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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.5, N0.23
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
MEDIA PURCHASING UPDATE
JUNE 10, 1983
Much has been going on in the Media Purchasing area in the past several
months, and it's time to bring you all up-to-date on the progress.
United States
In the U.S., 28 new TV stations have been added since January. Along with
seven sister stations, these purchases bring the station total to 192.
About one-half of the stations added are replacements for less popular out
lets.
Radio buying continues to be sluggish, due to a continuing lack of oppor
tunity in most major markets. We have, however, added five new radio sta
tions since January. Your concern about this lack of availability would be
appreciated. (Listings of TV and radio stations added since January follow
this report.)
International
It's on the international front that the most exciting activity has been
taking place. We are currently holding offers from Hong Kong Television-�a
30 minute slot following the news on Sunday evening--as well as an amazing
possibility in Rome where an English language channel has offered us 7 p.m.
on Sunday. Together with another Italian offer on TV Monte Carlo for late
Sunday evening, these opportunities point to some interesting times ahead.
TV Monte Carlo reaches a large portion of industrial Northern Italy by
cable. Mr. Carn Catherwood, Regional Director for God's Work in Italian
speaking areas, is presently working on an Italian subtitled version of
"The World Tomorrow."
On a recent trip to the Caribbean with Regional Director Mr. Stan Bass, I
was able to discuss TV options in Barbados and Trinidad.
Though both
countries exert government control over broadcasting, the response was very
favorable and we now await a final decision. Once again, your prayers and
concern that the people of these lands would be able to hear God's message
are most important.
Incidentally, Church growth in the Caribbean is very encouraging.
In
Barbados, Mr. Arnold Hampton has baptized 62 people in 15 months.
In
Jamaica, since the TV program began earlier this year, there has been a
dramatic surge in interest from the general public. The Bahamas, too, has
opened up TV time to us after a long period of barring all religious broad
casts.
Reader's Digest
Finally, some really good news on the print side of Media Purchasing. About
18 months ago, the brethren in Pasadena began to pray for a couple of major
opportunities for God's Work. One was WTBS--a TV superstation in the U.S.
reaching 25 million homes by cable, and the other was READER'S DIGEST--the
world's largest circulation magazine with 31 million copies sold monthly.