Columbus, Ohio, Aug 1, 2005 / 22:00 pm
Catholics in the Diocese of Columbus finally have Catholic radio. St. Gabriel Radio Inc., launched the region's first Catholic radio station Monday.
Marysville's WUCO-AM (1270) was formerly a country music station.
Its mission is to “to evangelize, to educate fellow Catholics about their faith and to teach people the truth," said St. Gabriel Radio president Chris Gabrelcik in a press release.
St. Gabriel Radio is based in Mt. Gilead and was established as a nonprofit corporation. It plans to build a studio in Lexington and is negotiating to lease a station in Columbus.