Issued by the Catholic Center for Studies and Media - Jordan. Editor-in-chief Fr. Rif'at Bader - موقع أبونا abouna.org
Radio Maria Ireland hosts the Hail Holy Queen Conference on Saturday, 15 October 2022. Speakers include Antonia Moffatt, Fr Vincent Stapleton, Fr Brian McKevitt OP and Katrina Leyden.
Radio Maria Ireland is an Irish organization staffed by dedicated professional and volunteer staff. It operates as a not-for-profit, non-commercial, internet-streaming radio station. Their goal is to expand broadcasting capabilities through DAB, cable and satellite, in order to reach a wider audience.
In a statement, Radio Maria says: "Our aim is to bring Christ into every Irish home through home-produced programs that serve the spiritual, educational and social needs of listeners while having a profound respect for the specific diversity and richness of each ethnic group.
"Radio Maria Ireland in a spirit of total trust in Divine providence, relies totally on the financial support of its listeners and friends. Advertising or sponsorship is not permitted. Radio Maria Ireland is not subsidized or funded by the Catholic Church. This model has proved successful for the 75 Radio Maria stations that currently operate around the world.
"The umbrella body of Radio Maria, the World Family of Radio Maria (WFRM), has its legal headquarters in Rome, Italy. The administrative and technical office are based in Casciago, near Milan. WFRM shares its expertise and know-how with Radio Maria Ireland in order to help it achieve its mission. This enables us to ensure that our office and broadcasting facilities operate to the highest professional, technical and editorial standards."
Radio Maria is a religious and political socially conservative Polish radio station. It was founded in Toruń, Poland, on 9 December 1991, by the Redemptorist Tadeusz Rydzyk. The name "Maria" is a traditional Polish form of the name "Mary", referring to the Virgin Mary.
Radio Maria's programs consist of broadcasts from the station's news agency; frequent recitals of the rosary, the breviary, and the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy; the unction to the Black Madonna of Częstochowa; discussions on the Catechism of the Catholic Church; a daily transmission of the Mass; coverage of papal trips; and sociological and political programs.
Radio Maria's audience is reputed to consist mostly of rural and elderly listeners. The station says that it has "millions of listeners"; market research indicates approximately 1.2 million people daily. The station estimates that it is listened to by well over 10 per cent of adults in Poland; the most comprehensive market research by Radio Track for the whole of Poland (June–July 2005) shows a 2.5 per cent "share of listening time".