Moody Radio

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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.

Moody Radio
TypeRadio network
Country
MottoFrom the Word. To Life.
Ownership
OwnerMoody 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
Websitehttp://www.moodyradio.org/

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

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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

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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

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

Full-powered stations

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Call sign Frequency City of license State FCC info
WMBV 91.9 FM Dixons Mills Alabama FCC (WMBV)
WRNF 89.5 FM Selma Alabama FCC (WRNF)
WMFT 88.9 FM Tuscaloosa Alabama FCC (WMFT)
WRMB 89.3 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-FM 89.3 FM East Moline Illinois FCC (WDLM-FM)
WGNR 1470 AM Anderson Indiana FCC (WGNR)
WGNR-FM 97.9 FM Anderson Indiana FCC (WGNR-FM)
WFOF 90.3 FM Covington Indiana FCC (WFOF)
WIWC 91.7 FM Kokomo Indiana FCC (WIWC)
WMBL 88.1 FM Mitchell Indiana FCC (WMBL)
WHPL 89.9 FM West Lafayette Indiana FCC (WHPL)
WJSO 90.1 FM Pikeville Kentucky FCC (WJSO)
WGNB 89.3 FM Zeeland Michigan FCC (WGNB)
WMBU 89.1 FM Forest Mississippi FCC (WMBU)
KSPL 90.9 FM Kalispell Montana FCC (KSPL)
KMBN 89.7 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-FM 91.7 FM Murfreesboro Tennessee FCC (WFCM-FM)
KMLW 88.3 FM Moses Lake Washington FCC (KMLW)
KMBI-FM 107.9 FM Spokane Washington FCC (KMBI-FM)
KMWY 91.1 FM Jackson Wyoming FCC (KMWY)

Notes:

Translators

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Call sign Frequency
(MHz)
City of license State FCC info
K203CH 88.5 Juneau Alaska FCC (K203CH)
K204CE 88.7 Clifton Arizona FCC (K204CE)
K216FX 91.1 Mena Arkansas FCC (K216FX)
W263AH 100.5 Fort Pierce Florida FCC (W263AH)
W208BZ 89.5 Okeechobee Florida FCC (W208BZ)
W212AC 90.3 Stuart Florida FCC (W212AC)
K220EO 91.9 Hilo Hawaii FCC (K220EO)
K217FR 91.3 Bonners Ferry Idaho FCC (K217FR)
K279CN 103.7 Kamiah Idaho FCC (K279CN)
K265AP 100.9 Lewiston Idaho FCC (K265AP)
K213BN 90.5 Orofino Idaho FCC (K213BN)
W211AQ 90.1 Freeport Illinois FCC (W211AQ)
W211BZ 90.1 Galena Illinois FCC (W211BZ)
W210AV 89.9 Mitchell Indiana FCC (W210AV)
K214BC 90.7 Burlington Iowa FCC (K214BC)
W272AL 102.3 Fairfield Iowa FCC (W272AL)
K211AB 90.1 Libby Montana FCC (K211AB)
K208EF 89.5 Missoula Montana FCC (K208EF)
K212AO 90.3 Thompson Falls Montana FCC (K212AO)
K205DP 88.9 Winnemucca Nevada FCC (K205DP)
W219AZ 91.7 Gallipolis Ohio FCC (W219AZ)
K203FE 88.5 Tahlequah Oklahoma FCC (K203FE)
K234AD 94.7 Enterprise Oregon FCC (K234AD)
K243AA 96.5 Union Oregon FCC (K243AA)
W299CY 107.7 Charleston South Carolina FCC (W299CY)
K261CH 100.1 Carpenter South Dakota FCC (K261CH)
K211FQ 90.1 Gettysburg South Dakota FCC (K211FQ)
K213CL 90.5 Huron South Dakota FCC (K213CL)
K208FM 89.5 Pierre South Dakota FCC (K208FM)
W217CD 91.3 Dyersburg Tennessee FCC (W217CD)
W211CD 90.1 Johnson City Tennessee FCC (W211CD)
W254CK 98.7 Nashville Tennessee FCC (W254CK)
K215AD 90.9 Chelan Washington FCC (K215AD)
K282AA 104.3 Kennewick Washington
K217ER 91.3 Pateros Washington FCC (K217ER)
K207DC 89.3 Tonasket Washington
K264BF 100.7 Wenatchee Washington FCC (K264BF)

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
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