On the Dial- Winter 2009

WINTER ’09 ISSUE

Special Christmas Programming!

A Christmas Blessing from Fr. Rocky Fifth Annual Christmas in Our Town!

Meet “The NOT”

Network Operations Team

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Mission Message from the CEO

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Relevant Radio Christmas Programming Fr. Rocky’s Special Christmas Message / Christmas Grid / Fifth Annual Christmas in Our Town

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Celebrate the Season in Spiritual Style Prayer Focus: Christmas Novena / The Daily Mass Broadcast / FAQ’s of the Faith: What is the Immaculate Conception?

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Stewardship/Creative Giving What a Blessing You Are to Relevant Radio! / Pledge Drive Update / Testimonal / Two Easy Ways to Support Relevant Radio

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The Faces of Relevant Radio Featuring the NOT: Network Operations Team

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Relevant Radio News Dr. Christine Mugridge Speaking Tour! / Relevant Pictures

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Ask the Expert Technical Difficulties? Broadcast Operations Manager, Martin Jury Provides Some Answers!

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Tune in to Relevant Radio

New Programming Grid /

Show Articulations.

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Mission Message from the CEO

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Great Expectations Dear Relevant Radio Family, Advent is a time of preparation and a time to slow down and reflect on the many blessings and gifts that we have received throughout the year. It is a time to imitate Our Lady and ponder these blessings in our hearts, along with the great expectation of what, or rather Who, is to come. In her famous Magnificat, Our Lady proclaims that “the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name!”

She reflects on what He has done and praises Him for His gifts, especially the great Gift of her Son. Advent is a time to prepare with Our Lady and look back to all that God has done for us as well as look forward to what He has in store for us.

As we prepare for Christmas, we at Relevant Radio give thanks for the many listeners who have faithfully supported our mission during the past year. We reflect that the Lord has done great things for us through our listeners, realizing that we could not have gotten this far nor could we have helped countless souls come back to the Faith without your support. We realize that we are in this together – it takes a whole lot of people to make this happen.

While we give thanks for these blessings, we also look ahead to God’s great gifts. With Our Lady, we expect God to do great things for us and for those to whom we minister. We hope for future growth and opportunities to evangelize in areas where we do not yet exist.

We look forward to a continued relationship with you and hope for your help in spreading the word about Relevant Radio far and wide.

Let us together expect miracles from Him for ourselves and for our loved ones!

Tom Vorpahl Chief Executive Officer

Online Extra!

Choosing a meaningful gift for someone who has everything can be a challenge. Why not delight your loved one with a gift given to Relevant Radio in his or her honor? Your friends and family would love to know that the Good News of Christ is being spread in their name!

From all of us at Relevant Radio, thank you for your support. May you and your families have a Blessed Christmas!

In the joy of the Christ Child,

Tom Vorpahl Chief Executive Officer Make a donation to Relevant Radio in someone’s name and download the “gift certificate” HERE.

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Celebrate the Season in Spiritual Style

Special Christmas Programming!

To quote the old Chistmas tune, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” Relevant Radio is very excited to provide you with some wonderful Christmas programming on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Senior Director of Mission, Programming, and Development, Rev. Francis “Fr. Rocky” Hoffman has recorded a special message highlighting this programming and offers you a Christmas blessing.

• Click HERE to play streaming audio of Fr. Rocky’s message.

• Click HERE to download mp3 Rev. Francis “Fr. Rocky” Hoffman

Central/Eastern 12 AM/1 AM

Christmas Eve, 24 December

Christmas in Song - Hr 1

1 AM/2 AM

Christmas in Song - Hr 2

2 AM/3AM 3 AM/4 AM

Christmas Day, 25 December

Christmas in Song - Hr 3 Regular Thursday Programming Adeste Fideles (EWTN)

4 AM/5 AM

Christmas in Song - Hr 4

5 AM/6 AM

Urbi Et Orbi LIVE (via EWTN)

6 AM/7 AM

Christmas in Song - Shrine OLOG

7 AM/8 AM 8 AM/9 AM

Christmas in Song - Hr 1 Christmas Eve Best of Morning Air Christmas in Song - Hr 2

