- Radio Maria
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Not to be confused with Polish radio station Radio Maryja.
Radio Maria 
Broadcast area Worldwide Frequency FM, AM, Shortwave, Cable,
SCA/SCMO, DAB, DRM, DVB-T,
Satellite, Sirius XM,
Internet streamingFirst air date 1987 Format Catholic Owner Associazione Radio Maria Sister stations Radio Vaticana Webcast http://www.radiomaria.org/emt_media.asp Website radiomaria.org 
The World Family of Radio Maria
Radio Maria (Spanish: Radio María, Portuguese: Rádio Maria, Serbo-Croatian: Radio Marija, Maltese: Radju Marija, Lithuanian: Marijos Radijas, Hungarian: Mária Rádió, Russian: Радио Мария, Ukrainian: Радіо Марія, known in Germany as Radio Horeb) is an international Catholic radio broadcasting service founded in Erba, province of Como, in the diocese of Milan in 1983. The World Family of Radio Maria was formed in 1998 and today has branches in 55 countries around the world. Its mission includes Liturgy, Catechesis, Spirituality, Spiritual assistance with everyday issues, Information, Music, and Culture.
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History
Its first broadcast facility was originally parish operated, but was later re-formed as a separate entity outside its home parish as an association of lay people and priests in 1987 as Radio Maria Italia. In less than five years, it grew into a national Catholic radio network throughout Italy. Though not directly connected with the Roman Catholic Church, it was founded as an instrument of the Church, and as a tool for evangelization, implementing and adhering to the teachings of the Church. It was inspired by the Marian apparitions at Fátima, Portugal (and in more recent years in Medjugorje), pleading for worldwide conversion. As such, Radio Maria is not subsidized or funded by the Roman Catholic Church; instead it is underwritten by listener contributions.
The World Family of Radio Maria was formed in 1998 out of its subsequent international growth in the 1990s, and following the 1987 speech by Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square addressing the need for a new evangelization. Emanuele Ferrario (inspired by the Pope's words to form that new evangelization) is the founder and president of Radio Maria Inc., which has since grown into an association of 40 multilingual broadcast operations in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. Overall, Radio Maria operates approximately 1,500 terrestrial radio transmitters worldwide.
Radio Maria USA
Its USA operations is one of the newest joining the World Family in May 2000 with KJMJ (AM) in Alexandria, Louisiana being the originating English language station, together with a network of several FM and AM repeaters in Louisiana, an AM repeater in Port Arthur, Texas, and an FM repeater in Anna, Ohio. An AM repeater in Springfield, Ohio east of Dayton commenced broadcasting in June 2008 with new FM repeaters in Hollidaysburg,Pennsylvania coming on the air in June 2009, D'Iberville, Mississippi and Peshtigo, Wisconin both in May of 2010. Spanish-language programming is heard on FM subcarrier frequencies in Boston, Chicago, Houston, New York City and Washington, D.C.. Italian-language programming can also be heard on New York City FM subcarrier as well as French Canadian and English speaking services on FM subcarriers in Toronto, Ontario. Audiostreaming is available from most of these stations.
World Family of Radio Maria
Radio stations in Europe
Country Station name (language) Availability Website 
AlbaniaRadio Maria Shqiptare (Albanian) FM coverage in major cities of Albania http://www.radiomaria.al/ 
AustriaRadio Maria Österreich (German) FM in selected cities; digital and cable nationwide http://www.radiomaria.at/ 
Bosnia and HerzegovinaRadio Marija BiH (Bosnian) FM in Sarajevo and Banja Luka http://www.radiomarija.ba/ 
CroatiaRadio Marija Hrvatska (Croatian) FM in Zagreb, Split and Virovitica[1] http://www.radiomarija.hr/ 
FranceRadio Maria France (French) 95.4 FM in Monaco, 1467 AM in Southern France http://www.radiomaria.fr/ 
GermanyRadio Horeb (German) FM in Munich and other cities; digital and cable nationwide;
FM in Maspalomas, Canary Islandshttp://www.horeb.org/ 
HungaryMária Rádió Magyarország (Hungarian) FM national coverage http://www.mariaradio.hu/ 
ItalyRadio Maria (Italian) FM national coverage in Italy, San Marino, Monaco,
