Monday
At 7, the Town Council will hold a hybrid meeting with members in the studio.
Tuesday
At 7 p.m., the School Committee will also hold a hybrid meeting with members in the studio.
Wednesday
At 6:30 p.m., the Division 3 Warriors girls’ volleyball team will face off in a match against the Division 1 Belmont Marauders. WCAT will provide coverage. This game will not be livestreamed but will be uploaded to WCAT’s YouTube channel as soon as possible.
Friday
At 6:30, the Warriors girls’ volleyball team with return to action with a game against the Division 2 Melrose Red & White. WCAT’s crew will provide coverage. This game will not be livestreamed but will be uploaded to WCAT’s YouTube channel as soon as possible.
Programming
Beacon Hill updates
WCAT continues to provide a scaled-down version of Bob Katzen’s “Beacon Hill Roll Call” on its website and social media platforms on a weekly basis. These posts reflect the votes of Senator Jason Lewis and Representatives Kate Lipper-Garabedian and Donald Wong on various bills and, occasionally, information regarding roll call attendance and other pertinent information. The complete “Beacon Hill Roll Call” appears weekly in the Wakefield Daily Item.
Public Service Announcements (“PSAs”)
For several months now, WCAT, working with the town, has produced PSAs/News segments related to important town events and happenings to further inform residents of valuable information. WCAT encourages local groups and business members to submit information for PSAs to highlight their activities and upcoming events that may be of interest to the public.
“The Item Minute”
WCAT, collaborating with the Wakefield Daily Item, continues this once-a-week segment, “The Item Minute.” This series is hosted by Wakefield Memorial High School student intern Cavan Hill and will run across social media platforms in short vertical formats such as Reels and YouTube Shorts. Full horizontal versions will also air on the channel.
Mailing WCAT
Due to the construction of the new high school, WCAT has changed its mailing address. Please address mail to WCAT, P.O. Box 1708, Wakefield, MA 01880.
To view the weekly programing schedule on the government and public channels go to Schedules – Wakefield Community Access TV (wcatwakefield.org)
Religious services
Each week, WCAT airs religious services of several local churches on the Public Channels (Verizon-40, Comcast-9, or RCN-3).
The WCAT member churches regularly re-broadcasting their services are Emmanuel Episcopal Church, First Baptist Church of Wakefield, First Parish Congregational Church, Greater River Church and St. Joseph Church. That’s 23 services total weekly which is a great use of public access TV. All of these churches conduct the filming and provide the link to WCAT.  Contact the church or Barbara Worley if you would like the specific schedule.
WCAT also airs Crossroads Christian Church of Peabody because one of the pastors is a Wakefield resident. Additionally, we also air First Baptist Church of Woburn (which started during Covid and hasn’t stopped), and we air Good News with Bill Robinson and Learning the Bible with John Gouvalaris. Those last two are aired late at night.
On WCAT’s website you can learn about all aspects of the station, review membership benefits, and evaluate sponsorship opportunities for your business. You can also search for WCATWakefield on YouTube. www.youtube.com/user/wcatwakefield to subscribe, view past meetings, public service announcements, and sporting events.
Follow WCAT on Facebook (Wakefield Community Access TV), Instagram (wcattv), and YouTube (WCATWakefield).
For more information about programming opportunities, volunteering, membership, podcasts, sponsorships, or a tour of the studio please call 781-224-0300 or email info@wcat.tv.
WCAT programming can viewed on RCN (channel 3 – public and channel 13 – government), RCN HD (channel 613 – public and channel 614 – government), Comcast (channel 9 – public and channel 22 – government), and Verizon (channel 40 – public and channel 42 – government).