9 AM/10 AM

Holy Mass LIVE from St Francis Xavier Cathedral in Green Bay

10 AM/11 AM

Christmas in Song - Hr 1

11 AM/12 PM

Christmas in Song - Hr 2

Christmas in Song - Hr 4

12 PM/1 PM

Christmas in Song - Hr 3

Christmas in Song - Hr 5

1 PM/2 PM

Adeste Fideles (EWTN)

Christmas in Song - Shrine OLOG

2 PM/3 PM

Christmas in Song - Hr 4

Christmas in Song - Hr 1

3 PM/4 PM Christmas Eve Mass LIVE from the Vatican 4 PM/5 PM

(via EWTN)

Adeste Fideles (EWTN)

Christmas in Song - Hr 2 Christmas in Song - Hr 3

5 PM/6 PM

Christmas in Song - Hr 1

6 PM/7 PM

Christmas in Song - Hr 2

7 PM/8 PM

Christmas in Song - Hr 3

Christmas in Song - Hr 5

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Adeste Fideles (EWTN)

Christmas in Song - Shrine OLOG

9 PM/10 PM

Christmas in Song - Hr 4

Christmas in Song - Hr 1

10 PM/11 PM

Christmas in Song - Hr 5

Christmas in Song - Hr 2

11 PM/12 AM

Christmas in Song - Shrine OLOG

Christmas in Song - Hr 3

Programming Schedule subject to change.

Holy Mass from Cathedral of St Paul Christmas in Song - Hr 4

Tune-in to Your Community!

Fifth Annual “Christmas In Our Town” The fifth annual “Christmas In Our Town” program will be featured on local Relevant Radio stations December 24th and 25th.

“Christmas In Our Town” is a broadcast of pre-recorded Christmas programs of local Catholic elementary and secondary schools, church choirs, and community choirs.

This delightful holiday music is made possible because of valued sponsors in each market.

We hope you will tune in on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and patronize the sponsors of this special programming in 2010! For more information on the holiday programming in your area, please visit www.relevantradio.com and click on your local station.

Celebrate the Season in Spiritual Style

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Prayer Focus: Christmas Novena A Novena is nine days of public or private prayer for some special occasion or intention, usually leading up to a feast day. Its origin goes back to the nine days that the Disciples and Mary spent together in prayer between Ascension and Pentecost Sunday. The word “Novena” is derived from the Latin term "novem", meaning nine.

The Christmas Novena begins December 16 and ends on Christmas Eve. Hail, and blessed be the hour and moment At which the Son of God was born Of a most pure Virgin At a stable at midnight in Bethlehem In the piercing cold At that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, To hear my prayers and grant my desires (mention request here).

Through Jesus Christ and His most Blessed Mother.

• Click HERE to download a PDF of the Christmas Novena.

• Click HERE for more prayer resources from Relevant Radio.

Daily Mass: A Daily Blessing!

When the weather outside is frightful in winter months, it’s not always possible to venture out on the roads to attend Mass. What a blessing it is to have The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass broadcast every week night at 8:30pm CT. Daily Mass listeners have the opportunity to join the Relevant Radio family each day for Mass. Bring your day’s sufferings and joys to the altar and offer them up to God our Father, who deserves our thanks and praise for all that He has given to us. Listeners will be uplifted after hearing the day’s Scripture readings and homily presented by different priests each day, which in turn give different perspectives and insights into the various facets of our faith.

(Weekdays 8:30pm CT, Sundays 9am CT)

FAQ’s of the Faith: Faithfully Answered Questions What is the Immaculate Conception?

Although many people believe the Immaculate Conception refers to the conception of Jesus – it is a dogma of the Catholic Church that involves Mary’s own conception within the womb of her mother, St. Anne.

On December 8, 1854, Pope Pius IX defined infallibly that “the doctrine which declares the most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of Almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race, was preserved exempt from all stain of Original Sin, is a doctrine revealed by God, and therefore must be believed firmly and constantly by all the faithful.”

This is the best explanation of how this can be is from Steve Ray on his video on Mary: “There are two ways to be save someone from the effects of a mud puddle. The first is to grab the person after they have fallen in mud puddle and clean them up.

