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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Get your tickets now to see BAIT BAG, this Saturday in Belfast, with opener Hot Velvet! Get your tickets by going to weru.org now! Made possible with funding from the Maine Community Foundation

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This Friday WERU's 89.9 FM broadcast signal will be off the air for a few hours beginning at 10 am and lasting until approximately 3 pm. However, we will still be streaming live on the internet and app. Check in on 89.9 in the afternoon and keep listening on the website and app! Thanks!

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Join WERU and Fogtown Brewing Company in Ellsworth for a special evening of live music featuring Katherine Perkins, on Sunday, August 30 at 5 pm. Painter and songwriter Katherine Perkins brings her genre-defying blend of Americana and lush, melodic storytelling... Learn more at weru.org

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

East Blue Hill Stories: Call for Storytellers! Do you have a story to tell? Pitch it to East Blue Hill’s annual storytelling show! Learn more at weru.org

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Join us for a one-of-a-kind benefit performance for WERU and EarSay, featuring Judith Sloan, Jonathan Lethem, Najla Said, Warren Lehrer, and Andy Teirstein. Listen to an hour-long radio special, and then get your ticket to the August 15 performance! Both links can be found at weru.org!

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We were graced by the presence of the honorable John Hodgman in the studio on Monday, with Pepin and Olivia on On The Wing! John is regularly around the studio when recording his podcast Judge John Hodgman, but took some time to stop in and pitch. @hodgman.bsky.social @judgejohnhodgman.bsky.social

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The Epic WERU Summer Membership Drive begins TODAY! Tune in for special programming, and give your support now! Call into the station at 207-469-6600 or go to weru.org to donate now! Thanks to the record-breaking listener support over the past year, WERU is now 80% funded by your donations - thanks!

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The Summer Membership Drive is August 1-8 and it's a great time to come together once again to support and celebrate our favorite community radio station! Call into the station at 207-469-6600 during the drive, or if you just can't wait, you can give anytime by going to weru.org!

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

WERU will likely be off-the-air for safety reasons on Thursday, July 2 from approximately 10 am to 5 pm. During that time the station will continue to stream online on this website and on our app. Learn more at weru.org

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Due to maintenance work we are performing on our main transmitter at the base of the communications tower on Blue Hill Mountain, we are currently operating at low-power on our back-up transmitter, and could be doing so for several more days. Learn more at weru.org.

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Vote for WERU for Best Radio Station in Maine! WERU has once again been nominated for Best Radio Station in Downeast Magazine’s 2026 Best of Maine - and we need your help to win! Vote for WERU in the Radio Station category under Arts & Culture by going to vote.downeast.com

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Volunteer DJ K y La Joanita is one of five rotating hosts on WERU’s jubilant music show Sabor Latino! Read the full profile at weru.org/volunteer-pr...

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Tune in now until 2pm for the Wednesday edition of On The Wing with Blubird Daaze! All donations made during the show will be MATCHED dollar for dollar! Give a gift when it counts the most by calling 207-469-6600 or going to weru.org! Thank you!

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Tune in for the Sunday Morning Coffeehouse from 7am to 10am with Ned and Rosa during our Spring Membership Drive! All donations made during the show will be MATCHED dollar for dollar!! Make your gift count and support what you believe in! Thank you! #communityradio #publicradio #community

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

It's begun! Join us during the WERU Spring Membership Drive, going from right now until Saturday the 9th! Become a member if you aren't already, give a gift, become a sustaining member! After losing our federal funding, WERU is now 80% listener supported, so we rely on you now more than ever! ❤️

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Conversations from the Pointed Firs Friday May 1, 4-5 This month, host Peter Neill has a conversation with Charles Cantalupo, Professor Emeritus of English, Comparative Literature, and African Studies at Pennsylvania State University. Listen to previous programs at archives.weru.org/pointed-firs/

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

A huge Thank You to the Belfast Community Co-op for featuring WERU as their April Common Cents recipient! There are still a few days left if you would like to support your local community radio station by supporting your local community owned co-op!

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

WERU's Spring Membership Drive begins on Saturday, May 2 with the Saturday Morning Coffee House, and runs through May 9! You can support us by becoming a new member, a sustaining member, or giving an additional gift! Thank you!

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

On Saturday, April 11, from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, WERU will present our Annual Spring Gathering, once again at the Alamo Theatre, 85 Main Street in Bucksport. Come on down and enjoy the good company, including listeners, volunteers, board members, and station staff. Learn more at weru.org.

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

From everyone at WERU - huge thanks to all who donated during the WERU Quiet Drive! All in all, over $5600 has been raised in individual donations, making this a record breaking Quiet Drive! Once again, thank you!

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Today is the last day of the Quiet Drive, and from everyone here at WERU Community Radio, we just want to say thank you! Our amazing community of listeners, members, and volunteers is what makes WERU Community Radio possible. We Are Ewe! ...I mean You! Learn more and donate at weru.org!

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

WERU is a partnership of people who live and work in a variety of communities here in Maine and beyond. Right from the start of the radio station in 1988, we have worked together through listener support and volunteer power to make WERU a reality... Learn more and donate at weru.org!

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

WERU is alternative in many ways, with new and obscure music finds, diverse voices and perspectives, and a wide range of characters making up the volunteer voices you hear on air every day. And of course our eclectic Alt and Indie music shows..! Learn more and donate at weru.org!

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

We are certainly known for our wide ranging music selection, and have been since we started broadcasting in 1988! Learn more and donate at weru.org!

