WERU Community Radio

WERU Community Radio

WERU Community Radio 89.9 FM - diverse and grassroots radio serving Midcoast, Downeast & Bangor, a voice of many voices!

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Common Ground Country Fair Keynote Speakers to be broadcast LIVE on WERU!

Common Ground Country Fair Keynote Speakers to be broadcast LIVE on WERU!

September 19, 2023

The 2023 MOFGA Common Ground Country Fair will be taking place from September 22th through 24th in Unity! Come find us at our booth near the MOFGA tent and the Political and Social Action Area! In addition, WERU will be broadcasting the keynote speakers from the fair LIVE on air, each day of the fair at noon! Tune in if you’re unable to make it in person!

Keynote addresses will be delivered by Ryan Parker on Friday, Chief Clarissa Sabattis on Saturday, and Jac Wypler on Sunday. To learn more about these amazing speakers, click here!

We hope to see you this weekend! More information on the entire fair can be found at here.

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Celebration of Life for Jim Campbell – September 23

Celebration of Life for Jim Campbell – September 23

September 2, 2023

Please join us for a potluck celebration of Jim’s Life on Saturday, September 23, 2023, Belfast Boathouse, 3:00 to 6:00 pm.

Jim died suddenly and unexpectedly of a heart attack on June 20, 2023, while running — something he loved to do. 

Jim left this world much too soon. He leaves a legacy of friendship, community service, commitment to democratic principles, and a community radio station, WERU, of which he was a principal founder. He was radioman, media professional, librarian, athlete, scholar, patron of the arts, avid reader, deep thinker, and fierce advocate of freedom of information and the right to privacy. Jim was a teacher, mentor, community volunteer, colleague, loving father, grandfather, brother and friend.  His passing leaves a deep hole in the midcoast community and in the lives of many.

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The Oystermen in Concert – September 29 in Bucksport

The Oystermen in Concert – September 29 in Bucksport

September 1, 2023

On Friday, September 29, at The Alamo Theatre in Bucksport, WERU, the International Maritime Film Festival, Main Street Bucksport, and the World Ocean Observatory, present a concert of traditional maritime music with The Oystermen. This renowned group of musicians is made up of Carter Newell on fiddle, Smokey McKeen on accordion and guitar, and Eric Rolfson on bass and mandolin. Doors open at 6:00pm, with refreshments in the lobby, including fresh shucked oysters! The music starts at 7:00pm. $15 suggested donation gladly accepted at the door. It’s an evening of great maritime songs, tunes and tales!

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Maine Songwriters’ Round at Barncastle in Blue Hill – October 5th

Maine Songwriters’ Round at Barncastle in Blue Hill – October 5th

August 30, 2023

Join WERU and the Maine Songwriters Association for an amazing night of music from four incredible Maine-based songwriters, at Barncastle Inn and Restaurant in Blue Hill!

Featured will be Mehuman, Tom Peabody, Andre Lascoutx, and Connor Garvey.

Doors open at 6:00pm to access the bar and seating, and the show begins at 7:00pm.

Get your tickets here!

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Relationship Rewind: Dolly Parton’s Biggest Hits

Relationship Rewind: Dolly Parton’s Biggest Hits

August 17, 2023

Host Carrie Clark and guest Cory, take a close look at some of the greatest hits of Dolly Parton, one of country music’s greatest stars. In this episode, they discuss unhealthy behaviors in relationships portrayed in the songs “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love you”, written by Dolly Parton, how media normalizes these behaviors, and the impacts of these messages about relationships on young people.

Listen to the episode in our archives here, or wherever you get podcasts.

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Talk of the Towns: Island Readers and Writers

Talk of the Towns: Island Readers and Writers

August 15, 2023

How do teachers inspire students to become confident, curious and engaged as they learn the critical skills of reading and writing? An established Maine non-profit called Island Readers and Writers has some ideas.

What if you found funding to provide students with their own copies of books written and illustrated for their age and stage of development… And what if you brought the authors and illustrators to the classrooms of rural schools after first working with teachers, administrators, librarians and parents to prepare for the visit. The results over the last decade have been impressive.

