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Moody Radio
TypeRadio network
Country
United States
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), Dan Craig (Manager of Programming)
Coverage
AvailabilityUnited States
Links
Websitehttp://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.

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 State FCC info
WMBV 91.9 FM Dixons Mills Alabama Template:FMQ
WRNF 89.5 FM Selma Alabama Template:FMQ
WMFT 88.9 FM Tuscaloosa Alabama Template:FMQ
WRMB 89.3 FM Boynton Beach Florida Template:FMQ
WHGN 91.9 FM Crystal River Florida Template:FMQ
WKES 91.1 FM Lakeland Florida Template:FMQ
WSOR 90.9 FM Naples Florida Template:FMQ
WKZM 104.3 FM Sarasota Florida Template:FMQ
WMBI-FM[a] 90.1 FM Chicago Illinois Template:FMQ
WDLM 960 AM East Moline Illinois Template:AMQ
WDLM-FM 89.3 FM East Moline Illinois Template:FMQ
WRPU 1470 AM Anderson Indiana Template:AMQ
WGNR-FM 97.9 FM Anderson Indiana Template:FMQ
WFOF 90.3 FM Covington Indiana Template:FMQ
WIWC 91.7 FM Kokomo Indiana Template:FMQ
WMBL 88.1 FM Mitchell Indiana Template:FMQ
WHPL 89.9 FM West Lafayette Indiana Template:FMQ
WJSO 90.1 FM Pikeville Kentucky Template:FMQ
WGNB 89.3 FM Zeeland Michigan Template:FMQ
WMBU 89.1 FM Forest Mississippi Template:FMQ
KSPL 90.9 FM Kalispell Montana Template:FMQ
KMBN 89.7 FM Las Cruces New Mexico Template:FMQ
WVMU 91.7 FM Ashtabula Ohio Template:FMQ
WCRF-FM 103.3 FM Cleveland Ohio Template:FMQ
WVML 90.5 FM Millersburg Ohio Template:FMQ
WVMS 89.5 FM Sandusky Ohio Template:FMQ
WVME 91.9 FM Meadville Pennsylvania Template:FMQ
WVMN 90.1 FM New Castle Pennsylvania Template:FMQ
WCDC 950 AM Moncks Corner South Carolina Template:AMQ
WMBW 88.9 FM Chattanooga Tennessee Template:FMQ
WMKW 89.3 FM Crossville Tennessee Template:FMQ
WFCM-FM 91.7 FM Murfreesboro Tennessee Template:FMQ
KMLW 88.3 FM Moses Lake Washington Template:FMQ
KMBI-FM 107.9 FM Spokane Washington Template:FMQ
KMWY 91.1 FM Jackson Wyoming Template:FMQ

Notes:

  1. ^ Flagship station

Translators

Call sign Frequency
(MHz) 		City of license State FCC info
K203CH 88.5 Juneau Alaska Template:FMQ
K204CE 88.7 Clifton Arizona Template:FMQ
K216FX 91.1 Mena Arkansas Template:FMQ
W263AH 100.5 Fort Pierce Florida Template:FMQ
W218BB 91.5 Okeechobee Florida Template:FMQ
W212AC 90.3 Stuart Florida Template:FMQ
K220EO 91.9 Hilo Hawaii Template:FMQ
K217FR 91.3 Bonners Ferry Idaho Template:FMQ
K279CN 103.7 Kamiah Idaho Template:FMQ
K265AP 100.9 Lewiston Idaho Template:FMQ
K213BN 90.5 Orofino Idaho Template:FMQ
W211AQ 90.1 Freeport Illinois Template:FMQ
W211BZ 90.1 Galena Illinois Template:FMQ
W210AV 89.9 Mitchell Indiana Template:FMQ
K214BC 90.7 Burlington Iowa Template:FMQ
W272AL 102.3 Fairfield Iowa Template:FMQ
K211AB 90.1 Libby Montana Template:FMQ
K208EF 89.5 Missoula Montana Template:FMQ
K212AO 90.3 Thompson Falls Montana Template:FMQ
K205DP 88.9 Winnemucca Nevada Template:FMQ
W219AZ 91.7 Gallipolis Ohio Template:FMQ
K203FE 88.5 Tahlequah Oklahoma Template:FMQ
K234AD 94.7 Enterprise Oregon Template:FMQ
K243AA 96.5 Union Oregon Template:FMQ
W299CY 107.7 Charleston South Carolina Template:FMQ
K261CH 100.1 Carpenter South Dakota Template:FMQ
K211FQ 90.1 Gettysburg South Dakota Template:FMQ
K213CL 90.5 Huron South Dakota Template:FMQ
K208FM 89.5 Pierre South Dakota Template:FMQ
W217CD 91.3 Dyersburg Tennessee Template:FMQ
W211CD 90.1 Johnson City Tennessee Template:FMQ
W254CK 98.7 Nashville Tennessee Template:FMQ
K215AD 90.9 Chelan Washington Template:FMQ
K282AA 104.3 Kennewick Washington Template:FMQ
K217ER 91.3 Pateros Washington Template:FMQ
K207DC 89.3 Tonasket Washington Template:FMQ
K264BF 100.7 Wenatchee Washington Template:FMQ

References

  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. 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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