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Since we began in 1988, WERU has strived to provide unique, community focused, and independent programming across Maine. Since those early days, we've grown significantly, now with 100+ volunteer programmers, live event broadcasting, and local concerts! Learn more and donate at weru.org!

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

WERU wouldn't exist without the amazing support of our community, and in our almost 38 years of broadcasting, WERU has worked to support our community right back! Learn more and donate at weru.org!

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

As a volunteer-powered community radio station, we are known for being different! Learn more and donate today at weru.org!

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

The annual WERU Quiet Drive is beginning tomorrow, and it's running through March 27! "What is a Quiet Drive?!" we hear you cry. It's a membership drive that is entirely silent! That means we won't bother you on the airwaves at all...! Learn more at weru.org

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

At WERU we love and live in rural Maine, and we are proud to embody the voice of our community. That’s why we are joining community and public broadcasters from all around the country in celebrating the first-ever Rural Voices Day on March 4. Read more at weru.org.

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Thank you to everyone who has given to our Winter Membership Drive already! It wraps up at the end of the Saturday Morning Coffeehouse at 10am. Show your love for WERU this Valentines day! Thank you!

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

It's the last day of our Winter Membership Drive! Thank you to everyone who has contributed already, and WELCOME to all the new members! If you haven't made a gift, now is the time, by going to weru.org/donate or calling 207-469-6600! Show your love for your favorite community radio station! Thanks!

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

The WERU Winter Membership Drive begins tomorrow with the Saturday Morning Coffeehouse and runs through Saturday, February 14, Valentines Day! Show your love for WERU by making a donation, becoming a sustaining member, or just spreading the word about your favorite community radio station! Thanks!

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

During our recent fall membership drive we encouraged listeners to "support what you believe in." Giving Tuesday, December 2nd, offers an opportunity to take that even farther. For more information go to givingtuesday.org

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Join Sara Trunzo for her 40th birthday bash, aka WILD YAM! Saturday November 22, 7pm at Hey Sailor in Searsport, with music from Sara and her Maine band, as well as Very Greasy! Sara is also generously donating all proceeds to WERU, THANK YOU, SARA! Come on over and CELEBRATE! 🎉

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Eloise is on with a special edition of Off The Record this afternoon! Donate before 4pm to have your gift matched dollar for dollar by a generous anonymous donor! Call 207-469-6600 or go to weru.org/donate

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

The Fall Membership Drive is going strong over here, and we are having such an amazing time with all the volunteers and guests coming through the studio! The wonderful outpouring of support and appreciation coming from the amazing WERU community is always such a joy to be apart of!

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Be cool like Tim and donate to WERU today! All gifts are being matched during On The Wing with Blubird Daaze, happening now! 207-469-6600 or weru.org/donate

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

The Fall Membership Drive has begun, and will run through November 15! Call into the station at 207-469-6600 during the day, or give online anytime at weru.org/donate Thank you!

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

The WERU Fall Membership Drive is November 8-15 – a time for the WERU community to once again come together to support and celebrate our favorite community radio station! Call into the station at 207-469-6600 during the drive, or give online anytime at weru.org.

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

We did it!!! More than 700 of you donated, and over $100,000 was raised! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Yesterday, Nancy from WORT Community Radio in Madison, WI was driving through and stopped by WERU to say hi! We had a great time chatting about community radio, and she joined Rich Hillsinger and Matt Murphy on On The Wing for our Summer Membership Drive! Thank you, Nancy!

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Congress and the Trump Administration recently clawed back $1.1 billion in federal funding for public and community media. For WERU this means the elimination of about a quarter of our annual revenue, or $165,000 per year... Learn more and donate at weru.org. Thank you!

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Join Heart of Ellsworth and WERU Community Radio for a night of music with THE SOULBENDERS! More info at weru.org

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

The Senate will consider a proposal this week that would devastate our local community and public media stations, including WERU. Please contact our Senators to urge them to vote against public media funding cuts — please make your voice heard and help spread the word by asking others to do the same

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Join us TOMORROW for a WERU benefit concert on Saturday, June 14 with critically acclaimed indie folk singer-songwriter Casey Neill, at Barncastle in Blue Hill! WALK-UPS WELCOME! Come celebrate No Kings Day with a drink and some heartfelt live music! More info and tickets at weru.org

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Join us THIS WEEK for a WERU benefit concert on Saturday, June 14 with critically acclaimed indie folk singer-songwriter Casey Neill, at Barncastle in Blue Hill! Doors open at 6:30pm, and the show begins at 7:00pm. Space is limited, so get your tickets now by going to weru.org!

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

The Trump Administration has sent to Congress a rescissions package that includes eliminating $1.1 billion in already-approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. If enacted, this would instantly destabilize local public media stations nationwide. More info can be found at weru.org.

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

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 civic rights, presented by the Alliance for Community Media Foundation! Listen on the 4th Tuesday of every month from 4-5 pm. Archived at weru.org.

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Join us for a WERU benefit concert on Saturday, June 14 with critically acclaimed indie folk singer-songwriter Casey Neill, at Barncastle in Blue Hill! Doors open at 6:30pm to access the bar and seating, and the show begins at 7:00pm. Space is limited, so get your tickets now by going to weru.org

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WERU Community Radio @weru-fm.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

WERU has been nominated for a Down East Magazine Best of Maine award, for Best Radio Station in Maine! Now it’s up to us to get out the vote! Voting runs through June 12th and the resulting winners will be published in the September issue of Down East Magazine and online. Vote at vote.downeast.com!

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