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| Broadcast area | Mid Coast, Down East, Bar Harbor and Bangor, Maine |
| Frequency | 89.9 MHz |
| Branding | Community Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Variety |
| Affiliations | Pacifica, PRX, National Federation of Community Broadcasters |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Salt Pond Community Broadcasting Company |
| Radio Sumpul in El Salvador | |
| History | |
First air date | May 1, 1988 |
Call sign meaning | "We Are You" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 58726 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 12,000 watts |
| HAAT | 261 meters (856 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°26′4″N 68°35′25″W / 44.43444°N 68.59028°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | weru.org |
WERU-FM (89.9 MHz) is a noncommercial, listener-sponsored community radio station licensed to the town of Blue Hill, Maine. It is owned by the Salt Pond Community Broadcasting Company. WERU-FM has studios in East Orland and its transmitter is on Blue Hill Mountain off Mountain Road.[2]
The station has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 12,000 watts, using a tower at 261 meters (856 feet) in height above average terrain (HAAT). The primary signal stretches from Bangor to Rockland to Bar Harbor in Down East Maine. In July 2004, the station began streaming online, and in April 2006, started providing podcasts of its spoken word programming. It holds periodic on-air fundraisers to support the station.