parts of Switzerland and Austria;
FM coverage in major cities of Albaniahttp://www.radiomaria.it/ Radio Maria Südtirol (German) FM in South Tyrol (Italy) and Tyrol (Austria) http://www.radiomaria.bz.it/ 
LithuaniaMarijos Radijas Lietuva (Lithuanian) FM national coverage http://www.marijosradijas.lt/ 
MaltaRadju Marija Malta (Maltese) FM national coverage http://www.radjumarija.org/ 
Netherlands
BelgiumRadio Maria Nederland & Vlaanderen (Dutch) 675 AM in Netherlands;
FM in Dutch-speaking part of Belgium - Flandershttp://www.radiomaria.nl/
http://www.radiomaria.be/
RomaniaRadio Maria România (Romanian) FM in Transylvania: Oradea, Zalău, Blaj and Baia Mare http://www.radiomaria.ro/ Mária Rádió Erdély (Hungarian) FM in Transylvania: Oradea, Hargita and Tășnad http://www.mariaradio.ro/ 
RussiaРадио Мария (Russian) 1053 AM in Saint Petersburg 92,6 FM in Vyborg
http://www.radiomaria.ru/ 
SerbiaRadio Marija Srbija (Serbian)
Mária Rádió Szerbia (Hungarian)FM in some cities, mainly in Vojvodina http://www.radiomarija.rs/ 
SpainRadio María España (Spanish) FM national coverage in Spain and Andorra http://www.radiomaria.es/
http://www.radiomaria.cat/
SwitzerlandRadio Maria Deutschschweiz (German) Digital and cable in the German-speaking part of Switzerland http://www.radiomaria.ch/ 
UkraineРадіо Марія (Ukrainian) 69.68 FM (OIRT band) in Kiev http://radiomaria.org.ua/ Radio stations in the Middle East, Asia and Oceania
Country Station name (language) Availability Website 
IndonesiaRadio Maria Indonesia (Indonesian) 104.2 FM in Medan, North Sumatra http://www.facebook.com/pages/Radio-Maria-Indonesia/349975990257 
Lebanonاذاعة صوت المحبة (Arabic)
La Voix de la Charité (French)
The Voice of Charity (English)
Ձայնը Բարեգործության (Armenian)FM national coverage of Lebanon and some parts of Syria including Damascus http://www.radiocharity.org/ 
Papua New GuineaRádio Maria Papua New Guinea (English) FM national coverage [2] and Shortwave [3] 
PhilippinesRadio Maria Philippines (English)
Radio Maria Pilipinas (Tagalog)FM in some cities, mainly on Luzon Island http://www.radiomaria.ph/ Radio stations in Africa
Country Station name (language) Availability Website 
Burkina FasoRadio Maria Burkina Faso (French) 91.6 FM Ouagadougou, 96.9 FM Koupéla 
BurundiRadio Maria Burundi (French) http://www.radiomaria.bi/ 
Central African RepublicRadio Maria Beafrika (French) 
Republic of the CongoRadio Maria Congo-Brazzaville (French) 
Congo DRRadio Maria RDC (French) 
GabonRadio Maria Gabon (French) 97.2 FM Oyem http://www.facebook.com/pages/Radio-Maria-GabonOYEM/114727065248824 
KenyaRadio Maria Kenya (English) 88.1 FM Murang'a http://www.facebook.com/pages/Radio-Maria-Kenya/211084098917796 
MalawiRadio Maria Malawi (Chichewa) FM in major cities http://www.radiomaria.mw/ 
MozambiqueRádio Maria Moçambique (Portuguese) FM in major cities http://www.radiomaria.org.mz/ 
RwandaRadio Maria Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) FM national coverage http://www.radiomaria.org.rw/ 
Sierra LeoneRadio Maria Sierra Leone (English) FM in major cities[4] 
TanzaniaRadio Maria Tanzania (English) FM in major cities http://www.radiomaria.co.tz/ 
TogoRádio Maria Togo (French) FM in major cities http://www.radiomaria.tg/ 
UgandaRadio Maria Uganda (English) FM in major cities 
ZambiaRadio Maria Zambia (English) FM in major cities, covering also areas of Malawi and Mozambique http://www.facebook.com/pages/Radio-Maria-Zambia/19072418761858 Radio stations in America
Country Station name (language) Availability Website 
ArgentinaRadio María Argentina (Spanish) FM national coverage http://www.radiomaria.org.ar/ 
BoliviaRadio María Bolivia (Spanish) FM national coverage http://www.radiomaria.org.bo/ 
BrazilRádio Maria Brasil (Portuguese) 107.9 FM in Brasília http://www.radiomaria.net.br/ 
CanadaRadio Maria Canada (Italian)
Radio Maria Canada (French)FM-subcarriers in Toronto CHIN 100.7 FM and Montreal 91.3 FM http://www.radiomariacanada.org/ HMWN Radio Maria (English) Internet streaming only http://www.hmwn.net/ 
ChileRadio María Chile (Spanish) FM national coverage http://www.radiomaria.cl/ 
ColombiaRadio María Colombia (Spanish) AM in major cities http://www.radiomariacol.org/ 
Costa RicaRadio María Costa Rica (Spanish) 610 AM in San José http://www.radiomaria.cr/ 
