The island of Dominica has launched a Catholic radio station which aims to evangelise and
promote the Catholic faith.It was officially launched on Sunday 6th,
January 2013. An Article from Dominica News online says:
Director of the station, Monsignor William John-Lewis said the
station has been running test signals since November 25th, 2011 and will
be used as a tool of evangelisation and bringing the gospel to the
masses.
“We will have all the devotions of the Catholic Church, in addition
we will have other programmes which will be somehow not only to instruct
people on the faith but also deal with life of the people,” he said.
Msgr. John-Lewis added that the main focus of the new station is authentic integral human development. According to him, programmes on justice, health, counselling, and
other aspects of life will be an integral part of the station. He also
noted that a vibrant youth programme is being put in place by the youth
secretariat for young adults on the island.
“The station will be commercial free and will be sustained by the
listeners and people who are sympathetic to the cause,” he noted. Msgr. John-Lewis stated that they will be calling on Catholics around
the island to pledge their support to keep the station up and running. Meanwhile, he indicated that one major challenge of the station is a
not being able to reach the entire island because of a location for the
40ft antenna.
“We have been looking for a spot where we can relocate our
transmitter so that we can have a broader coverage and that is still
being worked out. However, we have the use of one cable provider Marpin
2k4 and we are in conversation with SAT who have promised to give us a
dedicated station,” he pointed out.
The station can also be heard live on its website http://dominicacatholicradio.org/
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