Orthodox Christian Network Offers Premier Radio Program
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN NETWORK OFFERS PREMIER RADIO PROGRAM TO A NEW GENERATION
For Immediate Release
For more information contact:
Charles Powell, Director of Development
877-273-2348
Ft.Lauderdale(April 4) – Orthodox Christian Network is joining in on the growing phenomenon of “podcasting”.
Almost 22 million Americans own MP3 players like the Apple IPod and
over 6 million of them have downloaded and listened to programs using
their players. (April 2005, Pew Internet & American Life
Project)That is why a growing number of media producers are making
their radio programs available for these MP3 players on their web
sites. Just like the VCR and TiVo have changed the viewing habits of TV
watchers, so the ability to have your favorite radio program available
to you whenever you want will change the way people listen to radio.
OCN now makes the premier Orthodox Christian radio program, Come
Receive The Light, available for download to an MP3 player. This means
that a listener can now download the weekly Orthodox Christian radio
program and then share that program with others. Rev. Dr. Christopher
Metropulos, founder and executive director of OCN, states “One of our
primary goals is to share joy, hope, and salvation in Jesus Christ with
our young people, especially college students leaving home for the
first time. We want them to stay connected to the Church and one of the
best ways to do this is to use the technology they are already using
to keep them focused on Christ while they are away from home.”
82 million Americans have used the internet for spiritual and religious
purposes, and the use of “podcasting” is a natural extension to
syndicate media programming to this growing audience of religious
seekers.
Listeners can go to the Come Receive The Light web site at
www.receive.org and click on the Podcast and RSS feed sections of the
menu. From there you will have all the information you need to download
the weekly program, the weekly newsletter, and a daily Orthodox
devotional from Dynamis to your handheld device or your computer.You
will need a special computer program to read this download, but there
are a few suggested places to get this program on the web site.
OCN is committed to making the voice of Orthodox Christianity heard in
America. It is a religious perspective that will enrich and enhance the
culture and faith of this nation.
Come Receive TheLightis the flagship radio program of Orthodox
Christian Network (OCN) and is dedicated to spreading joy, hope and
salvation in Jesus Christ while exploring Orthodox Christianity in
contemporary society.
Orthodox Christian Networks is headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale,
Floridaand is a commissioned agency of SCOBA (The Standing Conference
of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas) and a member of the
National Religious Broadcasters. Visit us at www.receive.org.
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