Dominican RepublicRadio María República Dominicana (Spanish) 1240 AM in Santo Domingo http://www.radiomariadominicana.org/ 
EcuadorRadio María Ecuador (Spanish) FM national coverage http://www.radiomariaecuador.org/ 
El SalvadorRadio María El Salvador (Spanish) 810 AM nationwide and 107.3 FM San Salvador http://www.radiomaria.org.sv/ 
GuatemalaRadio María Guatemala (Spanish) FM national coverage http://www.radiomaria.org.gt/ 
MexicoRadio María México (Spanish) 920 AM in Guadalajara http://www.radiomariamexico.com/ 
NicaraguaRadio María Nicaragua (Spanish) 1400 AM Managua, FM in major cities http://www.radiomaria.org.ni/ 
PanamaRadio María Panamá (Spanish) FM national coverage http://www.radiomaria.org.pa/ 
ParaguayRadio María Paraguay (Spanish) 107.3 FM in Asunción http://www.radiomaria.org.py/ 
PeruRadio María Perú (Spanish) FM national coverage http://www.radiomariaperu.org/ 
UruguayRadio María Uruguay (Spanish) FM in major cities, 1470 AM in Melo http://radiomaria.org.uy/ 
USARadio Maria United States (English) AM and FM in Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas
and Wisconsin; AM affiliate in New York Cityhttp://www.radiomaria.us/
http://nye.radiomariausa.org/Radio Maria Stati Uniti (Italian) FM-subcarriers in NYC, Chicago and Bridgeport http://www.radiomarianyi.org/
http://nyi.radiomariausa.org/Radio María Estados Unidos (Spanish) FM-subcarriers in Boston, NYC, Washington, Chicago and Houston http://www.radiomariausa.org/
http://www.radiomariahispana.org/
http://mas.radiomariausa.org/
http://nys.radiomariausa.org/
http://dcs.radiomariausa.org/
http://www.radiomariachicago.com/
http://www.radiomariahouston.com/
VenezuelaRadio María Venezuela (Spanish) 1450 AM in Caracas http://www.radiomaria.org.ve/ Programming
Programming mostly consists of traditional Catholic worship music, but some stations also air a mix of traditional and Contemporary Catholic music, along with various talk and teaching programs discussing the Catholic faith, frequent recitals of the Holy Rosary, novenas and Masses.
Facilities
Radio Maria's programming mostly emanates from one centrally located studio or station in a given region or country, and is then re-broadcast (or "simulcast") on a network of repeater transmitters on the AM and FM bands. Some employ the use of a subcarrier, also known as SCA (for "Subsidiary Communications Authority") facilities of FM stations, requiring the use of a receiver designed to receive SCA signals. Since the emergence of the internet, audiostreaming has been used extensively as a means to help fill-in gaps left by the unavailability of AM or FM frequencies in metropolitan areas already taken up by commercial, public, or other religious broadcasters.
Beginning in June 2008, there are now shortwave transmissions originating from Italy at 26000 kHz and at 26010 kHz DRM making it the only (and last) shortwave service originating in Italy besides Vatican Radio. [5] There are presently no commercial satellite radio subscription services (such as Sky Digital, Sirius or XM) of Radio Maria. However its Spanish, Italian and Polish language stations may be available in some areas served by the Dish Pronto division of Dish Network, a satellite television subscription service.
See also
- Blessed Virgin Mary
- List of religious radio stations
- Roman Catholic Church
- Christian radio
- Contemporary Catholic music
References
- ^ List of radio programme content providers, Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency, retrieved 2011-10-25
- ^ Catholic Radio Network of Papua New Guinea. "Brief History". http://www.catholicpng.org.pg/history/crn.html. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ^ Bclnews (2011-03-30). "4960kHz Radio Maria Papua Nuova Guinea". http://bclnews.blogspot.com/2011/03/4960khz-radio-maria-papua-nuova-guinea.html. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ^ "Radio Maria – Sierra Leone". http://www.dioceseofmakeni.com/MAKENI%20dvd/Radio%20Maria%20INTRO.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ^ Italradio - Osservatorio Radiofonia Internazionale in Lingua Italiana (2008-06-23). "Radio Maria: the last and only Short Wave from Italy". http://portale.italradio.org/portale/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1179&newlang=eng. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
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