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

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WERU Summer Concert Series!

WERU Summer Concert Series!

May 27, 2022

Mark your calendar for WERU’s Summer Concert Series featuring Maine musical talents in different locations around the state! These performances are funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission and are supported by some wonderful partner organizations. Follow the links below for info on the artists. Let’s get together!

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Newly Updated Smartphone App!

Newly Updated Smartphone App!

May 22, 2022

We have recently updated the WERU app, making the interface more streamlined and user friendly! It’s basically a website for your phone. Don’t have it downloaded yet? Follow the links below to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store! On the app, you can listen to WERU’s live broadcast and on-demand recordings of music and spoken-word programming, and see what song is playing at the very moment it is broadcast. You can also connect to our social media, subscribe to our newsletter, read station news, and more! If you have any suggestions or questions, get in touch at [email protected], which you can do right through the app. We value your feedback and experiences with our community radio platforms!

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Thank You for Your Support!

Thank You for Your Support!

May 20, 2022

You, our loyal listeners contributed $18,000, 27 people became New Members, and 16 became monthly Sustaining Members! Listener support is what keeps WERU going strong, so thank you so much for your generosity. You can still donate online anytime on our website, and via the WERU mobile app. Many thanks for contributing to the programming you love – and we love creating!

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Democracy Forum and Talk of the Towns: The Changing Media Landscape

Democracy Forum and Talk of the Towns: The Changing Media Landscape

May 15, 2022

We know the media landscape is changing, here in Maine and elsewhere. Where do we get our news and information, and how do we test it for accuracy? And how does today’s media intersect with making decisions in a democracy? These and more questions are discussed in the most recent editions of Democracy Forum and Talk of the Towns.

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Healthy Options: Yearly Update on Ticks, Lyme, and Tick-borne Illnesses

Healthy Options: Yearly Update on Ticks, Lyme, and Tick-borne Illnesses

May 6, 2022

Ticks are out and biting, so it’s time for our yearly update on ticks, Lyme Disease, and other tick-borne illnesses, with tick and Lyme specialist, Dr. Beatrice Szantyr. If you go outside at all, tick and Lyme awareness and prevention is a must! Click here to listen to this episode of Healthy Options, hosted by Rhonda Feiman.

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Maine: The Way Life Could Be

Maine: The Way Life Could Be

May 5, 2022

In previous programs in this series, we looked at some of the possible effects of climate change on the way life could be in Maine in the not too distant future.  On May’s program, we look at some forces already at work today – climate change as well as the recent rediscovery of so-called “forever chemicals” in Maine soil and water – and what these forces may mean for people who grow food, both as professional farmers and as backyard gardeners.

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Volunteer Profiles: Day Dream Nation

Volunteer Profiles: Day Dream Nation

May 3, 2022

Day Dream Nation, Saturday evenings 6:00-8:00, is a lively program featuring many genres presented by three fine DJs: Kristie, Zoe and Jack Fonchezzz. Click read more to meet them!

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FCC Regulatory Documents

October 21, 2019

The following links document WERU compliance with FCC Regulations:

  • Salt Pond Community Broadcasting 2021 EEO Public File Report
  • Public Inspection File

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

Also, 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. Board meetings currently are conducted virtually/online. For more information on how to attend please call 469-6600 or email [email protected].

Dawnland Acknowledgement

January 19, 2019

WERU Community Radio acknowledges that the 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.

Featured Artist of the Week

“Morning Maine” Featured Artist of the Week:  ALEX CUBA

“Morning Maine” Featured Artist of the Week: ALEX CUBA

Alex Cuba is our “Featured Artist of the Week”!  Tune in each morning (Monday through Friday) at 7:45 AM (EDT) to hear our volunteer disc jockey play at least one cut from his albums and for your chance to win a FREE pair of guest list passes to his local appearance!

Alex will be performing on Saturday, May 28th at 7:30 PM in the Strand Theatre (345 Main Street in Rockland).

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Top Albums of the Week

Top Albums 5/24/2022

1 BONNIE RAITT Just Like That…
2 SABERTOOTH SWING Delta Bound
3 KAITLIN BUTTS What Else Can She Do?

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

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