I. Carolina Catholics Original Mission Statement CAROLINA CATHOLIC - - PDF document

• I. Carolina Catholic’s Original Mission Statement

CAROLINA CATHOLIC is Catholic Communications entity pursuant to the state laws of NC Non-Profit Corporations with the mission to advance the truth, defined by the Magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church. CAROLINA CATHOLIC provides Media infrastructure to the Dioceses of Charlotte, Raleigh, Charleston, Rock Hill Oratory and Belmont Abbey College to help answer the call for the New Evangelization of the Catholic Church. CAROLINA CATHOLIC provides relevant national and local programs to educate, encourage, inform and inspire no matter where you are on your journey of faith. CAROLINA CATHOLIC believes that BROADCASTING the TRUTH of JESUS CHRIST through CATHOLIC RADIO will transform peoples’ lives providing spiritual enrichment to more deeply Learn, Love and Live their Faith for the GREATER GLORY OF GOD.

• II. Why do we need LOCAL CAROLINA CATHOLIC RADIO?

Because it’s the LOCAL CONNECTION between EWTN, Your Parish and Community

12 important ways LOCAL CAROLINA CATHOLIC RADIO makes a difference in Parish and Community Life

• CAROLINA CATHOLIC through the medium of Radio reaches beyond the pews and into the public square

Research -- compiled from 2018 Nielsen Audio Today and 2017 Pew State of the News Media studies – shows radio is the leading “reach” platform. Studies show that 93% of people listened to AM/FM radio. This is higher than television viewing (88%), personal computer (50%), smartphone (83%) and tablet (37%.)

• CAROLINA CATHOLIC unifies messages as 1 Diocese and 1 Oratory with 1 centralized platform instead of 100

separate parish information channels. This provides inter-parish communication which parish bulletins and Flock- note cannot provide. It lets people in neighboring parishes know about nearby events they may have interest in attending.

• CAROLINA CATHOLIC showcases Parish/Diocesan Ministries and encourages engagement
• CAROLINA CATHOLIC spotlights Parish/Diocesan Events to increase awareness, interest and attendance
• CAROLINA CATHOLIC creates a 24/7 education and evangelization opportunity for our Local Clergy
• CAROLINA CATHOLIC utilizes 7 media platforms for Local Carolinians to ask, seek, knock and to be fed
• CAROLINA CATHOLIC promotes Value of Local Catholic Education and faculty/student engagement
• CAROLINA CATHOLIC will broadcast Catholic High School Sports Reports and Play by Play beginning in 2021
• CAROLINA CATHOLIC creates Forums for Young Catholics to get and stay involved thru their teen years
• CAROLINA CATHOLIC provides an ongoing Diocesan Word of God Bible Distribution Fundraising program
• CAROLINA CATHOLIC sponsors Catholic Movie Nights like UNPLANNED/FAUSTINA in theatres & parishes
• CAROLINA CATHOLIC sponsors Catholic Music Nights with Adult (Chorale/Sems/Sisters) and Youth Groups

• III. On-Air, On-Line, On-SmartPhone!

Take CAROLINA CATHOLIC with you anytime, anywhere! Now with 3 Ways to Listen! AM1270 WCGC-Belmont CarolinaCatholicRadio.org Carolina Catholic Radio Mobile App You can also listen through ALEXA and the TuneIn App! Have you downloaded the new CAROLINA CATHOLIC Mobile App yet? Just go to the Apple App store or Android Google Play to install on your smartphone. You’ll find “ALL THINGS CATHOLIC” including EWTN Talk – Local News, Talk and Feature programs PLUS – Prayers – Learning – News – Catholic Music and so much more! If you seek something and we don’t have it, send us your request and we will look to add it next day!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR FIRST YEAR 2019!

UNPLANNED 3 SCREEN MOVIE NIGHT * EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS * CATHOLIC WOMEN’S CONFERENCE

MUSIC NIGHT – MARIE BELLET, D3 SINGERS, ST. MICHAEL CHOIR, CCCHORALE, SEMS 2 MOVIE MONDAYS FEATURING - FAUSTINA – LOVE AND MERCY

