Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM

Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM A voice of many voices!
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WERU is an independent, listener-supported and volunteer-powered Community Radio Station, whose mission is to provide diverse programming and community engagement, to lift spirits, raise awareness, and make connections.

DJ Denis is live on the air right now and is giving you a chance to win the last FREE pair of guest list passes to your ...
08/15/2025

DJ Denis is live on the air right now and is giving you a chance to win the last FREE pair of guest list passes to your choice of shows featuring Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms:

1) Acoustic Concert tonight (Friday, August 15th) at 7 PM at Burnt Cove Community Center (17 Airport Road in Stonington)

2) Guided Jam, Supper & Concert tomorrow (Saturday, August 16th at 3 PM) in TunkJoy Bakery (61 Rogers Point Road in Steuben)

3) Concert & Square Dance on Sunday, August 17th from 4 - 9 PM at Marsh River Theater (24 Monroe Highway in Brooks)

Tune in to win around 7:45 AM (ET) on Community Radio WERU-FM 89.9 (Blue Hill) or online worldwide at weru.org!

Talk of the Towns Open Water Swimming with Co-Hosts Ron Beard and Liz GravesHere in Maine, it’s the season for swimmi...
08/12/2025

Talk of the Towns
Open Water Swimming with Co-Hosts Ron Beard and Liz Graves

Here in Maine, it’s the season for swimming. We have great freshwater lakes and rivers, and along the coast, a whole ocean of opportunity.

Open Water Swimming is a popular life sport around these parts. For many, it’s a moving meditation, a reminder that we experience reality in layers and we can shift our perspective by dipping below the surface.

Ron Beard and Liz Graves, co-hosts of Talk of the Towns, recently spoke with three open water swimmers from Hancock County: Puranjot Kaur, Rob Benson, and Gail Gladstone. Their conversation will be featured on Wednesday afternoon, August 13, 4:00 – 5:00, on WERU Community Radio.

Join them when the Talk of the Towns is Open Water Swimming Only on WERU Community Radio, 89.9 FM on the radio dial, on the WERU App, or streaming all over our big blue and green planet at weru.org.

Talk of the Towns airs every month on the 2nd Wednesday, 4:00 – 5:00 pm. Listen to previous shows in the WERU Archives at https://archives.weru.org/category/talk-of-the-towns/.

Photo courtesy of Ron Beard

We did it!!! More than 700 of you donated, and over $100,000 was raised! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
08/12/2025

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

WERU-FM's Top Five most-played records of the last seven days are listed below. To hear these and many others tune in n...
08/12/2025

WERU-FM's Top Five most-played records of the last seven days are listed below. To hear these and many others tune in now to Community Radio 89.9 (Blue Hill) or online worldwide at weru.org!

1 PATTY GRIFFIN - Crown Of Roses

2 Carla Gover - Kentucky Queen

3 ELI WEST - The Shape Of A Sway

4 The Imaginaries - Fever

5 North Mississippi Allstars - Still Shakin'

DJ Denis is live on the air right now and will be joined by special guest star Sara Trunzo during this Summer Membership...
08/08/2025

DJ Denis is live on the air right now and will be joined by special guest star Sara Trunzo during this Summer Membership Drive episode of "Morning Maine" -- tune in for your chance to win the last FREE pair of guest list passes to see Hazmat Modine on Saturday, August 16th from 7 - 9 PM in Rockport Opera House (6 Central Street) around 7:45 AM (ET) this morning on Community Radio WERU-FM 89.9 (Blue Hill) or online worldwide at weru.org.

We will chat live with the leader of the group (singer / songwriter / multi-instrumentalist) Wade Schuman by telephone at 8:30 this morning!

The Power of Music and Song as a Healthy Option Host Rhonda Feiman speaks with Claudia Schmidt, musician, singer-songwri...
08/06/2025

The Power of Music and Song as a Healthy Option

Host Rhonda Feiman speaks with Claudia Schmidt, musician, singer-songwriter, and poet. They’ll talk about the power of music for our personal health and the health of our communities.

Healthy Options, Wednesday, August 6, 4:00 – 5:00, on WERU Community Radio.

Healthy Options airs on the first Wednesday of the month, 4:00 – 5:00 on WERU Community Radio. Listen at 89.9 FM on the radio dial, streaming at weru.org, and on the WERU App, https://weru.org/new-weru-smartphone-app/.

If you miss any part of this program, you can find it is posted shortly after the on-air date at https://archives.weru.org/category/healthy-options/.

