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Urge Our Senators to Support Federal Funding for Local Public Media

(July 10) At any time by July 18, the Senate could vote on the rescissions package request from the Trump Administration that would claw back funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, including $1.1 billion in already congressionally-approved funds. For WERU, this would mean a loss of 25% … [Read more...]

June 30, 2025 By Matt Murphy

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July is “Genre Month” on Soundings

And just when you thought summer couldn’t get any better… Soundings comes along with a full month of extraordinary shows designed to reacquaint you with music you’ve loved in the past - but may not have heard for quite some time. This series will play out in four distinct “genre” episodes – Folk … [Read more...]

June 12, 2025 By Matt Murphy

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Democracy Forum: Constitutional Crisis – Are Civil Liberties a Thing of the Past?

While ordinary life goes on for most of us, some Mainers are living in fear. This is not normal. Listen to the most recent episode of Democracy Forum from the League of Women Voters of Maine in the WERU archives here! Participatory Democracy, encouraging citizens to take an active role in … [Read more...]

June 10, 2025 By Pepin Mittelhauser

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Wabanaki Windows Receives Award!

WERU is thrilled to announce that Wabanaki Windows and host Donna Loring have received a 2025 Hometown Media Award in the category of racial justice and civil rights, presented by the Alliance for Community Media Foundation! Wabanaki Windows airs on WERU on the 4th Tuesday of every month from 4 to 5 … [Read more...]

May 25, 2025 By Matt Murphy

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Check out WERU’s App!

Have you heard about the WERU mobile phone app? Available on iOS and Android! We’re always trying to improve this service, and two new features under the menu icon are pretty cool. One is called “station news,” which you can select to get articles about the latest goings on at WERU. The other is … [Read more...]

April 14, 2023 By Pepin Mittelhauser

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