Catholic radio comes to Sioux City, Iowa

2008-07-02

Irondale, AL (EWTN) – EWTN Global Catholic Network announces the recent launch of a Catholic radio station by St. Gabriel Communications Ltd. for residents of the Sioux City, Iowa area. The station reaches the approximately 376,000 residents of northeastern Nebraska, Southeast South Dakota as well as Northwest Iowa. The station will transmit 24 hours a day, seven days a week on FM 88.1.

“After 10 long years of planning, working and praying, our friends at St. Gabriel Communications have succeeded in bringing Catholic radio to Sioux City, Iowa area residents for the very first time,” said John Pepe, EWTN’s National Marketing Manager, radio.

Michael Warsaw, President of EWTN, said, “We are pleased that St. Gabriel Communications was able to launch a Catholic radio station in Sioux City, Iowa and know that its residents will be grateful for this service.”

EWTN Global Catholic Network, in its 27th year, is available in more than 140 million television households in 144 countries and territories. With its direct broadcast satellite television and radio services, AM & FM radio networks, worldwide short-wave radio station, Internet website www.ewtn.com and publishing arm, EWTN is the largest religious media network in the world.