Far East Broadcasting Company
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| Founded: | 1945 |
| First broadcast: | June 4, 1948 |
| Daily broadcasts: | 650+ hours |
| Languages: | 149 |
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FEBC Hmong Radio |
Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC) is an international radio network that airs Christian programs in 149 languages. Broadcasts are aired from shortwave, mediumwave (AM), and FM transmitters located throughout the world.
The organization also works to meet the physical needs of its listeners by providing scholarships, holding marriage seminars, and distributing items such as seedlings (helping a family grow their own food) and bicycles (transportation for students or pastorss).
Although many listeners live in very remote locations, FEBC receives more than 850,000 listener responses in the form of visits to the station, letters, text messages, phone calls and emails.
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[edit] FEBC's Mission
FEBC's Mission[1] is to develop radio programming and deliver it to listeners in such a way that they move toward Jesus Christ and into His Kingdom, that they know Him as Saviour, Lord, and King, follow His teaching, and live in obedience to Him as His servants, and as members of a local body of believers.
[edit] History
FEBC 's history [2] dates back to the close of World War II, when countless soldiers were returning from the conflict in the Pacific, newly aware of the great spiritual needs of Asia.
John Broger and Bob Bowman were among those who felt called by God to set up a radio ministry in Asia even before the war. They envisioned a ministry that would bring the Gospel to millions of people in Asia. One country especially was in their hearts: China.
Incorporated in 1945, FEBC's very first broadcast was aired from a station in Shanghai. But this was short-lived. By early 1948 all mission work in China was winding down and an alternative site was sought.
John Broger searched Asia for a likely place to relocate FEBC's radio ministry and decided on the Philippines. Ideally located in the South China Sea, the Philippines had much to offer.
The Philippines at that time was newly independent from the USA and was more than willing for FEBC to establish its operations there. The first broadcast went on air in Manila on June 4, 1948 over local station KZAS (now known as DZAS).
International broadcasts to China started the following year and have since expanded to cover most of Southeast Asia, as well as Russia. FEBC’s sister company, Feba Radio, broadcast programs in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
FEBC currently operates a total of 41 AM and FM stations worldwide and also broadcast international programs in 149 languages via short wave radio from two major transmitter sites - several locations in the Philippines and one in Saipan (15°16′12″N 145°47′52″E / 15.2701°N 145.7979°E).
[edit] Statement of Faith
[1] FEBC is an extradenominational radio ministry enterprise for the sole purpose of taking the Good News to the world by radio. In so doing, it seeks to cooperate with and support existing missionary efforts and the ministry of the greater body of Christ worldwide.
FEBC believes that Gospel radio ministry should present a consistent message for the edification of others. Cooperation in such an enterprise as this may be achieved and maintained only by loyalty to a common and positive agreement in the broadcast message. In Christ we have fellowship with Evangelical denominations and missionary groups, and base our cooperation upon the following great truths of the Bible.
[edit] FEBC Stations in the Philippines
| Branding | Call-Sign | Frequency | Power (kw) | Location |
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| 702 DZAS | DZAS | 702 kHz | 50 kW | Metro Manila |
| 98.7 DZFE The Master's Touch | DZFE | 98.7 MHz | 20 kW | Metro Manila |
| 1143 DZMR Santiago | DZMR | 1143 kHz | 10 kW | Santiago, Isabela |
| 1125 DWAS Legazpi | DWAS | 1125 kHz | 5 kW | Legazpi |
| 1233 DYVS Bacolod | DYVS | 1233 kHz | 10 kW | Bacolod |
| 98.7 DYFR Cebu | DYFR | 98.7 MHz | 10 kW | Cebu |
| 1116 DXAS Zamboanga | DXAS | 1116 kHz | 5 kW | Zamboanga |
| 1197 DXFE Davao | DXFE | 1197 kHz | 5 kW | Davao |
| 1062 DXKI Koronadal | DXKI | 1062 kHz | 5 kW | Koronadal |
[edit] FEBC Partners & Links
DZAS - FEBC Stations in the Philippines
DYFR - FM Station in Cebu City, Philippines
Feba Radio - FEBC's sister company in the United Kingdom
FEBC Australia
FEBC China
FEBC Hmong Radio
FEBC Hong Kong
FEBC Indonesia
FEBC International
FEBC Japan
FEBC Korea
FEBC Liangyou
Mien Radio
Wind FM Mongolia
FEBC Philippines
Feba Singapore
FEBC Taiwan
FEBC Thailand
Nguon Song Radio Vietnam Feba Radio
[edit] References
[edit] Sources
Eyes Beyond the Horizon by Eleanor Bowman with Susan Titus ISBN 0-8407-7235-1
Far East Broadcasting Company
FEBC International
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