Our Mission Statement
The Office of Radio & Television's mission is to evangelize, educate, inform and inspire through the use of all available modern communications media. The Office of Radio & Television is dedicated to spreading the Word and "Good News" of God's love and compassion to all. It accomplishes this mission by providing values oriented programs of professional quality to all in the archdiocesan family and to
listeners and viewers throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York.
In January 2009, the operations of the archdiocesan owned radio station
WJMJ-FM were merged into
the Office of Radio & Television. Combined, our radio and
television programs and 24/7 radio broadcasts reach millions of people, both Catholics and non-Catholics,
alike, throughout Connecticut, central and southern Massachusetts and
portions of New York.
Established in 1953, the Office of Radio & Television was originally an agency of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford, Connecticut. Msgr. John P. Wodarski was appointed as its first director to meet the demands for a diocesan representative to the media in Connecticut. As the importance and influence of
mass media grew upon society and the Church, so did the mission of the Office of Radio & Television.
Today, ORTV, Inc. operates as an affiliated corporation of the Archdiocese and
encompasses the operations of the Office of Radio & Television and WJMJ Radio.
Since November 1987, under the direction of Fr. John P. Gatzak, the office's fourth director, the Office of Radio & Television
has grown to provide access to all archdiocesan events and news worthy Church information to Connecticut's major radio and television stations and networks.
The Office of Radio & Television produces live and recorded, daily and weekly radio and television programs that are broadcast on WJMJ-FM, WTIC-AM,
and WCCT-TV.
The office's major television production is the daily television Mass,
The Celebration of the Eucharist. The
daily Mass is broadcast live Monday through Friday and on tape delay on Saturday
and Sunday at 10 a.m. on WCCT-TV. In addition to the television Mass, it also
produces That's the Spirit, a weekly 15 minute public affairs program
that follows the Sunday television Mass and its 15 minute "Good News"
magazine program Crossroads
Magazineâ„¢
which alternates with That's the Spirit following
the Sunday television Mass.
The office's radio programs include
Archbishop's Corner, Close Up on Faith,
Sabbath Message, and
SonRise Magazine.
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