The second it to prevent someone from even falling in – by grabbing their arm and keeping them from ever getting dirty.”

The merits of Jesus Christ redeemed the Blessed Virgin Mary just as He did us. The difference is God gave Mary the unique privilege of being redeemed by prevention rather than the cure. It is fitting that the Mary would be granted such a privilege of being created without Original Sin – prevented from the very stain that the Son of God came to conquer.

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What a blessing you are to Relevant Radio!

YOU are a blessing!

Many of our you tell us what a gift Relevant Radio is to your lives. However, we want you to know what a blessing you are to Relevant Radio!

Stewardship/Development To make a Christmas gift to Relevant Radio now, please click here.

Thank you for collaborating with Relevant Radio to make this Advent and Christmas season a sacred time to prepare and to open our hearts ever more radically to the Prince of Peace.

Thanks to our listeners and supporters, Relevant Radio is able to broadcast the beauty and truth of Our Lord 24/7 via terrestrial radio, online webstreaming and phone applications. Solid, exciting and trustworthy Catholic programming reaches thousands of lives because of people like you who make an investment of their time and treasure to the Mission of Relevant Radio.

We give thanks to God for - You who pray for this apostolate - You who spread the word about Relevant Radio - You who tell your fellow parishioners about Relevant Radio - You who call-in to our programs with questions and testimonies - You who give feedback to help us improve - You who support us with charitable giving or with advertising and sponsorship Your support makes life-changing radio programming possible.

This apostolate is built on loving sacrifices – yours will never be taken for granted. Our commitment to excellent stewardship of your gift is demonstrated with this year's achievement of a four-star rating from America's premiere charity evaluator, Charity Navigator.

As you make your gift list this Christmas, please keep Relevant Radio in mind. Prayerfully consider a gift of stock, an IRA or a one-time Christmas gift of any amount.

For questions regarding a year-end gift, send an email to Karin or Joe at gift@relevantradio.com

Karin Freihammer Chief Development Officer

Great Stories about Great Saints/Pledge Drive Update Relevant Radio was proud to present 36 hours of uplifting exclusive content focusing on the great saints of the Church during the November “Join The Family” Pledge Drive.

Our listeners’ response showed their appreciation for this unique content and format by raising over $713,000. A grassroots matching gift of $5,000, given by a generous Milwaukee couple, inspired a cascade of matching gifts that resulted in twelve additional $5,000 gifts. We are grateful to all who include Relevant Radio in their prayers and support our efforts to “bridge the gap between faith and everyday life.”

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Dear Fr. Rocky, I have been listening to Relevant Radio for a year or so. This is the first time I am able to pledge. Thank you for all the programming. My children and I enjoy listening to it when we are in the car. My oldest son loved the stories of the saints - especially St. Maximilian Kolbe.

Now he has Relevant Radio set on his alarm clock and even listens when he is doing chores in his room. Young people long for the truth!

I hope this small contribution, fruit of our sacrifice this month, can help spread the Good News that our world so needs to hear. I will continue to pray for your mission!

Sincerely, Miriam (Mother of 3 boys) Please pray for their vocation

Relevant Radio, We’re thrilled to present you with this donation - earned by your supporters who used GoodSearch.com and Goodshop.com (to search the Internet and shop online) between Oct 2008 and Sept 2009. This is, however, just a small fraction of what you can earn.

The easiest way to increase your donation is to quickly remind everyone to begin their holiday shopping at GoodShop.com and then click over to their favorite store. A percentage of virtually every purchase at more than 1,300 top stores (from Amazon to Staples) will go to your organization. We also have thousands of money-saving coupons posted.

Happy Holidays, The GoodSearch Team

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The Faces of Relevant Radio

A knot, in the traditional sense, ties or binds something together. The NOT (Network Operations Team) at Relevant Radio works the same way in that it’s responsible for connecting listeners with 12 hours of broadcasting per day – 24 hours when you consider every piece of audio goes through this team en route to your radio.