• IV. History 2015-2019

10/20: AM1270 WCGC Tower Power Increase from 2500 to 10,000 watts! 9/12/20: Debuts 12 hour / 5 platform CAROLINA CATHOLIC Livestream VIRTUAL VIDEO Conference 8/15/20: Purchase complete – The Assumption of our Blessed Virgin Mother Mary 7/20: Approved by the FCC 4/20: Contracted to purchase station and filed with the FCC 1/20: Agreed to move ahead with the purchase of Flagship Radio Station, AM1270 WCGC-Belmont 12/19: Advisory Board exceeds 50 members! 12/19: Movie Monday Event - Faustina Love and Mercy Encore 12/2 10/19: Movie Monday Event – Faustina Love & Mercy 10/28 10/19: Carolina Catholic Music Night - 10/26 09/19: Appeared at Eucharistic Congress 9/7 8/19: AM1270 Catholic Radio Charlotte begins local streaming online at CarolinaCatholicRadio.org and the NEW Carolina Catholic Radio App. 7/19: AM1270 begins broadcasting all Local programs from WHVN Studios on N. Tryon Street. 5/19: Launched the Carolina Catholic Mobile App featuring an extensive lineup of Catholic Prayers, a Learning section, National and Local Catholic news, talk and Catholic Music.

• IV. History 2015-2019

4/19: Volunteer Board of Advisors grows to 33 members. 4/19: Sponsored an UNPLANNED 3 Screen Movie Night promotion attended by 300. 1/31/19: Signed on AM1270 Catholic Radio Charlotte. 100% Listener Supported. Started with a dedicated group of 12 volunteers on the Board of Advisors. 12/18: Reached agreement to lease AM1270 WCGC-Belmont, NC at reduced power pending move of transmitter to new building at tower site in 2019. 10/17-11/18: Negotiations on a number of potential stations in the Diocese. 9/17: Signed off WSTP-AM1490 Salisbury, NC due to lack of donations in Rowan County. 5/17: Shawn Williams, General Agent for Knights of Columbus Insurance in Charlotte Diocese, joins CCRN Board of Directors. 4/17: Signed on WSTP-AM1490 Salisbury, NC with a short term Lease Agreement. 3/17: Conducted a statewide Catholic Radio Conference with Charlotte, Raleigh and Belmont Abbey Radio Groups attending at Belmont Abbey College. 1/17: Filed for 501(c)(3) non profit corporation status. 3 Fourth Degree Knights from the Knights of Columbus formalized and founded CCRN. These founding board members included Mike Brown (Holy Family, Clemmons), Len Kobylus (Sacred Heart, Salisbury) and Founder David Papandrea as Chairman (St. Philip, Statesville). 3/15-12/16: Conducted 21 months of due diligence across the Diocese of Charlotte and Upstate SC to ascertain the need for Catholic Radio. This study was conducted in a region not familiar with Catholic Radio. The opportunity came with the rapid population growth from regions familiar with Catholic Radio. 3/15: 40 year media veteran David Papandrea was named EWTN Media Missionaries Area Coordinator for the Diocese of Charlotte (Volunteer position). This appointment was the seed that began the formation of the Carolina Catholic Radio Network, a region in need of 24/7 Local Evangelization through electronic media.

• V. 24/7 Local Evangelization

Faith & Sport Hour with Dr. John Acquaviva *** Pepper Martin and Family – Host of Keeping Catholic Real

DYNAMIC, FAITHFUL CATHOLIC PROGRAMMING

Learn, Love and Live Your Catholic Faith. Our programming is designed to draw you deeper into your Catholic faith, feed you spiritually and encourage you to be a Beacon of Light in a dark, divided secular culture. AM 1270 CATHOLIC RADIO CHARLOTTE, your local listener supported CAROLINA CATHOLIC RADIO station invites you to take the 7 Day CAROLINA CATHOLIC RADIO Challenge! We think 7 days listening to CAROLINA CATHOLIC RADIO will inspire you to see the world in a different light… the LIGHT of CHRIST! With the lifechanging coronavirus impact we are experiencing this year we need the LIGHT of CHRIST now more than ever! Please prayerfully discern turning off the noise of Secular Media and turning on CAROLINA CATHOLIC RADIO heard locally on AM1270 CATHOLIC RADIO CHARLOTTE and streaming on CarolinaCatholicRadio.org and the CAROLINA CATHOLIC Mobile App. Everything in the news today is thoroughly discussed from a truly CATHOLIC perspective. CAROLINA CATHOLIC RADIO helps you understand, live and defend your faith with confidence in knowing the Truth of Jesus Christ in the Church He started with His Apostles over 2000 years ago.

