Moody Radio

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Moody Radio
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Type Radio network
Country
United States
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)
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's scheduled broadcast from performing that day. 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.

In 1958, MBI expanded into a network when it 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., primarily in the South and Midwest. 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
WMBV91.9 FM Dixons Mills Alabama FCC (WMBV)
WRNF89.5 FM Selma Alabama FCC (WRNF)
WMFT88.9 FM Tuscaloosa Alabama FCC (WMFT)
WRMB89.3 FM Boynton Beach Florida FCC (WRMB)
WHGN 91.9 FM Crystal River Florida FCC (WHGN)
WKES 91.1 FM Lakeland Florida FCC (WKES)
WSOR 90.9 FM Naples Florida FCC (WSOR)
WKZM 104.3 FM Sarasota Florida FCC (WKZM)
WMBI-FM [a] 90.1 FM Chicago Illinois FCC (WMBI-FM)
WDLM 960 AM East Moline Illinois FCC (WDLM)
WDLM-FM89.3 FM East Moline Illinois FCC (WDLM-FM)
WGNR 1470 AM Anderson Indiana FCC (WGNR)
WGNR-FM 97.9 FM Anderson Indiana FCC (WGNR-FM)
WFOF90.3 FM Covington Indiana FCC (WFOF)
WIWC91.7 FM Kokomo Indiana FCC (WIWC)
WMBL88.1 FM Mitchell Indiana FCC (WMBL)
WHPL89.9 FM West Lafayette Indiana FCC (WHPL)
WJSO90.1 FM Pikeville Kentucky FCC (WJSO)
WGNB89.3 FM Zeeland Michigan FCC (WGNB)
WMBU89.1 FM Forest Mississippi FCC (WMBU)
KSPL90.9 FM Kalispell Montana FCC (KSPL)
KMBN89.7 FM Las Cruces New Mexico FCC (KMBN)
WVMU 91.7 FM Ashtabula Ohio FCC (WVMU)
WCRF-FM 103.3 FM Cleveland Ohio FCC (WCRF-FM)
WVML 90.5 FM Millersburg Ohio FCC (WVML)
WVMS 89.5 FM Sandusky Ohio FCC (WVMS)
WVME 91.9 FM Meadville Pennsylvania FCC (WVME)
WVMN 90.1 FM New Castle Pennsylvania FCC (WVMN)
WCDC 950 AM Moncks Corner South Carolina FCC (WCDC)
WMBW 88.9 FM Chattanooga Tennessee FCC (WMBW)
WMKW 89.3 FM Crossville Tennessee FCC (WMKW)
WFCM-FM91.7 FM Murfreesboro Tennessee FCC (WFCM-FM)
KMLW88.3 FM Moses Lake Washington FCC (KMLW)
KMBI-FM107.9 FM Spokane Washington FCC (KMBI-FM)
KMWY91.1 FM Jackson Wyoming FCC (KMWY)

Notes:

Translators

Call sign Frequency
(MHz)		 City of license StateFCC info
K203CH88.5 Juneau Alaska FCC (K203CH)
K204CE88.7 Clifton Arizona FCC (K204CE)
K216FX91.1 Mena Arkansas FCC (K216FX)
W263AH100.5 Fort Pierce Florida FCC (W263AH)
W208BZ89.5 Okeechobee Florida FCC (W208BZ)
W212AC90.3 Stuart Florida FCC (W212AC)
K220EO91.9 Hilo Hawaii FCC (K220EO)
K217FR91.3 Bonners Ferry Idaho FCC (K217FR)
K279CN103.7 Kamiah Idaho FCC (K279CN)
K265AP100.9 Lewiston Idaho FCC (K265AP)
K213BN90.5 Orofino Idaho FCC (K213BN)
W211AQ90.1 Freeport Illinois FCC (W211AQ)
W211BZ90.1 Galena Illinois FCC (W211BZ)
W210AV89.9 Mitchell Indiana FCC (W210AV)
K214BC90.7 Burlington Iowa FCC (K214BC)
W272AL102.3 Fairfield Iowa FCC (W272AL)
K211AB90.1 Libby Montana FCC (K211AB)
K208EF89.5 Missoula Montana FCC (K208EF)
K212AO90.3 Thompson Falls Montana FCC (K212AO)
K205DP88.9 Winnemucca Nevada FCC (K205DP)
W219AZ91.7 Gallipolis Ohio FCC (W219AZ)
K203FE88.5 Tahlequah Oklahoma FCC (K203FE)
K234AD94.7 Enterprise Oregon FCC (K234AD)
K243AA96.5 Union Oregon FCC (K243AA)
W299CY107.7 Charleston South Carolina FCC (W299CY)
K261CH100.1 Carpenter South Dakota FCC (K261CH)
K211FQ90.1 Gettysburg South Dakota FCC (K211FQ)
K213CL90.5 Huron South Dakota FCC (K213CL)
K208FM89.5 Pierre South Dakota FCC (K208FM)
W217CD91.3 Dyersburg Tennessee FCC (W217CD)
W211CD90.1 Johnson City Tennessee FCC (W211CD)
W254CK98.7 Nashville Tennessee FCC (W254CK)
K215AD90.9 Chelan Washington FCC (K215AD)
K282AA104.3 Kennewick Washington
K217ER91.3 Pateros Washington FCC (K217ER)
K207DC89.3 Tonasket Washington
K264BF100.7 Wenatchee Washington FCC (K264BF)

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. July 16, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  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.
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