WERU Community Radio 89.9 FM - diverse and grassroots radio serving Midcoast, Downeast & Bangor, a voice of many voices!
Serving Midcoast,
Downeast & Central Maine
A Voice of Many Voices
Broadcasting from Solar Powered Studios
WERU’s annual Spring Community Gathering will take place on Saturday, April 26, from 11:30 am to 2 pm. The event will be at The Alamo Theatre, 85 Main Street in Bucksport. WERU listeners, volunteers, and staff will get together to visit and celebrate community radio, as WERU turns 37 years old on … [Read more...]
WERU Community Radio is one of the best local sources of information, delivering educational and cultural enrichment, emergency alerts, and community connections for Midcoast, Downeast, and Central Maine. But all of that is at risk. Federal funding is under serious threat and its loss would … [Read more...]
Many of us are not yet feeling the heat from the dramatic policy changes coming out of the new federal administration - life goes on. But some of us are getting hurt. And some of us are afraid. Because so many of these federal policies are being promulgated by executive order, without Congress and … [Read more...]
Listen to the latest One Small Step conversations, between teens and elders, produced during Fall 2024. For the past two years Chris Battaglia and Michele Christle (both of Torchlight Media in Belfast) have been fortunate to recruit, facilitate, record, archive, and produce StoryCorps’ One Small … [Read more...]
We Are Queer, hosted by Olivia Paruk, is a monthly half hour show discussing being LGBTQ+ in Maine and beyond! We Are Queer, highlights the touching experiences from Maine’s diverse LGBTQ+ community that builds empathy and understanding in our greater community. If you have feedback for the show or … [Read more...]
What's the Word on Maine Street, hosted by Sarah Pebworth, is a weekly short feature every Saturday at 9:30am looking at local word and literary arts events and offerings! You can listen to all the episodes in the WERU archives! … [Read more...]
Interview by Katy Green, Member Board of Directors DJ Coco is the host of Golden Hour, Saturdays 5-6pm. Tell me about your path leading up to you volunteering at WERU. I've been a musician for many years now and I have typically made friends and found community through playing music. Since … [Read more...]
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...]