• VI. 2020-21 Local Program Schedule

Carolina Catholic Radio / AM 1270 Charlotte 2020 Program Schedule – Daily/Weekly programs (5 minutes plus)

Sponsorships available for all programs

• Faith and Sport (8/19 )
• D3 Singers Pro Life Hour (1/20)
• Daily Mass (4/20)
• Divine Mercy in Song (4/20)
• Daily Parish Spotlight (4/20)
• Homilies of the Week (5/20)
• The Clergy Corner (5/20)
• Re-consecration of USA to Our Lady (5/20)
• Catholic Writers Guild (pending)
• Catholic Schools program (debuts today)
• Joyful Echo (debuts today) – program debuts 10/7/20
• Catholic Men of the Carolinas (Active)
• Carolina Catholic Teens (debuts today)
• Knights of Columbus (Knight News) – 1 minute weekly feature (Active)
• Catholic Music Hour (Proposed)

Carolina Catholic Radio / AM 1270 Charlotte 2020 Program Schedule – Weekly programs (Under 5 minutes)

Sponsorships available for all programs

• Carolina Catholic Community Calendar (ON THE AIR)
• One Minute Monk w Abbot Placid Solari (ON THE AIR)
• Less than a Minute to Go w Dr. Bill Thierfelder (ON THE AIR)
• Keeping Catholic Real with Pepper Martin (ON THE AIR)
• Faith & Sport w Dr. John Acquaviva (ON THE AIR)
• Spotlight on Scripture w Gail Buckley Barringer (ON THE AIR)
• Spotlight on Parishes w Gail Buckley Barringer (ON THE AIR)
• Clergy Reflections – Fr. John Guiliani /All Saints, Lake Wylie (ON THE AIR)
• The Clergy Corner – Interviews focused on current events (4/20 DEBUT)
• Catholic Sports Update (In discussions)
• Cathlete of the Week (In discussions)
• Legatus This Month (In discussions)
• Malta Minute (In discussions)
• Movie Reviews: Lights. Camera. Catholic ((In discussions)
• Belmont Abbey Honors College Great Books (In discussions)
• Ministry Spotlight (Proposed)
• Seminarians Spotlight (Proposed)
• Catholic School Update (debuts today)
• Knights News (Active)
• Pro-Life Update (debuts today)
• Catholic Charities – Diocese Update (debuts today)
• Catholic Health Minute (Proposed)
• Franciscan Perspectives (Proposed)
• Prayers & Intentions (Proposed)

Carolina Catholic Radio / AM 1270 Charlotte Local Spotlights (5 minutes or less)

• Mira Via (Charlotte and Belmont)
• Order of Malta End of Life Forum (St. Matthew)
• Room At The Inn (Greensboro)
• S.O.A.P. (anti-human trafficking) (Our Lady of Grace)
• Visit to Charlotte of Sister Prema, International head of Missionaries of Charity

• VII. Poised for Growth & Sustainability

The goal of the CAROLINA CATHOLIC RADIO NETWORK Apostolate is to create a local media showcase for the beauty of our CATHOLIC FAITH that JESUS CHRIST founded with His Apostles over 2000 years ago.

In our first year CAROLINA CATHOLIC RADIO appeared all across the Diocese from major events like the Diocese of Charlotte Men’s Conference, the Eucharistic Congress and the Catholic Women’s

• Conference. 2019 was highlighted by our 1st Annual CAROLINA CATHOLIC MUSIC NIGHT AT THE

ABBEY on October 26 and sponsoring the one day movie event FAUSTINA – LOVE AND MERCY on October 28 and December 2! For the 2 movie events combined, CAROLINA CATHOLIC / AM1270 CHARLOTTE enabled more than 400 souls to witness the beautiful movie documentary of Saint Faustina and how the DIVINE MERCY Devotion came to be. Our 2020 event plans will expand dramatically to include many diocesan, parish, school and PRO-LIFE events! Stay tuned!

As CAROLINA CATHOLIC looks ahead to the balance of 2020 and 2021, we have just completed the purchase of our flagship radio station AM1270 WCGC – Belmont. We have expanded our commitment to local programming with many of the segments you see and hear on today’s program schedule. Everything is slated for long-term development across all our electronic media platforms. This local programming initiative is led by our Spotlight on Parishes program. The SOP program is designed to reinforce Parish communication with parishioners and extend your parish reach beyond the pews to everyone in the public square! This is a fully customizable program to meet the marketing needs of your parish in exchange for an ongoing tithe. To operate successfully in 2020-2021 CAROLINA CATHOLIC needs parish participation to meet our monthly obligations. Please join us in this unique Parish Partnership opportunity to spread the word of what’s happening in your parish across all of the electronic media platforms of CAROLINA CATHOLIC!

• VIII. Longterm Financial Stability

CAROLINA CATHOLIC RADIO is now in it’s 20th month of operation. In August we purchased our Flagship Radio Station, AM1270 CHARLOTTE. To continue our growth and meet the spiritual needs of our Carolina Catholic Community we need your support. Our operating expenses for the next 12 months is $250,000. Please prayerfully discern joining us to help secure the long-term sustainability of our apostolate. For more information please contact us at: Feedback@CarolinaCatholicRadio.org CarolinaCatholicRadio.org CAROLINA CATHOLIC RADIO mobile app.