Listen to the newest episode of Talk of the Towns here, or wherever you get your podcasts!

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Democracy Forum: Book Banning

Democracy Forum: Book Banning

July 29, 2023

In this new episode of Democracy Forum, host Ann Luther discusses book banning, in a historical and political perspective, tensions between First Amendment rights and rights of parental control, and whether and how book bans reflect the tip of the iceberg of other coercive ambitions.

Listen to this episode here, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Take One Small Step with WERU and StoryCorps

Take One Small Step with WERU and StoryCorps

July 14, 2023

Created by StoryCorps, One Small Step is an effort to remind the country of the humanity in all of us, even those with whom we disagree. The initiative brings strangers with different political beliefs together for a conversation—not to debate politics—but to get to know each other as people. WERU and StoryCorps invite you to take part in One Small Step, an effort to bring communities together, one conversation at a time.

Our App Has Updated!

Our App Has Updated!

April 14, 2023

Have you checked out the WERU mobile app recently? Based on listener and volunteer feedback, we’ve made some updates we think you’ll like. Sort of a digital spring cleaning to make sure you get great service from WERU on your phone. Basically, we simplified the look and feel of the app, to make it easier to use.

Download it at your favorite app store, and check it out! You can also let us know what you think about it using the handy “Contact WERU” button in the menu. And as always, thank you for listening and for supporting WERU, whether you tune in on the app, Internet, or FM airwaves. It’s all good, and it’s all Community Radio!

Featured Artist of the Week

“Morning Maine” Featured Artists of the Week:  JOE HOLT, KAT KENNEDY & EMILY ANDERSON

“Morning Maine” Featured Artists of the Week: JOE HOLT, KAT KENNEDY & EMILY ANDERSON

Joe Holt, Kat Kennedy and Emily Anderson are our “Featured Artists of the Week”!  Tune in each morning (Monday through Friday) at 7:45 AM (ET) to hear our volunteer disc jockey play at least one cut from their albums and then give you a chance to win a FREE pair of guest list passes to see all three performers with Sara Trunzo on Friday, September 29th at 7 PM in the Stonington Opera House (One School Street).

DJ Denis will interview the trio live in our On-Air Studio on Friday, September 29th at 8:30 AM!

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Democracy Now! Headlines

  • Colombian President Gustavo Petro Denounces U.S. Intervention in Americas, from Chilean Coup to Drug War
  • Lift the Blockade on Venezuela & Cuba: Colombian President Petro Warns U.S. Sanctions Are Driving Migration
  • World Must Decarbonize Before "Point of No Return" on Climate Crisis: Colombian President Gustavo Petro
  • Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Ukraine, Palestine & Why Latin America Rejects Western Hypocrisy
  • Headlines for September 21, 2023
  • "I'm Not a Criminal... Enbridge Is": Charges Tossed Against Winona LaDuke & Others for Pipeline Action

Top Albums of the Week

Top Albums 9/18/2023

1 RHIANNON GIDDENS You’re The One

2 OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW Jubilee
3 CHRISTIAN PARKER Sweethearts

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  • WERU 2022 EEO Report
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For assistance accessing our FCC Public Inspection File, persons with disabilities or special needs may contact Matt Murphy ([email protected]), WERU General Manager.

Meetings of the WERU Board of Directors take place on the third Monday of each month at 4:00 p.m., unless the meeting falls on a holiday. Meetings are open for public observation and there is a fifteen-minute public comment period at the beginning of each meeting. Most meetings are held online. For more information please call 469-6600 or email [email protected].

Wabanaki Land Acknowledgement

WERU Community Radio acknowledges that the radio station exists in the place we now call Maine, which is home to the sovereign Wabanaki people. We are very grateful to be here and honor the ancestral and contemporary Wabanaki peoples indigenous to these places in the Dawnland.

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Community Radio WERU FM
P.O. Box 170
1186 Acadia Highway
East Orland, Maine 04431
89.9 FM Midcoast, Downeast and Bangor

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