for a great cause! And thanks to Barncastle for partnering with us again!

To hear Casey Neill live on air, tune in Thursday at noon to On the Wing for a live performance and interview with host Mark Dyer. 

Doors open on Friday at Barncastle at 6:30pm to access the bar and seating, and the show begins at 7:00pm. Tickets $20 in advance (plus fee), $25 at the door. Purchase your tickets ahead here!

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After great deliberation, we have 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 advancement in transmitter power, and guess what! We are proud to announce that thanks to our generous anonymous donor, we were able to support our local economy by buying a unit made in Bangor at the Nautel Maine factory.  How cool is that?  We feel grateful to have a local hub to go to if we have any issues with our infrastructure.  Hooray for WERU and the support of all those who have made this possible.  Thank you.

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WERU’s Summer Membership Drive happened August 1-8. After the end of federal support for public media in 2025, including WERU, our listener support went up to 80% of our annual fundraising, which is wonderful! Now we are trying to maintain that higher level of local support, and you our listeners are really coming through with $66,000 in contributions! Thank you for all the gifts made last week (and that continue to come in)! And if you didn’t get a chance to donate during the drive you can give online anytime by clicking here! Listener support for WERU is alive and well, thanks to you!

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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!