Moody Radio

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
United States
AvailabilityUnited States
MottoFrom the Word. To Life.
OwnerMoody Bible Institute
Key people
Collin G. Lambert (Vice President of Broadcasting), Doug Hastings (General Manager), Dan Craig (Manager of Programming), George Economos (Director of Radio Marketing and Affiliate Relations), Ray Hashley (Regional Manager Northern Region), Pierre Chestang (Regional Manager Southern Region), Dr. Jennifer Epperson (Director of Research and Learning), Elsa Mazon (Manager of Spanish Programming)
Official website
http://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

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] In spite of changing technology, audiences and formats, the station has 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.

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 Kurt Goff LIVE.[3] From midnight until morning, Music Thru the Night is broadcast. From 1982 until his retirement in 2014, Mike Kellogg hosted the program.[4] It is currently hosted by Roger Basick.[5]

Owned & operated stations

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

Call sign Frequency City of license State FCC info
WMBV91.9 FMDixons MillsAlabamaFCC
WRNF89.5 FMSelmaAlabamaFCC
WMFT88.9 FMTuscaloosaAlabamaFCC
K204CE88.7 FMCliftonArizonaFCC
K216FX91.1 FMMenaArkansasFCC
WRMB89.3 FMBoynton BeachFloridaFCC
WHGN91.9 FMCrystal RiverFloridaFCC
W263AH100.5 FMFort PierceFloridaFCC
WKES91.1 FMLakelandFloridaFCC
WSOR90.9 FMNaplesFloridaFCC
W218BB91.5 FMOkeechobeeFloridaFCC
WKZM104.3 FMSarasotaFloridaFCC
W212AC90.3 FMStuartFloridaFCC
K220EO91.9 FMHiloHawaiiFCC
K217FR91.3 FMBonners FerryIdahoFCC
K279CN103.7 FMKamiahIdahoFCC
K265AP100.9 FMLewistonIdahoFCC
K213BN90.5 FMOrofinoIdahoFCC
WMBI1110 AMChicagoIllinoisFCC
WMBI-FM90.1 FMChicagoIllinoisFCC
WDLM960 AMEast MolineIllinoisFCC
WDLM-FM89.3 FMEast MolineIllinoisFCC
W211AQ90.1 FMFreeportIllinoisFCC
W211BZ90.1 FMGalenaIllinoisFCC
WGNR1470 AMAndersonIndianaFCC
WGNR-FM97.9 FMAndersonIndianaFCC
WFOF90.3 FMCovingtonIndianaFCC
WIWC91.7 FMKokomoIndianaFCC
WMBL88.1 FMMitchellIndianaFCC
W210AV89.9 FMMitchellIndianaFCC
WHPL89.9 FMWest LafayetteIndianaFCC
K214BC90.7 FMBurlingtonIowaFCC
W272AL102.3 FMFairfieldIowaFCC
WJSO90.1 FMPikevilleKentuckyFCC
WGNB89.3 FMZeelandMichiganFCC
WMBU89.1 FMForestMississippiFCC
KSPL90.9 FMKalispellMontanaFCC
K211AB90.1 FMLibbyMontanaFCC
K208EF89.5 FMMissoulaMontanaFCC
K212AO90.3 FMThompson FallsMontanaFCC
K205DP88.9 FMWinnemuccaNevadaFCC
KMBN89.7 FMLas CrucesNew MexicoFCC
WVMU91.7 FMAshtabulaOhioFCC
WCRF-FM103.3 FMClevelandOhioFCC
W219AZ91.7 FMGallipolisOhioFCC
WVML90.5 FMMillersburgOhioFCC
WVMS89.5 FMSanduskyOhioFCC
K203FE88.5 FMTahlequahOklahomaFCC
K234AD94.7 FMEnterpriseOregonFCC
K243AA96.5 FMUnionOregonFCC
WVME91.9 FMMeadvillePennsylvaniaFCC
WVMN90.1 FMNew CastlePennsylvaniaFCC
W299CY107.7 FMCharlestonSouth CarolinaFCC
WCDC950 AMMoncks CornerSouth CarolinaFCC
K298BI107.5 FMCarpenterSouth DakotaFCC
K261CH100.1 FMCarpenterSouth DakotaFCC
K211FQ90.1 FMGettysburgSouth DakotaFCC
K213CL90.5 FMHuronSouth DakotaFCC
K208FM89.5 FMPierreSouth DakotaFCC
WMBW88.9 FMChattanoogaTennesseeFCC
WMKW89.3 FMCrossvilleTennesseeFCC
W217CD91.3 FMDyersburgTennesseeFCC
W211CD90.1 FMJohnson CityTennesseeFCC
WFCM-FM91.7 FMMurfreesboroTennesseeFCC
W254CK98.7 FMNashvilleTennesseeFCC
WYJV710 AMSmyrnaTennesseeFCC
K215AD90.9 FMChelanWashingtonFCC
K282AA104.3 FMKennewickWashingtonFCC
KMLW88.3 FMMoses LakeWashingtonFCC
K217ER91.3 FMPaterosWashingtonFCC
KMBI-FM107.9 FMSpokaneWashingtonFCC
K207DC89.3 FMTonasketWashingtonFCC
K264BF100.7 FMWenatcheeWashingtonFCC
KMWY91.1 FMJacksonWyomingFCC
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gollark: Anyway, everyone's subjective music taste except mine is entirely wrong, obviously.
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References
  1. 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. Programs Moody Radio. Accessed September 14, 2012
  4. Nicole Johnson (February 26, 2015). "Mike Kellogg Inducted Into NRB Hall of Fame". Charismanews. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  5. "Music Thru The Night", Moody Radio].
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