CAROLINA CATHOLIC RADIO 2020-21 MONTHLY EXPENSES

Apostolate Leadership 5,000 Marketing/Advertising/Promotion 4,000 Mortgage - NDFCU 1,877 270,000 @ 5.5% 20 yr amortized 11/15/20 Program Operations Personnel 1,800 Insurance 1,000 Transmitter Room Rent 950 Engineering 800 Utilities 800 Digital Platforms Personnel 700 Studio Rent 500 Website/Social Media/App 250 Lawn Maintenance 250 Legal Fees 250 Debts 250 Regal $250 x 20 payments = $5000 Music License (Talk Format) 200 Streaming Expense 200 IT Computer Expense 200 Telephone & Internet 200 Property Taxes 200 Repairs - Towers & Fences 100 MONTHLY EXPENSE TOTAL 19,527 ANNUAL EXPENSE TOTAL 234,325 CAPITAL EXPENSES 17,500 Tower project - upgrade to 10,000 watts COMBINED ANNUAL EXPENSES 251,825

• IX. 2020-2021 Carolina Catholic Apostolate Appeal

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• X. Volunteer Opportunities

MAKE A DIFFERENCE, GET INVOLVED WITH US!

Many hands make light work! We need volunteers who believe in our mission to bring Carolina Catholic Radio to every ear in the Charlotte Diocese and Upstate SC! What role are you called to play?

12 Teams Under Construction

• Finance/Grant Writing Committee
• Network/Affiliate Development
• Catholic Parish Point Persons
• Publicity – Share Your Parish News
• Creative – Video/Website/Social/Print/eblasts
• Multi-Platform Tech Integration
• Local Talk Program Development
• School Forum – Catholic School/Home School
• Family Life/Ministry Showcase – Marriage & Parenting
• Catholic Teen Formation – From Confirmation to College to Career
• Catholic Music Channel – Featuring Local Kids, Teens, Adults
• Faith & Sport – Featuring Local Catholic School Teams & Athletes

• XI. Maximizing Technology in Today’s World

TECHNOLOGY TIMELINE

By using today’s technology we commit that every soul may seek, find and hear EWTN/CAROLINA CATHOLIC RADIO across the Diocese of Charlotte, NC and Upstate SC. We provide an accessible path for spiritual food to Learn, Love and Live your Faith when you choose, wherever you are, anywhere in the world! Here are some key dates on our Technology Timeline…

• Local Studio Availability at WHVN Studios in Charlotte 7/19 – Present
• Local Streaming on Mobile App and Website began 8/19*
• Transmitter location will remain in current location on a 5 year lease beginning 5/28/20
• Livestream Virtual Video Conferencing across 5 platforms begins 9/12/20
• Post Conference Development of Video Platforms – Facebook, YouTube, Website. Mobile App
• Power Increase from 2500 to 10,000 watts will take place in October 2020
• Additional Radio Station Affiliates (Greensboro/Asheville) subject to availability/underwriting

*By using the streaming technology to extend coverage and not contract for terrestrial radio stations we were able to

significantly reduce our capital expenditures now and the foreseeable future. This overcame the biggest single broadcast signal objection of “I can’t hear you.” With 90% reach of Smartphones and Internet the signal is not an issue.

• XII. REDEFINING OUR MISSION & VISION

WHERE WE GO FROM HERE…

CAROLINA CATHOLIC (CCRN) offers a unique opportunity to reach both the registered Catholics, those in the pews on Sunday AND the vast flock of those who are not. With 5 million people in the Charlotte Diocese and a Charlotte metro workday population increase of 20% there is much room to grow with our outreach in the Vineyard of the Carolinas. On behalf of the Board of Directors, Officers and more than 50 CAROLINA CATHOLIC Advisory Board Members we would like to welcome you and your loved ones to our apostolate dedicated to GOD’s GREATEST GIFT to Us… the BIRTH OF HIS SON… our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST! Guided by GOD’s love, mercy and grace may the rest of this tumultuous year grow and strengthen us in our faith, our hope and our love for GOD and for one another. May we truly be Instruments of His Peace by our actions and by our words… to feed the hungry, cloth the naked, forgive the guilty, welcome the stranger AND the unwanted child, care for the ill and love our enemies. CAROLINA CATHOLIC looks forward to providing you with ONE LOCAL CATHOLIC VOICE that truly reflects the MOSAIC OF MINISTRIES created by you, our CAROLINA CATHOLICS. From the CRIB TO THE CROSS, may we ALWAYS REMEMBER THE REASON FOR EVERY SEASON! PRAISE BE JESUS CHRIST, NOW AND FOREVER!