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| Broadcast area | United States Canada |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Sirius XM Satellite Radio Channel 129 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Roman Catholic |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York |
| History | |
First air date | 2006-12-04(Sirius) 2008-11-12(XM) |
| Links | |
| Website | www.thecatholicchannel.org |
The Catholic Channel is aRoman Catholic lifestyleradio station onSirius XM Satellite Radio (Channel 129) and is operated by theArchdiocese of New York. It carries daily and SundayMass live fromSt. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, NY, as well as talk shows, educational programming and a small amount of music. An additional SundayMass, live from theCathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, CA, was added in 2018.
This channel also broadcastsUniversity of Notre Dame football games.
Most of the programming consists of call-in talk shows hosted by Roman Catholic personalities, such asThe Busted Halo Show, featuring a Catholic priest with thePaulist Fathers. Catholic doctrine and lifestyle is discussed, such as current events, political issues, comedy, psychological issues, family life, among other things.CardinalTimothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York, co-hosts a one-hour weekly program.
The Catholic Channel was founded byCardinal Edward Egan,Archbishop of New York, in 2006.[1] The intention of the channel is to discuss Catholicism in a nontraditional manner, serving as an alternative to other Catholic media programs likeEWTN. It began broadcasting onSirius Satellite Radio channel 159 on December 4, 2006. Initial personalities still on the air includeLino Rulli, producer and former television host, Gus Lloyd, radio veteran, and Father Dave Dwyer, ordained priest. Cardinal Edward Egan also hosted a show,A Conversation with the Cardinal, before being replaced in 2009 (due to his retirement) by the current Cardinal Archbishop of New York,Timothy M. Dolan.
The Catholic Channel now broadcasts onSirius XM channel 129.
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