Moody Radio

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Moody Radio
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Type Radio network
Country
Motto From the Word. To Life.
Ownership
Owner Moody Bible Institute
Key people
Wes Ward (Vice President of Broadcasting) Collin G. Lambert (Former Vice President of Broadcasting), Doug Hastings (Former Vice President of Broadcasting), Dan Craig (Manager of Programming)
Coverage
AvailabilityUnited States
Links
Website http://www.moodyradio.org/

Moody Radio is one of the largest Christian radio networks in the United States. Located in downtown Chicago, Moody Radio has 71 owned and operated stations [1] and hundreds of affiliates and outlets that carry all or part of its programming. It is owned by the Moody Bible Institute.

Contents

The network airs a variety of programming directed primarily toward a Christian audience. The format features local morning drives, teaching and national talk programming, plus specially selected Christian music.

History

WMBI, the flagship station of Moody Radio, got its start seemingly by accident. A violent storm in October 1925 prevented the talent for WGES scheduled broadcast from performing on the radio. This opened the door for two cornet-playing Moody Bible Institute students, who happened to be on-site and could fill the time slot. Few would have thought this "chance-encounter" would result in a weekly show and less than a year later help to launch WMBI, the first noncommercial educational and religious radio station. [2] Despite changing technology, audiences and formats, the station maintained a familiar presence on the air for over eight decades.

This station was just the beginning of what would come to be known as Moody Radio. In 1958, MBI purchased WCRF in Cleveland, Ohio, and shortly thereafter, WDLM in Moline, Illinois. These purchases were the catalyst for a network that would grow to include 36 stations in the continental U.S. By the end of the 1960s, the network's potential audience had increased to 30 million listeners. In 1982, Moody Radio began a satellite-fed network enabling communications across America.

In 2019, Moody Radio put three of its AM stations up for sale. The company announced that the proceeds from the sale would be put towards furthering the expansion of Moody Radio with added digital and online content in both English and Spanish. [3]

Programs

Moody Radio provides biblical programming 24 hours a day. Some of the most popular and award-winning programs include: Equipped with Chris Brooks, Chris Fabry Live!, In the Market with Janet Parshall , and Open Line with Dr. Michael Rydelnik. [4] From 11pm CT until 5am CT, Music Thru the Night is broadcast. From 1982 until his retirement in 2014, Mike Kellogg hosted the program. [5] It is currently hosted by Bill Maier.

Owned & operated stations

The following stations are owned and operated by Moody Radio. [1]

Full-powered stations

Call sign Frequency City of license StateFCC info
WMBV 91.9 FM Dixons Mills Alabama FCC
WRNF 89.5 FM Selma Alabama FCC
WMFT 88.9 FM Tuscaloosa Alabama FCC
WRMB89.3 FM Boynton Beach Florida FCC
WHGN 91.9 FM Crystal River Florida FCC
WKES 91.1 FM Lakeland Florida FCC
WSOR 90.9 FM Naples Florida FCC
WKZM 104.3 FM Sarasota Florida FCC
WMBI-FM [lower-alpha 1] 90.1 FM Chicago Illinois FCC
WDLM 960 AM East Moline Illinois FCC
WDLM-FM 89.3 FM East Moline Illinois FCC
WGNR 1470 AM Anderson Indiana FCC
WGNR-FM 97.9 FM Anderson Indiana FCC
WFOF90.3 FM Covington Indiana FCC
WIWC91.7 FM Kokomo Indiana FCC
WMBL88.1 FM Mitchell Indiana FCC
WHPL 89.9 FM West Lafayette Indiana FCC
WJSO90.1 FM Pikeville Kentucky FCC
WGNB 89.3 FM Zeeland Michigan FCC
WMBU89.1 FM Forest Mississippi FCC
KSPL 90.9 FM Kalispell Montana FCC
KMBN89.7 FM Las Cruces New Mexico FCC
WVMU 91.7 FM Ashtabula Ohio FCC
WCRF-FM 103.3 FM Cleveland Ohio FCC
WVML 90.5 FM Millersburg Ohio FCC
WVMS 89.5 FM Sandusky Ohio FCC
WVME 91.9 FM Meadville Pennsylvania FCC
WVMN 90.1 FM New Castle Pennsylvania FCC
WCDC 950 AM Moncks Corner South Carolina FCC
WMBW 88.9 FM Chattanooga Tennessee FCC
WMKW 89.3 FM Crossville Tennessee FCC
WFCM-FM91.7 FM Murfreesboro Tennessee FCC
KMLW 88.3 FM Moses Lake Washington FCC
KMBI-FM 107.9 FM Spokane Washington FCC
KMWY 91.1 FM Jackson Wyoming FCC

Notes:

Translators

Call sign Frequency
(MHz)
City of license StateFCC info
K203CH88.5 Juneau Alaska FCC
K204CE88.7 Clifton Arizona FCC
K216FX91.1 Mena Arkansas FCC
W263AH100.5 Fort Pierce Florida FCC
W208BZ89.5 Okeechobee Florida FCC
W212AC90.3 Stuart Florida FCC
K220EO91.9 Hilo Hawaii FCC
K217FR91.3 Bonners Ferry Idaho FCC
K279CN103.7 Kamiah Idaho FCC
K265AP100.9 Lewiston Idaho FCC
K213BN90.5 Orofino Idaho FCC
W211AQ90.1 Freeport Illinois FCC
W211BZ90.1 Galena Illinois FCC
W210AV89.9 Mitchell Indiana FCC
K214BC90.7 Burlington Iowa FCC
W272AL102.3 Fairfield Iowa FCC
K211AB90.1 Libby Montana FCC
K208EF89.5 Missoula Montana FCC
K212AO90.3 Thompson Falls Montana FCC
K205DP88.9 Winnemucca Nevada FCC
W219AZ91.7 Gallipolis Ohio FCC
K203FE88.5 Tahlequah Oklahoma FCC
K234AD94.7 Enterprise Oregon FCC
K243AA96.5 Union Oregon FCC
W299CY107.7 Charleston South Carolina FCC
K261CH100.1 Carpenter South Dakota FCC
K211FQ90.1 Gettysburg South Dakota FCC
K213CL90.5 Huron South Dakota FCC
K208FM89.5 Pierre South Dakota FCC
W217CD91.3 Dyersburg Tennessee FCC
W211CD90.1 Johnson City Tennessee FCC
W254CK98.7 Nashville Tennessee FCC
K215AD90.9 Chelan Washington FCC
K282AA104.3 Kennewick Washington FCC
K217ER91.3 Pateros Washington FCC
K207DC89.3 Tonasket Washington FCC
K264BF100.7 Wenatchee Washington FCC

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References

  1. 1 2 Stations Moody Radio. Accessed September 14, 2012
  2. Vincent, James. The MBI Story: The Vision and Worldwide Impact of Moody Bible Institute. Moody Publishers, Chicago, 2011. page 20
  3. "Moody Radio Puts Three AMs Up For Sale, Including Historic Chicago Flagship". Insideradio.com. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  4. Programs Moody Radio. Accessed September 14, 2012
  5. Nicole Johnson (February 26, 2015). "Mike Kellogg Inducted Into NRB Hall of Fame". Charismanews. Retrieved July 29, 2017.