Mission:

WERU Community Radio is an independent, noncommercial, educational media organization that engages with the local community to provide diverse music, independent news, public affairs and cultural content that connects, informs, and inspires.

Vision:

WERU Will empower and inspire individuals and our community by sharing diverse music, information and perspectives.

Guiding Values:

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Civility and Respect
Social Justice
Environmental Stewardship
Service to the Community
Celebration of Local Communities

Diversity Statement:

All forms of diversity (and the absence of discrimination) are important to and sought by WERU, including but not limited to gender, sexual orientation, generation, geographic location, disability, race, religion, educational background and field of employment, with regards to membership on the Board of Directors, Community Advisory Board, volunteer staff and paid staff.

More About WERU’s Philosophy:

Our motto is to be a “voice of many voices” by offering a wide variety of people opportunities to share their experiences, concerns and perspectives with their neighbors over the airwaves and Internet. Our diverse programming is intended to serve the needs of people not fully served by other media, and is intended to support healthy, informed and vibrant communities.

We celebrate listener support as an essential element of our financial sustainability.  We likewise celebrate volunteerism as an essential element of the organization’s operations, both broadcast and behind the scenes. Hence “listener supported and volunteer powered.”

We present news and public affairs programming that meets high journalistic standards.

The bylaws of Salt Pond Community Broadcast/WERU are available upon request.  Email Matt Murphy, General Manager, at [email protected].