Catholic Radio 540AM is happy to introduce a NEW PROGRAM just for kids! Every Monday and Thursday starting September 11th, join Nicole Swannack as she reads stories to our children following the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3pm. To follow along with the lessons, each child will be given an opportunity to complete a weekly work of mercy that accompanies the story. This means putting our Faith into action!

With enrollment Divine Mercy Radio will send each child quarterly Kids' Club kits that include:

- Catholic calendars for kids

- Weekly Works of Mercy challenge cards

- Stickers for accomplishing Good Works

- A custom Prayer Journal

- How to Pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy for kids

- Bedtime prayer card

Jesus said,

"Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

On August 27, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of Saint Monica, whose holy example and devout intercession led to one of the most wonderful conversions in Church history. We invite you to celebrate this feast day with us!

Join our new novena program

Starting this Monday August 7th after the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3pm.

Thank you very much to all of our Donors, Volunteers, Hosts, Guests, and Listeners who made our Recent Spring Pledge Drive such a success! If you would like to become part of this important mission of quenching Jesus's thirst for souls - you can do so at any time by submitting your donation on our website. Visit www.catholic540.org and use the red donate button at the top of the page. All gifts are tax deductible. I look forward to working along side you, my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, to bring the Hope, Love and Beauty of the Catholic Faith to our community.

In St. John's story of the Samaritan woman at the well, Christ challenges us to turn away from the "wells" that can never bring fulfillment, and to accept the grace He freely offers. This Pledge Drive, join DMR in offering this same gift to listeners across our state to save souls for Him!

Join us on April 16th, Divine Mercy Sunday, as we say Goodbye to our long-time Executive Director and Foundress, Cecelia Flanary, burn our mortgage (that will finally be paid off), introduce our new Executive Director, Melissa Savage and most importantly give thanks to God for His many blessings on this radio apostolate and our friends and supporters who make Catholic radio possible.

As we begin Ash Wednesday 2023 and proceed on our Lenten Journey leading us to Easter on April 9th, listen to Catholic 540-AM Divine Mercy Radio for great discussions, advice, prayers and friendly support!

And if you have friends who need insight and direction on Lent, Easter or actually anything Catholic, tell them about the free, always-on spiritual resource that is Catholic 540-AM.

North Carolina's Right to Life Saturday, held January 14th in Raleigh, was recently featured in a story on the national newscast EWTN News In Depth.

EWTN News correspondent Mark Irons covered both the Mass for Life at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral as well as the Rally and March for Life at Halifax Mall on January 14th.

Irons' interviews included discussions with Bishop Luis Rafael Zarama of the Diocese of Raleigh, Dr. Bill Pincus, president of North Carolina Right to Life and members of the non-profit Pro Life Triangle.

Catholic 540-AM Divine Mercy Radio broadcasted live from the 2023 Mass for Life as well as the Rally and March for Life on Right to Life Saturday in Raleigh.

Happy 4th Anniversary to AM-540!!!

Years previously, Divine Mercy Radio had purchased time on other radio stations and then had two Low-Power (LP) FM stations (that broadcast about 3 miles in any direction).

That all changed in 2019!

Eastern and Central North Carolina's 100% Pro-Life Catholic radio station produced another great day of live broadcasting during Right to Life Saturday on January 14th.

Raleigh's Catholic 540-AM Divine Mercy Radio and Charlotte's AM-1270 Carolina Catholic Radio will again join forces along the North Carolina Catholic Radio Network to bring listeners North Carolina Right to Life Saturday on January 14th.

Catholic 540-AM Divine Mercy Radio is pleased to honor Catholic Answers Live in celebration of the radio program's 25th Anniversary!!

Catholic Answers Live, hosted by Cy Kellett, is a daily, two-hour, call-in radio program dedicated to Catholic apologetics and evangelization.

Following the December 31, 2022 death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, live & special EWTN Radio coverage of his passing will impact regularly scheduled programming on Catholic 540-AM Divine Mercy Radio.

These radio schedule changes will be fluid (as with any breaking news) so we will update our valued listeners as quickly as possible, up through the funeral Mass of Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday, January 5th.

We will update listeners here on our website and via our social media channels.

You can follow Divine Mercy Radio (click the links to go to our pages) on FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM & TWITTER.

Pope Benedict XVI, pray for us.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2022

2:00 PM The Life of Pope Benedict XVI

4:00 PM Live Holy Hour with the MFVA Friars

MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 2023

8:00 AM Mass for the Repose of the Soul of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

9:00 AM Live from Irondale-Rosary for the Repose of the Soul of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

3:00 PM Live from Irondale-Holy Hour for the Repose of the Soul of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2023

9:00 AM Rosary for the Repose of the Soul of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI *

* Regularly Scheduled EWTN Program Will Be Joined In Progress

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2023

8:00 AM Daily Mass From EWTN Chapel

9:00 AM Rosary for the Repose of the Soul of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI *

12:00 PM Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Special LIVE from Rome *

* Regularly Scheduled EWTN Programs Will Be Joined In Progress

THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2023

2:00 AM Mother Angelica: From the Heart

2:30 AM The Funeral Mass of Pope Benedict XVI, LIVE from the Vatican

12:00PM Mass of Thanksgiving for the life of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI LIVE from the
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington DC *

* Regularly Scheduled EWTN Program Will Be Joined In Progress

RALEIGH, NC - December 31, 2022 -- Bishop Luis Raphael Zarama of the Catholic Diocese of Raleigh released this statement following the death of Pope Benedict XVI:

Please join the Prayer Warriors of Catholic 540-AM Divine Mercy Radio across the Diocese of Raleigh in praying for the repose of the soul of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who passed away today at 9:34 am (CET) in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican.

Requiescat in pace.

Catholic 540-AM Divine Mercy Radio held another successful Pledge Drive November 2, 3 & 4, all thanks to so many generous donors, guests and volunteers!

Help keep Catholic radio on the air in Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill...basically all across eastern and central North Carolina...by listening to and donating to our Fall 2022 Divine Mercy Radio Pledge Drive.

Let us continue to "Light The Way" for those looking to establish or growth their Catholic faith!!

From Wednesday, November 2^nd (All Souls Day) through Friday, November 4^th we will have great co-hosts and guests live on-air, with the main focus being to secure tens of thousands of dollars in donations to keep Catholic 540-AM Divine Mercy Radio on the air.

(RALEIGH, NC – October 5, 2022) --- North Carolina’s largest Catholic radio station, Catholic 540-AM Divine Mercy Radio in Raleigh, NC (WETC-AM) received EWTN Global Catholic Radio’s top honor for radio production during the radio network’s affiliate conference in Phoenix, AZ on September 30^th.

Catholic radio for eastern and central North Carolina was honored recently by the world’s largest Catholic radio network.

Catholic 540-AM Divine Mercy Radio was honor for its 5^th year as an affiliate of EWTN Radio, which itself is celebrating its 30^th anniversary in 2022.

Divine Mercy Radio began it’s EWTN affiliation with its low-powered FM stations (LPFM) in Cary, NC and Wake Forest, NC.

On February 4, 2019, WETC-AM began broadcasting as Catholic 540-AM Divine Mercy Radio. The stations are licensed to Wendell-Zebulon, North Carolina.

North Carolina’s largest Catholic radio station, Catholic 540-AM Divine Mercy Radio in Raleigh, attended the EWTN Global Catholic Radio Affiliate Conference in September.