# WERB

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Radio station in Berlin, Connecticut, United States

WERB Berlin, Connecticut United States Broadcast area Hartford Frequency 94.5 MHz Branding Berlin High School Radio Programming Format Non-commercial educational, FreeForm Ownership Owner Berlin Board of Education Technical information[1] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 4826 Class D ERP 24 watts HAAT -21 meters Transmitter coordinates 41°37′18″N 72°45′13″W / 41.62167°N 72.75361°W / 41.62167; -72.75361 Links Public license information Public file LMS Webcast WERB live stream Website Official station site

**WERB** is the call sign of the FM [non-commercial educational](/source/Non-commercial_educational) [high school radio](/source/High_school_radio) station licensed to the Berlin Board of Education in [Berlin, Connecticut](/source/Berlin%2C_Connecticut). The studios are located at [Berlin High School](/source/Berlin_High_School_(Connecticut)).

WERB has served the school and the community for over 30 years.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] The station's [radio format](/source/Radio_format) is eclectic [FreeForm](/source/Freeform_(radio_format)) consisting of student and faculty programs. The station's 9-watt Class D FM signal covers all of Berlin as well as parts of Southington, New Britain, West Hartford, Kensington, Newington, and the rest of the Greater Hartford area.

WERB is mainly run by the Berlin High School Radio Club and its faculty advisor Chris Wolfe. Students are trained to be DJs, radio hosts and announcers by upperclassmen experienced in broadcasting. The high school radio station broadcasts local news and sports in addition to music. The radio station's radio format varies from hour to hour. All music played on the station is free of profanity, overt sexual overtones, and violence. Early mornings consist of easy-listening jazz, 10:00am to 2:00pm consists of country, and afternoons from 2:00 to 5:00 is rock. An automated program keeps content on the air during times when students are not available. On air requests can be made by calling (860) 828-6577, extension 316, or (860) 828-0606.

Alumni of the station include Chris Ryan of 102.9 [WDRC-FM](/source/WDRC-FM), Greg Horbal of emo/punk bands My Heart To Joy and [The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die](/source/The_World_Is_a_Beautiful_Place_%26_I_Am_No_Longer_Afraid_to_Die), and screenwriter and author Edward Savio (author of Idiots in the Machine) who was the station's first DJ.

The station is licensed to [Berlin, Connecticut](/source/Berlin%2C_Connecticut), United States. The station is owned by the Berlin Board of Education.[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-4826_1-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for WERB"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=4826). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["WERB Facility Record"](https://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WERB). *United States [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission), audio division*.

## External links

- [Facility details for Facility ID 4826 (WERB)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=4826) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [WERB](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP26&band=fm&callLetter=WERB) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s FM station database

v t e Radio stations in the Hartford, Connecticut, metropolitan area By AM frequency 840 910 990 1080 1120 1150 1170 1230 1290 1320 1360 1410 1480 1550 By FM frequency 88.1 88.9 89.3 89.9 90.5 90.9 91.3 91.7 92.5 93.7 94.5 95.7 96.5 97.3 97.9 98.3 100.5 102.9 104.1 104.9 105.9 106.9 LPFM 96.9 98.7 103.5 107.7 Translators 91.9 94.1 95.3 96.1 97.1 97.5 97.7 99.5 100.1 100.9 101.7 103.3 104.3 105.3 107.3 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 88.9-1 88.9-2 88.9-3 90.5-1 92.5-1 93.7-1 93.7-2 93.7-3 95.7-1 95.7-2 96.5-1 96.5-2 97.9-1 97.9-2 100.5-1 102.9-1 102.9-2 102.9-3 104.1-1 104.1-2 104.1-3 105.9-1 By call sign W220CH W231CZ W237EO W241CG W246CC W248CR W249DY W258AL W261BU W265EB W269DE W277DT W282AD W287CS W297BT WACC-LP WATR WCCC WCTF WDRC WDRC-FM HD2 HD3 WERB WESU WGZO-LP WHCN WHUS WIHS WJMJ WKGG WKND WKSS HD2 WLAT WMRD WMRQ-FM HD2 HD3 WNEZ WNPR WNTY WNWW WPOP WPRF-LP WPRX WQTQ WRCH WRYM WSDK WSIM-LP WTIC WTIC-FM HD2 WUCS HD2 WWUH WWYZ WZBG WZMX HD2 HD3 Defunct WBZY (990 AM) WCAC WQB WQQW (1590 AM) WTHT (1230 AM) WYPH-LP (102.5 FM) Nearby regions Bridgeport Danbury New Haven New London/Westerly Pittsfield Springfield Worcester See also List of radio stations in Connecticut

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