This team is comprised of broadcast technicians working in Master Control. Some are also trained as board operators who operate the soundboards during Morning Air®, The Inner LifeTM, Go Ask Your FatherTM, On CallTM and The Drew Mariani ShowTM. Every live show has multiple audio elements that make up the show. Some of the elements are the host sitting behind the microphone, their guest(s), the callers calling into the show, and the music beds that play at the beginning and end of every segment.

Broadcast Operations Manager, Martin Jury.

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can look overwhelming to the casual observer.

“Everyone in here has a capacity and willingness to learn more about the technology,” says Jury.

“A lot of that is what people fear. When people are coming by on tour and look into Master Control’s window, they get a wide-eyed look on their face that says ‘What is all this? I’ll never understand all that!’ The more you sit in here, the more it makes sense and you gain a real understanding of how radio works and how the network works.”

Mat Deibert running the soundboard for Morning Air.®

These elements all need to be merged together to make a seamless show. When a board operator is doing their job well, you don’t even think about them, you focus on the show.

The same is true when it comes to Master Control. Broadcast Operations Manager, Martin Jury, says “The highest compliment we can receive is that you never think about us.”

Master Control is the last stop before the audio leaves the building in Green Bay, goes down to North Carolina via a T1 line, gets shot into space and back down to the continental United States.

The two primary responsibilities of broadcast techs are to ensure the audio continues and that the right show is playing at the right time.

Cryrus Simcoe patches in a Marquette basketball game carried on Milwaukee’s Relevant Radio station.

The Master Control room, filled with its many computers and racks and racks of technology,

Radio stations these days no longer have people operating them 24/7 but still need to bring localism into their stations. This is done automatically through the firing of tones from Master Control that triggers the local messages and legal identification of the stations.

Broadcast techs make sure the tones are firing at the proper time and the proper content is playing.

Gary Northway monitoring Master Control.

Liz Sommer in front of the many racks of technology.

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Even if you’re not listening to a live program, you’re still listening to work that comes from the NOT. Many Relevant Radio live programs are replayed evenings and overnights. Those are all recorded in Master Control as the live shows are going on and reposted to be played back later. If you enjoy listening to audio on the web, that audio is also recorded in Master Control and posted to the web by a broadcast tech.

The Faces of Relevant Radio It takes a tremendous amount of work and vigilance to keep a radio network such as Relevant Radio running smoothly 24/7. The NOT ties it all together to ensure that next time you turn on your radio; you hear your favorite Relevant Radio programs loud and clear.

The biggest challenge in Master Control is the unknown. “Equipment is going to fail at a certain point and it’s up to us to have enough redundancy built in so that when a system crashes, we can move on to a back up”, Jury says. The broadcast techs perform systems checks through out their shifts to make sure all the equipment is functioning properly. They are also the first line of trouble shooting if there’s a problem with the network or an affiliate.

Travis Ogurek trouble shoots a technical problem.

Charles Woods cleans snow off the satellite dish.

Broadcast Techs (from L to R): Denver Plett, Alex Oestreicher, Damien Schmitt, Joshua Schilling

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Relevant Radio News Brief

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Relevant Pictures

Dr. Christine MugridgeA Message of Hope During the first week of November, Dr. Christine Mugridge, Vatican Analyst and Network Correspondent for Relevant Radio, visited local markets and shared with Relevant Radio listeners the encouraging message of hope for the Church in America in the third millennium. She explained that as she studied the writings of the Holy Fathers, she learned that the message for the future is not for doom or gloom, or just about the fight against secularism or communism, but that through the Holy Fathers, through the synods of Bishops, and through ecclesial communities, the Holy Spirit was enlivening the Church to prepare for a period of great grace.

Dr. Mugridge stated that John Paul II left us with the message that in the New Evangelization we are not going to engage in a program that we have to carry ourselves. The foundation of the New Evangelization itself is that Jesus and his blessed Mother are doing something within us, and for us. After each speaking engagement, many listeners were able to meet Dr. Mugridge personally, and many expressed a desire to share her comments with others who could not attend. To hear Dr. Mugridge’s presentation, go to your local Relevant Radio webpage, and enter keyword “talk”.

Dr. Mugridge poses for a photo with Sean Herriott after her interview on Morning Air.®

Christopher West dropped in on The Drew Mariani ShowTM the day after he gave a Theology of the Body presentation in Green Bay, WI.

