Tuesday
WCAT member The Friends of Lake Quannapowitt will hold their board meeting in the conference room.
Wednesday
At 11:30 a.m., the Youth Council will hold a hybrid meeting with most members expected to be in the studio.
Thursday
At 4:30 p.m., WCAT will cover the varsity boys’ volleyball match against the Division 1 Lexington Minutemen. This game will not be livestreamed but will be uploaded to WCAT’s YouTube channel following the game.
Friday
At 4 p.m., WCAT and the Boys and Girls Club of Wakefield will host the first Wakefield eSports Tournament featuring League of Legends. The tournament will be livestreamed and broadcast on cable.
“The Item Minute”
WCAT, collaborating with the Wakefield Daily Item, continues their
twice-weekly 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.
Parking
Parking for WCAT and Wakefield Memorial High School will be impacted during construction of the new high school. Please visit the project website for updated information at https://wakefieldmhsproject.com/
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.
Movies by the Lake
WCAT is excited to host the popular Movies by the Lake series for the ninth year. An average of 300-350 area residents come together as WCAT again turns the Lower Common on Lake Quannapowitt into a large outdoor movie theater on Thursday nights this summer. Movie dates will be July 11, 18, and 25 and August 1. August 8 will be the rain date (only one movie).
To view the weekly programing schedule on the government and public channels go to Schedules – Wakefield Community Access TV (wcatwakefield.org)
Each week, WCAT airs religious services of several local churches on the Public Channels (Verizon-40, Comcast-9, or RCN-3). New WCAT member Emmanuel Episcopal Church will join this group by airing four services each week: Sunday at 12:30 p.m. (prior week’s services), Wednesday at 8 p.m., Friday at 4 p.m., and Saturday at 5 p.m.
Programming
Public Service Announcements (“PSAs”)
WCAT, working with the town, has begun producing PSAs/News segments related to important town events and happenings to further inform residents of valuable information. Recent PSAs have included an update on the Nahant Street “Pit” hours, sought participants for the Galvin Middle School’s “Spring into Action” clean-up and covered a request for help with the 4th of July Parade. These segments are broadcast as well as uploaded to YouTube and posted to Facebook.
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).
