As of Thursday, March 19 and until further notice, WERU’s broadcast operations have changed due to the Coronavirus emergency. To ensure the well being of our volunteers and staff, as well as the station’s ability to continue to broadcast, all of our volunteer music programmers and public affairs hosts will stay home, and access to the station will be limited to only a couple members of the staff. Yet the programming with keep coming your way!
Station News
Stay Informed!
Every weekday at 2:30 p.m., WERU’s News & Public Affairs Manager, Amy Browne, will give a live report on the coronavirus crisis and resources for coping in Maine. We invite you to tune in live, or listen to the archived reports and read the transcripts.
Also, at 8:00 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday, various WERU volunteer public affairs program hosts will report on what’s happening in the community in their area of expertise that relates to their regular monthly program. These can be heard live and archived as well.
Charlie Pugh, Rest in Peace
On Monday, March 23, Charlie Pugh, beloved member of the WERU family and volunteer folk music programmer, passed away peacefully after a hard fought battle with cancer. Charlie was one of a kind and will be missed greatly!
Support Businesses that Support WERU
It’s a difficult time for everyone, including local businesses. Therefore, we encourage listeners, when you are able, to help the businesses that support community radio. You can find a list of them here. Please take a look and consider patronizing these businesses when you are purchasing goods and services, be it curbside, online, by phone or in-person. Thank you to all the businesses out there that help make community radio possible!
Reducing Exposure to Infectious Diseases
Listen to Healthy Options (our public affairs program on health topics), recorded on Wednesday, March 4, 4-5 p.m. The program covered the important topic of effective techniques to reduce exposure to infectious disease due to Influenza and the emergence of the Coronavirus. Healthy Options can be heard live every first Wednesday, 4-5 p.m., and the recording can be heard in our local public affairs archive at http://archives.weru.org.
2020Talks Election Year Coverage
WERU has added a new daily, short feature all about the current Election Year, 2020Talks, airing at 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. The three-minute newscast covers the presidential contenders of all parties as they court voters at intimate events in coffee shops, bars, and homes. 2020Talks focuses on important national issues and the spirit of the people who are vetting these candidates. It is a project of the Public News Service and the Pacifica Network, and is produced at KHOI Community Radio in Ames, Iowa.
Listen on Your Phone with Our Smartphone App!
Thanks to WERU’s Smartphone App you can easily listen to WERU to live and recorded shows from your phone! Just search for WERU in your favorite app store (App Store for iPhones and Google Play for Android phones). Give it a try – we hope you enjoy it!
Featured Artist of the Week
“Morning Maine” Featured Artist of the Week: THE HIGH KINGS
The High Kings is our “Featured Artist of the Week”! Tune in each weekday morning at 7:45 AM (EST) to hear a cut from their 2017 record “Decade: Best Of The High Kings”. Their local concert has been cancelled.