For the Healthy Options archives for past programs, including still-timely informative interviews with Dr. Beatrice Szantyr on Lyme and tick-borne illness: https://archives.weru.org/category/healthy-options/.

You might also get the WERU App. Look for Healthy Options at https://weru.org/new-weru-smartphone-app/.

Yesterday, Nancy from WORT FM Community Radio in Madison, WI was driving through and stopped by WERU to say hi! We had a...
08/05/2025

Yesterday, Nancy from WORT FM 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!

Public media everywhere is in danger with the recent Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding cuts by Congress, and everyone across the county is doing their part to try to keep public and community radio going. Support your local community radio station today by becoming a member or giving an additional gift! For WERU, you can go to weru.org or call 207-469-6600. Thank you!

WERU-FM's Top Five most-played records of the last seven days are listed below. To hear these and many others tune in n...
08/05/2025

WERU-FM's Top Five most-played records of the last seven days are listed below. To hear these and many others tune in now to Community Radio 89.9 (Blue Hill) or online worldwide at weru.org!

1 Alice Cooper - The Revenge Of Alice Cooper

2 Watchhouse - Rituals

3 I'm With Her - Wild And Clear And Blue

4 Oji Aji - Love & Company

5 Jim Patton AND Sherry Brokus - Two True Loves

On Sunday, July 27 from 6 to 8 pm, A World of Music host Greg Rossel welcomed Anna Dovhanych, a foreign exchange student...
08/03/2025

On Sunday, July 27 from 6 to 8 pm, A World of Music host Greg Rossel welcomed Anna Dovhanych, a foreign exchange student from Ukraine attending high school in Blue Hill. Anna shared a range of music from her country, from traditional wedding songs to contemporary rock and pop, including several of her favorite artists. She even received a text from her parents back home, where it was 2 am! You can listen to the entire program at weru.org and on our app with our playback function, until August 10!

In Anna’s own words: "My name is Anna and I came here to Blue Hill from Ukraine. Because of the terrible situation – the war at my home, it was very dangerous to stay there. There were almost no lessons at school, because there was a lot of air raids, which forced us to go to the bomb shelter and pray that the rocket would not hit our city. Here I study at GSA and I’m going to my senior year and I’m really excited about it. Here at school I can get a good education and in the future I plan to go to college to study architecture to help rebuild Ukraine in the future."

And from Greg (who has been hosting A World of Music for 36 years): "Music can be a measure of resiliency of a nation’s culture and Ukraine has it in abundance. WERU was honored to have Anna here both as a new community member and an ambassador – bringing her knowledge of the music and also personal stories of her nation under siege yet still strong in the face of adversity."

Greg is back tonight with another amazing episode of A World of Music during our Summer Membership Drive, with a generous donor matching every donation made!

DJ Denis is live on the air right now and is giving you a chance to win the last FREE pair of guest list passes to see L...
08/01/2025

DJ Denis is live on the air right now and is giving you a chance to win the last FREE pair of guest list passes to see Larry and Leslie Latour with W***y Kelly & Cafe Daze on Wednesday, August 20th from 7 - 9 PM at The Alamo Theatre (85 Main Street in Bucksport). Tune in to win around 7:45 AM (ET) on Community Radio WERU-FM 89.9 (Blue Hill) or online worldwide at weru.org!

Larry, Leslie and W***y will join us in the On-Air Studio at 8:30 this morning to play cuts from their upcoming compact disc release of "Real Music Four".

The Soulbenders are setting up at the Franklin Street Parklet in downtown Ellsworth! Music and dancing starts at 7pm! Se...
07/31/2025

The Soulbenders are setting up at the Franklin Street Parklet in downtown Ellsworth! Music and dancing starts at 7pm! See you there!

Congress and the Trump Administration recently clawed back $1.1 billion in federal funding for public and community medi...
07/31/2025

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. Raising these funds locally will be a big lift, but our strong and generous community can do it, beginning with our upcoming Summer Membership Drive, running August 2-9!

It’s time for a bold statement of community radio solidarity, and giving to WERU says it loud and clear. Giving is also a way to assert WERU’s financial independence from political uncertainties and agendas. Whether you donate for the first time or the one-hundredth time, and however much you can give, it’s important for the community to do this together. We Are You!

Call the station at 207-469-6600 or give online at weru.org. Make a statement of solidarity and keep WERU going strong as the voice of many voices! Thank you!

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