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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Casey Neill at Barncastle – This Friday, October 2

Casey Neill at Barncastle – This Friday, October 2

August 27, 2026

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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Summer Membership Drive Raises $66,000! Thank you!

Summer Membership Drive Raises $66,000! Thank you!

August 7, 2026

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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Meet Kristen Spalding: WERU’s New General Manager!

Meet Kristen Spalding: WERU’s New General Manager!

July 24, 2026

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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“Listening for the Notes” with Noel Paul Stookey & A.S. Aubrey

“Listening for the Notes” with Noel Paul Stookey & A.S. Aubrey

July 23, 2026

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!

Featured Artist of the Week

“Morning Maine” Featured Artist of the Week:  JEFF TWEEDY Solo

“Morning Maine” Featured Artist of the Week: JEFF TWEEDY Solo

Jeff Tweedy is our “Featured Artist of the Week”!  Tune in each weekday morning at 7:45 AM (ET) to hear our volunteer disc jockey play at least one song from last year’s triple album Twilight Override and then give you a chance to win a FREE pair of guest list passes to see him perform solo on Sunday, November 1st at 7:30 PM in the Waterville Opera House at One Common Street in Belfast.

Friday morning’s ticket winner will also get a signed vinyl copy of that album!

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.

Top Albums of the Week

Top Albums 9/29/2026

1 BAIT BAG Cut Fruit [EP]

2 TWO RUNNER Porchlight
3 RANKY TANKY This Village

Previous Weeks

WERU Receives Support From

Meetings of the WERU Board of Directors take place on the third Monday of each month at 5:00 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 virtually. For more information please call 469-6600 or email info@weru.org.

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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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Office: (207) 469-6600
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