Katolícke noviny Catholic weekly: founded 155 years ago, print run: 90,000 Èajka e Svetlo – Monthly for youth 16,000 copies; Hlasy z missií (On the Missions) Radio Lumen 24 hours Catholic radio station Slovak Radio (public radio) has a special department for religious programmes: each Sunday it broadcasts Mass: audience 600,000; each morning 5 min. spiritual reflection audience 400,000; Frequency “M”, aimed at youth, audience 70,000. Public television has its own department for religious programmes; 2% of entire programming is dedicated to religious transmissions. 5-6 Masses on major feast days also broadcast live, plus transmissions of Urbi et Orbi and the Via Crucis from Rome. The Bishops’ Conference also possesses its own TV studio, LUX Communication, which produces programmes for public TV, videocasettes, CDs, youth programme (UM), and ALFA documentaries on leading Christian personalities. In Slovakia 21 publishing houses have been established since 1989; of these at least four are of national importance.
