![]() ![]() Through the gracious support and hospitality of the Oblates of Saint Joseph religious congregation, led by their local rector, Saint Joseph Oblate Father Paul McDonnell, the station’s studio is comfortably housed at the OSJ Seminary building on Route 315 in Laflin.Īs a member of the JMJ board, Father McDonnell is joined by fellow Oblate priest and seminary resident, Father Joseph Sibilano, and Father Brian Van Fossen, pastor of the Diocesan parish communities of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Hunlock Creek, and Saint Faustina Kowalska, Nanticoke.įrom their seminary home, which they share with the Saint Joseph Oblates Chapel, JMJ provides a live audio broadcast of the chapel’s daily noon Mass. “All of this comes with a huge price tag,” Ed and Carol Ann noted, “but our board of directors gave its unanimous approval to purchase this translator to ensure the long-term future of JMJ Catholic Radio.” The new station has the capability to reach more than 320,000 listeners spanning the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre market, the Southern Tier of New York state, and well into the Scranton Diocese, including the Poconos and Hazleton areas. ![]() “With God’s help,” they indicated, a purchase agreement was entered into with a new translator that will now allow JMJ Catholic Radio to broadcast on a much more powerful station - 104.5 FM - beginning on Feb. We also would not want to be tied into a lease again if possible.”Īs far as Ed and Carol Ann are concerned, the whole ordeal was a blessing in disguise. “Without a translator our coverage area would be extremely limited. “We were totally shocked and disappointed by this news,” Ed said. However, the translator’s owner recently notified the Niewinskis the lease would not be renewed. The recent development coincides with JMJ’s 15 th anniversary of broadcasting the “Good News,” which it will celebrate on March 19 - the Feast of Saint Joseph.Īccording to station owners Ed Niewinski, who also serves as president, and his wife, Carol Ann, JMJ had been broadcasting on both 750 AM and 98.9 FM, covering the Scranton and Wilkes-Barre listening areas via a leased translator. LAFLIN - JMJ Radio, the only Catholic radio station serving northeastern Pennsylvania and the Diocese of Scranton, has begun 2023 facing new challenges and opportunities to reach more faithful, as it moves up the FM dial from 98.9 to 104.5. Parish Partnerships – Cluster and Deanery Planning.Parish Pastoral and Finance Council Formation.Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation.Ministries for Persons with Disabilities.Third Order and Associations of the Lay Faithful.Other Catholic Long Term Care Facilities.Additional Catholic and Diocesan Organizations.Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia. ![]()
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