Wednesday
WCAT will begin setting up in downtown Wakefield in order to film the Independence Day festivities.
Thursday
WCAT staff, interns, and volunteers will provide coverage of the 4th of July parade from in front of the Americal Civic Center as parade participants march down Main Street.
Stay tuned for announcements regarding WCAT’s podcasting camps which will be held in conjunction with the Boys and Girls Club with one camp later in July and the second in August.
Programming
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.
Movies by the Lake
Movies by the Lake is in its 9th year. The following contributors have provided funding: Multiplatinum Contributors (all four movies) are The Savings Bank and The Lakeside Inn. Other sponsors include Kids’ Test Kitchen, Burbank YMCA, Main St. Grille & Taphouse, Tom and Jen Boettcher (with a matching grant from Dell Technologies), First Parish Congregational Church, The Gingerbread Construction Co.; Wakefield Rotary, The Farmland, The Scholarship Foundation, and Friends of Lake Quannapowitt.
WCAT could not host the movies which will be shown beginning next week on July 11, followed by July 18 and 25 and August 1 without this support. It costs $2,700 to put on each movie night which includes a 32 foot movie screen with quad sound, licensing for each movie, movie posters, and a Wakefield Police detail. For information on being a contributor, e-mail Barbara.worley@wcat.tv or call 781-224-0300. Donations also welcome (perhaps with matching grants!) – mail to WCAT P. O. Box 1708 or donate on www.wcatwakefield.org.
“The Item Minute”
WCAT, collaborating with the Wakefield Daily Item, will continue a once-a-week (until September) 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).
