Moody Radio is one of the largest Christian radio networks in the United States. Located in downtown Chicago, Moody Radio has 56 owned and operated stations and translatorsStations Moody Radio. Accessed September 14, 2012 and hundreds of affiliates and outlets that carry all or part of its programming. It is owned by the Moody Bible Institute.
The network offers programming for a Christian audience, including local drives, teaching, national talk, and 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.Vincent, James. The MBI Story: The Vision and Worldwide Impact of Moody Bible Institute. Moody Publishers, Chicago, 2011. page 20 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 January 1980, WDLM-FM signed on the air as the 11th station operated by Moody Radio. 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.
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.Programs Moody Radio. Accessed September 14, 2012 From 11pm CT until 5am CT, Music Thru the Night is broadcast. From 1982 until his retirement in 2014, Mike Kellogg hosted the program. It is currently hosted by Bill Maier.
Owned & operated stations The following stations are owned and operated by Moody Radio.
Full-powered stations Call sign Frequency City of license State FCC info WMBV 91.9 FM Dixons Mills Alabama WRNF 89.5 FM Selma Alabama WMFT 88.9 FM Tuscaloosa Alabama WRMB 89.3 FM Boynton Beach Florida WHGN 91.9 FM Crystal River Florida WKES 91.1 FM Lakeland Florida WSOR 90.9 FM Naples Florida WKZM 104.3 FM Sarasota Florida WMBI-FM 90.1 FM Chicago Illinois WDLM 960 AM East Moline Illinois WDLM-FM 89.3 FM East Moline Illinois WGNR 1470 AM Anderson Indiana WGNR-FM 97.9 FM Anderson Indiana WFOF 90.3 FM Covington Indiana WIWC 91.7 FM Kokomo Indiana WMBL 88.1 FM Mitchell Indiana WHPL 89.9 FM West Lafayette Indiana WJSO 90.1 FM Pikeville Kentucky WGNB 89.3 FM Zeeland Michigan WMBU 89.1 FM Forest Mississippi KSPL 90.9 FM Kalispell Montana KMBN 89.7 FM Las Cruces New Mexico WVMU 91.7 FM Ashtabula Ohio WCRF-FM 103.3 FM Cleveland Ohio WVML 90.5 FM Millersburg Ohio WVMS 89.5 FM Sandusky Ohio WVME 91.9 FM Meadville Pennsylvania WVMN 90.1 FM New Castle Pennsylvania WCDC 950 AM Moncks Corner South Carolina WMBW 88.9 FM Chattanooga Tennessee WMKW 89.3 FM Crossville Tennessee WFCM-FM 91.7 FM Murfreesboro Tennessee KMLW 88.3 FM Moses Lake Washington KMBI-FM 107.9 FM Spokane Washington
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Translators Call sign Frequency(MHz) City of license State FCC info K203CH 88.5 Juneau Alaska K216FX 91.1 Mena Arkansas W263AH 100.5 Fort Pierce Florida W208BZ 89.5 Okeechobee Florida W212AC 90.3 Stuart Florida K220EO 91.9 Hilo Hawaii W211AQ 90.1 Freeport Illinois W210AV 89.9 Mitchell Indiana K214BC 90.7 Burlington Iowa K208EF 89.5 Missoula Montana K203FE 88.5 Tahlequah Oklahoma K234AD 94.7 Enterprise Oregon W299CY 107.7 Charleston South Carolina K261CH 100.1 Carpenter South Dakota K211FQ 90.1 Gettysburg South Dakota K213CL 90.5 Huron South Dakota K208FM 89.5 Pierre South Dakota W217CD 91.3 Dyersburg Tennessee W211CD 90.1 Johnson City Tennessee W254CK 98.7 Nashville Tennessee K215AD 90.9 Chelan Washington K264BF 100.7 Wenatchee Washington
References
External links Moody Radio Official Site