{"id":111,"date":"2025-09-19T09:44:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T13:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/?page_id=111"},"modified":"2025-09-29T06:09:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T10:09:38","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/star977fm.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-16272\" class=\"post-16272 page type-page status-publish hentry\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Star 97.7 is the hometown radio station for much of coastal Maine. With a Smooth Rock and Roll classic hits soundtrack from the 70s, 80s &amp; 90s, and an emphasis on serving communities in Hancock, Washington and southern Penobscot Counties, Star 97.7 has earned the distinction of being Maine\u2019s premiere community radio station.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We like to keep things local here at Star 97.7, and that includes our news. Sierra Whaley delivers Maine news each morning from 6am to 9am on the Star 97.7 morning show. WABI\u2019s Joy Hallowell covers Maine news each afternoon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Veteran meteorologist Steve McKay delivers current and accurate weather forecasts throughout the day and evening.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our personalities all live nearby and love sharing details of local events and happenings on the air. If there\u2019s something important going on in our vast coverage area, you will hear about it on Star 97.7.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Star 97.7 is a great marketing partner, too!\u00a0 We help local businesses climb to the TOP of the ladder of consumer awareness. Give your business the Star Treatment!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We broadcast locally from our studios on High Street in Ellsworth 24\/7 with 50,000 watts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Star 97.7 is a NOAA Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador.\u2122<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39724\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39724 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/star977.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2018\/11\/WRN_Ambassador_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"189\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39724\" data-attachment-id=\"39724\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/star977.com\/wrn_ambassador_logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2018\/11\/WRN_Ambassador_logo.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1556\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"WRN_Ambassador_logo\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;\u201cWeather-Ready Nation Ambassador\u2122 and the Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador\u2122 logo are trademarks of the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, used with permission.\u201d &lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2018\/11\/WRN_Ambassador_logo-300x228.jpg\" data-large-file=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2018\/11\/WRN_Ambassador_logo-1024x778.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 249px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 249\/189;\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-39724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cWeather-Ready Nation Ambassador\u2122 and the Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador\u2122 logo are trademarks of the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, used with permission.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Star 97.7 is the hometown radio station for much of coastal Maine. With a Smooth Rock and Roll classic hits soundtrack from the 70s, 80s &amp; 90s, and an emphasis on serving communities in Hancock, Washington and southern Penobscot Counties, Star 97.7 has earned the distinction of being Maine\u2019s premiere community radio station. 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