Gaylord, MI 49735 
Broadcast Media
Cable television, broadcast television and radio have become increasingly crucial to the Church as evangelical tools. All efforts by the Diocese to utilize the electronic media are coordinated by the Secretariat for Communications. Offers for television or radio appearances are welcome and encouraged. This Secretariat attempts to evangelize and inform through the use of broadcast media. This is accomplished through:- Serving as the liaison for coordinating interviews with the Bishop, Clergy, Diocesan Staff and Lay Leadership
- Promoting radio and television Mass schedules
- Placing Catholic programming and public service announcements on local network and cable television and radio
- Video and audio production
- Post production services
In addition, staff of this office will assist parishes in their efforts to utilize local media.
Contact Candace Neff, Director of Communications.
Broadcast Schedule
TELEVISED MASSES
Cable viewers, please check your local system line-up for channel
St. Mary Cathedral, Gaylord
WGKI- TV 33 WGKU- TV 45 - Sunday 8:00 a.m.
West Branch Vicariate from Bay City
WNEM- TV 5 (CBS) - Sunday 5:30 a.m.
RADIO MASSES
Holy Family Tawas City
WIOS- AM 1480 - Sunday 9:00 a.m.
St. James N. Houghton Lake
WQON - FM 101.1 Sunday 9:00 a.m.
St. Mary/St. Charles Cheboygan
WCBY - AM 1240 - Sunday 9:30 a.m.
St. Mary Cathedral Gaylord
WMJZ - FM 101.5 - Sunday 9:00 a.m.
St. Dominic Metz
WHAK - AM 960 - Sunday 11:00 a.m.
REGULAR RADIO PROGRAMMING
Catholic Radio Weekly
Throughout Northern Lower Michigan
WFDX- FM 92.5 - Sunday 7:00 a.m.
WFCX- FM 94.3 - Sunday 7:00 a.m.
WKJC- FM 94.9 & 104.7 - Sunday 8:30 a.m.
Baraga Broadcasting -- Catholic Radio Station
WTCK - 90.9 FM - Charlevoix, MI
W237CF - 95.3 FM - Mackinaw City, MI
Movie Reviews
The U.S. Catholic Conference's Office for Film and Broadcasting evaluates films and videos according to artistic merit and moral suitability. The reviews include the USCC rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.The reviews can be heard by calling 1-800-311-4CCC. The movie review line is updated each Friday and includes information about six theater releases and a Family Video of the Week.
The classifications are as follows:
| A-I -- general patronage; A-II -- adults and adolescents; A-III -- adults; A-IV -- adults, with reservations (an A-IV classification designates problematic films that, while not morally offensive in themselves, require caution and some analysis and explanation as a safeguard against wrong interpretations and false conclusions); O -- morally offensive. |
More information regarding the services provided by the U.S. Catholic Conference and the Catholic Communications Campaign and links to their respective websites may be found in the Secretariat for Communications Resources section.
Catholic Radio Weekly
The Diocese of Gaylord sponsors the broadcast of Catholic Radio Weekly.� Produced by the Catholic Communications Campaign, this half hour radio show, informs people about the good works of the Church across the country. Listeners learn how the U.S. bishops' are addressing major issues facing the nation and the Church, meet prominent Catholics from the worlds of entertainment, literature and sports, and hear reviews of current television programs and movies from a Catholic perspective.
The program is aired Sunday mornings throughout the diocese:
- 7:00 a.m. WFDX-FM 92.5
- 7:00 a.m. WFCX-FM 94.3
- 8:30 a.m. WKJC-FM 94.9
- 8:30 a.m. WKJZ-FM 104.7
Your suggestions, comments or gifts of financial support are welcomed. Please contact us at (989) 732-5147 or write to us at 611 North Street, Gaylord, MI 49735.