WESU Fall Pledge Drive - November 2022

It’s getting chilly out, but WESU Middletown’s fall pledge drive is heating up! Without listener support, it would be impossible to broadcast WESU’s unique blend of music and public affairs content. Our current tally is nearly $5,000, and we have $20,000 to go. WESU is funded through financial support from Wesleyan University, the Wesleyan Student Assembly, and, most importantly, listeners like you. If you love WESU’s legacy of providing listeners with freeform content produced by nearly 100 student and community volunteer DJ’s, please consider donating to the station’s biannual pledge drive now. 

WESU has many exciting projects in the works and needs your support to keep moving forward! Volunteers on the Board of Directors are hard at work training new DJs, planning live music events, and a record fair for the spring! WESU’s online merch store is also getting a revamp, with new products and a whole new look dropping soon. The return of the physical program guide is here as well, and you can keep and consult this special memento which will be included in your pledge pack. Premium gifts from last year’s pledge drive are being sent out, and there will be some awesome new ones this year that you can receive in addition to your generous donation!

Secure donations can be made online at https://wesufm.org/pledge/ or by sending a check or money order directly to WESU Radio, 45 Broad Street, 2nd Fl, Middletown, CT 06457. As always, be sure to tune in to WESU Middletown 88.1FM, broadcasting 24/7. You can listen to WESU’s live stream at www.wesufm.org, or access any show at https://wesu.streamrewind.com for up to two weeks following the initial broadcast. You can also find the digital program guide at www.wesufm.org/schedule. 

ABOUT WESU 88.1FM

Established in 1939 in Middletown, Connecticut, WESU is one of the oldest non­commercial radio stations in the United States. WESU is funded by the Wesleyan Student Budget committee, Wesleyan University, and generous listener and community support. By day, Monday through Friday, WESU offers a diverse mix of news and public affairs from NPR, Pacifica, and independent and local media sources. Weeknights and weekends WESU student and community volunteer broadcasters provide a freeform mix of creative programming featuring everything from rock and hip hop to jazz, electronic dance music, soul, funk, and blues, along with innovative public affairs programming. The station currently broadcasts at the frequency of 88.1 FM from its 6,000­watt transmitter located atop the Wesleyan University science tower in Middletown, CT with a potential to reach over one million listeners throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts. WESU also streams audio, online through their website www.wesufm.org