Volunteers stuff envelopes at Relevant Radio HQ.

CatholicsComeHome.org and Relevant Radio team up for a banner on St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Chicago, IL. Many thanks to St. Stan’s Parish!

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Ask the Expert!

Q: Is there anything I can do to get a better reception in my home?

This issue’s expert is Martin Jury, the Broadcast Operations Manager of the Relevant Radio network. Over the years, Jury has worked in every aspect of radio, from being a show host, to technical engineering. He designed the Green Bay, WI and Golden Valley, MN studios.

Q: Why does my Relevant Radio station get static at night? Can’t you just boost the signal?

Jury: When AM radio started, the first stations out there were called “clear channels*” (*not to be confused with broadcasting company, Clear Channel Communications). These clear channel stations were given 50,000 watts with unlimited day and nighttime operation to broadcast as far as they could and were granted protection from other signals beyond where they could be heard. As more AM stations started, the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) ensured this frequency protection for the original clear channels. Since AM signals travel better at night, many stations have to power down so as not to impede on the clear channels’ signals.

So it’s not really a matter of being able to boost a signal, but more about following FCC regulations.

Jury: Get your AM radio into a good open spot near a window and away from all other electrical appliances. Take your radio and turn it around to see if the reception improves. For most radios, the real antenna is not the stick that’s coming out of the radio but an inside coil. The trick is to align the coil to the signal. If all else fails, invest in an internet connection and stream Relevant Radio.

Q: I’ve heard that a smart radio can get a better signal than a regular radio. Is it worth the investment?

Jury: Smart radios, depending on your location in relation to the AM signal, can be a good investment. But with every radio station, there’s a limit. If you’re close enough to the signal, smart radios can do little things to boost it.

Some can counter some of the interfering factors.

Q: In the Spring and Fall I have trouble tuning into my FM Relevant Radio station, why is that?

Jury: The problem is called tropospheric ducting or just simply ducting and it works sort of like the ducting in your home. An FM signal has the ability in the Spring and Fall to travel a little bit better because the conditions are such that it gets up into the troposphere. The troposphere takes the signal and sends it to places that it normally wouldn’t go. It hurts us because when it happens and the signal goes out, it often goes out near the station.

Q: Relevant Radio comes in fine when I listen in my car. Why does the signal get fuzzy when I listen in my home?

Jury: AM radio, without any interference, can go a very long distance. The problem is there are a lot of interfering factors with the signal. Power lines and Wi-Fi can cause interruption. In your home, fluorescent lights, TVs and other electrical appliances all radiate forms of interference to an AM signal.

Take your AM radio with a perfectly clear signal, walk into your basement, and you’ll see your signal degrade if not disappear.

Q: How do solar flares affect radio?

Jury: It’s basic science. When the sun and moon align, we experience a signal outage.

When the moon moves in front of the sun, the shadowing disrupts the satellite signal. It’s a shadow that, more often than not, you don’t even see. These interruptions usually last only a few minutes.

Tune in to Relevant Radio!

Central/Eastern

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

2 AM/3 AM

Thursday

Morning Air

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12 AM/1 AM 1 AM/2 AM

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The Drew Mariani ShowTM (encore)

5 AM/6 AM

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Sunday

Morning Air (encore)

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(encore)

The Drew Mariani Show

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3 AM/4 AM 4 AM/5 AM

Friday

(encore)

The Drew Mariani ShowTM (encore)

Changed ForeverTM Presents

Father John Corapi

Father John Corapi

Best of Morning Air®

8 AM/9 AM

1 PM/2 PM

Presents

Father John Corapi

The Inner Life

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with Chuck Neff

Go Ask Your Father On Call with Wendy Wiese

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Father John Corapi

Father John Corapi

Best of Go Ask Your FatherTM

Life Is Worth Living

Best of On CallTM

Best of The Drew Mariani ShowTM

3 PM/4 PM 4 PM/5 PM TM

Go Ask Your Father

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(encore)

7 PM/8 PM

The Inner Life

8 PM/9 PM

The Holy Rosary / Daily Mass

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Make a Difference Lino at Large Changed ForeverTM

