Belfast Community Radio

02/04/2026

Station Manager Vic -- along with Matt at WERU and Rachel from WRFR -- has been involved in a project to connect the community radio stations of Maine in mutual support. Lots of details in this recent article from the PenBay Pilot. --

In 2024, WRFR-LP Rockland programmer and board member Rachel Albury ran into WERU East Orland station manager Matt Murphy at the Common Ground Fair. Rachel and Matt chatted about the challenges of running a community radio station and how important community-run media is, according to a Jan. 27 news...

12/03/2025

This week on our public affairs show "Listen Up" (Saturday, 1pm) we are featuring the second installment of a special series called "New Eagle Land Notes" by Christopher Groden. The show features essays on Native American issues and history, with music by native singer-songwriters. "New England no more", says Groden. "It's New Eagle Land now."

10/25/2025

Mayoral candidates Adam Blodgett and Eric Sanders are interviewed by Ned Lightner (of Belfast Community Television) on this week's edition of "Listen Up", Saturday, October 25th, at 1pm.

09/16/2025

In my travels, I had the pleasure of meeting the host/producer of the nostalgia program 45-RPM: Music of the 40's and 50's (Fridays at 5pm on Belfast Community Radio). On air he goes by Sam Waldron, but in real life his name is Richard Buck of West Seattle.

His commitment to radio is deep and lifelong. His father owned a small station in Port Angeles, Washington many decades ago. In elementary school Richard impressed his teacher by reading the AP news wire to this classmates. He had a career writing for The Seattle Times.

Many thanks to Rich's wife Susan. Not only did she drive me to and from the ferry landing, but she provided lunch and took this picture.

Give 45-RPM a listen to hear how a real radio ace does the work. The show runs coast to coast because it is on three Seattle community stations and also bounds joyfully out of your radio in Belfast, Maine.

09/09/2025

Hello from Union Station in Chicago! Vic is on the way to the Grassroots Radio Convention in Spokane, Washington. But the (radio) show must go on. So the Wednesday and Thursday editions of "The String Band Lunch" get created at a table in the food court. Thanks to Moe from Idaho for the picture.

08/26/2025

We've got a new program on the station: Love Needs Love, on Wednesday evenings at 6pm. It is hosted by Pat Kaplan. The plan is to invite Love to come in and take a seat, using music, poetry and even a bit of comedy.

08/24/2025

The Maine Community Radio League is gathering at Waterfall Arts. WBFY is having an open house / gathering / party with radio folks from stations all over Maine. The MCRL is a mutual support network among community radio stations -- the super heroes of rinky-dink radio. If you are a friend of the station, or just curious, drop in from 2-5 pm, Sunday, August 24. Free food and drink available. We're at 256 High Street in Belfast.

08/16/2025

In late June the band called Mr Sun appeared at the Clifford Theater in Unity. The recording of that concert will be on Belfast Community Radio this Sunday (August 17) from 6-8pm, on "Live & Local". They play jazz on bluegrass instruments, a format sometimes called Dawg Music. Members (left to right) Grant Gordy (guitar), Aidan O'Donnell (bass), Darol Anger (fiddle), Joe K. Walsh (mandolin & vocals).

08/07/2025

Hafeez Saheed of Philadelphia, host of "Feezable Tracks", visited Belfast in mid-July. He hung out at the station with Manager Vic Tredwell and ran into Robert Richard, host of "Cajun, Creole and More" down on Main Street.

07/11/2025

Radio Karaoke, that's what we call it when random people take over the station and make like DJ's for an hour. Today three friends -- David, Rosey and Casey -- picked the music and talked on the air. They were joined by young Noem at the end: he had a knock-knock joke. If you'd like to take a turn in the studio on Radio Karaoke, just get in touch.

05/11/2025

Tune in on Sunday, May 11 at 6pm, for performance highlights from the 2023 edition of the All Roads Festival. And remember to wash behind you ears and support local music. For example you could attend the 2025 All Roads Festival next weekend, May 16 and 17.