Salt Pond Community Broadcasting Company
Salt Pond Community Broadcasting Company
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About this organization
Mission
WERU Community Radio is an independent, noncommercial, educational media organization. WERU engages with the local community to provide diverse music, independent news, public affairs and cultural content that connects, informs, and inspires.
About
Salt Pond Community Broadcasting operates WERU-FM Community Radio, which provides music, news and public affairs, and other cultural content. Programming ranges from diverse music (50 genres) to national headline news (5 prime time hours per week) to local listener call-in programs (18). WERU meets a need in our region for an independent, community-based source of entertainment and information. The key to these diverse offerings is another important aspect of WERU, which is the commitment of 250 volunteers to serve as broadcasters and behind-the-scenes workers who reflect the local community. Volunteers receive free training and no prior experience is necessary.WERU's music programming provides citizens of Maine with a wide span of opportunities to learn about diverse forms of music and culture, creating a cross pollination of listener's interests and ideas. Each week, WERU broadcasts a dizzying array of Zydeco, Gospel, Jazz, Folk, Indie Rock, Blues, and Reggae, just to name a few.WERU's highly respected local and national news and public affairs programming provides listeners with opportunities to interact through call-in programs with a wide variety of topics and people. Topics associated with economic development, education, maritime issues, Native American issues and public health are just a few examples of the width and depth of our local public affairs.2,100 individual and household members and 400 local businesses support WERU, amounting to over 70% of annual income. WERU receives 20% of its financial support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, having met rigorous guidelines for community involvement and local support WERU's broadcast signal reaches a potential audience of 200,000 people in Midcoast, Downeast and Central Maine. WERU broadcasts 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, both over the airwaves and on the Internet. The radio station was founded in 1988.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is stated in the filing as “Weru community radio is an independent, noncommercial, educational media organization. weru engages with the local community to provide diverse music, independent news, public affairs and cultural content that connects, informs, and inspires.”.
Their activities were defined as: “Weru community radio is an independent, noncommercial, educational media organization. weru engages with the local community to provide diverse music, independent news, public affairs and cultural content that connects, informs, and inspires.”.
- As per legal requirements, the non-profit's state of operation is reported as ME.
- The non-profit's address in 2020 as per the filing is PO Box 170, East Orland, ME, 04431.
- The form of the non-profit organization shows 8 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is -$37,900.
- The organization has 9 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1984.
- The organization pays $306,813 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $86,955 in fundraising expenses.