Johannesburg, South Africa, Sep 15, 2011 / 01:09 am
The Catholic community in South Africa is celebrating the news that after 11 years, Catholic station Radio Veritas has been granted a license to air.
“The news of being granted this license has filled us with an indescribable joy and messages of congratulations have not stopped streaming in,” said Father Emil Blaser, a Dominican priest who has spearheaded the effort since 2000.
“We have waited so long and tried every means possible to get on air,” he added.
Fr. Blaser said that over the last 11 years, the station has engaged in public hearings, conducted market research, streamed online, and knocked “on government and international doors” in an effort to be granted a frequency for broadcasting.