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9 PM/10 PM

Morning Air

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11 PM/12 AM

The Catholic Café Christopher Closeup Personally Speaking American Catholic Radio Best of Kresta Vatican Insider Faith & Culture The World Over

5 PM/6 PM

10 PM/11 PM

Changed ForeverTM

Best of The Inner LifeTM

2 PM/3 PM

6 PM/7 PM

Mary’s Touch American Catholic Radio Catholic Radio Weekly Word on Fire Sunday Mass

9 AM/10 AM

12 PM/1 PM

The Catholic Café Christopher Closeup The Triumph

7 AM/8 AM

11 AM/12 PM

Best of Morning Air®

Father John Corapi

6 AM/7 AM

10 AM/11 AM

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(encore)

Sunday Night Live with Father Groeschel

Personally Speaking

The Holy Rosary Catholic Bookmarks

Word on Fire The Holy Rosary Mary’s Touch

Life Is Worth Living

The Triumph

The World Over

Best of Go Ask Your FatherTM

Vatican Insider Faith & Culture

Best of The Inner LifeTM

Find your local station programming schedule online at www.relevantradio.com

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Tune in to Relevant Radio!

ON THE DIAL SUMMER 2009

Morning Air

Father John Corapi

The Inner Life

Wake up each morning to an eye-opening blend of upbeat entertainment and thought-provoking interviews along with news, weather and sports with host Sean Herriott.

Weekdays 6am-10am CT

The essence of Father Corapi’s message is the essential message of Jesus Christ. It is good news: a message of truth and goodness, love and mercy. And above all, hope!

Weekdays 5am CT, 10am-11am CT

Join a rotating panel of highly experienced Catholic priests and award-winning journalist Chuck Neff as they give listeners tools to learn about spiritual growth.

Weekdays 11am-12pm CT

Adapted from Fr. Francis Hoffman’s popular Q&A segments on Morning Air, this program, hosted by familiar priests, will give listeners a fresh opportunity to learn and grow in their faith.

Weekdays 12pm-1pm CT

On Call

The Drew Mariani Show

Changed Forever

Life IS Worth Living

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with Wendy Wiese

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Go Ask Your Father

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Host Wendy Wiese will introduce listeners to Catholic psychologists, physicians, and medical professionals who will discuss a wide range of topics that are central to today’s families.

Weekdays 1pm-2pm CT

Energize your drive as you ride along with Drew Mariani through the intersection of Faith and culture.

Experience “Life as you’ve never heard it!”

Weekdays 2pm-6pm CT

Father Larry Richards brings his zeal, humor and enthusiastic insight to Relevant Radio. Living the Truth isn’t about being changed. It’s about being Changed Forever.

Saturdays 7pm CT, Sundays 10am CT

Hear the words of the brilliant and gifted theologian Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen whose teachings are as relevant today as they were fifty years ago.

Saturdays 9pm CT, Sundays 12pm CT

Fr. Thomas Acklin serves as Director of Counseling at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and is a regular host of Go Ask Your Father.

Fr. Richard T. Simon (aka “Reverend Know-It-All”) is pastor of St. Lambert Parish in Skokie, Illinois, and is one of the hosts of Go Ask Your Father.

Sheila Liaugminas gets to the heart of what’s happening in the media and in society. Morning Air, The Drew Mariani Show, and A Closer Look.

Dave Durand discusses timely topics related to business, leadership, time management, and more. Fridays on Morning Air.

Dr. Mark Miravalle is an expert Mariologist and Professor of Theology, Franciscan University of Steubenville. The Drew Mariani Show.

Mary Beth Hicks is the weekly culture columnist for The Washington Times, a renowned author and a speaker on parenting. Thursdays on Morning Air.

Fr. James Kubicki invites us to pray for the world and to offer each day as a prayer. Hear his daily prayer reflections on Morning Air.

Fr. Benedict Groeschel leads the Holy Rosary each night at 8pm CT. Fr. Groeschel is also the host of Sunday Night Live at 6pm CT.

The Gift of Hope for a Hurting World

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Relevant Radio stopped me from committing suicide!

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