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), 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
WMBV91.9 FMDixons MillsAlabamaFCC
WRNF89.5 FMSelmaAlabamaFCC
WMFT88.9 FMTuscaloosaAlabamaFCC
WRMB89.3 FMBoynton BeachFloridaFCC
WHGN91.9 FMCrystal RiverFloridaFCC
WKES91.1 FMLakelandFloridaFCC
WSOR90.9 FMNaplesFloridaFCC
WKZM104.3 FMSarasotaFloridaFCC
WMBI-FM[lower-alpha 1]90.1 FMChicagoIllinoisFCC
WDLM960 AMEast MolineIllinoisFCC
WDLM-FM89.3 FMEast MolineIllinoisFCC
WRPU1470 AMAndersonIndianaFCC
WGNR-FM97.9 FMAndersonIndianaFCC
WFOF90.3 FMCovingtonIndianaFCC
WIWC91.7 FMKokomoIndianaFCC
WMBL88.1 FMMitchellIndianaFCC
WHPL89.9 FMWest LafayetteIndianaFCC
WJSO90.1 FMPikevilleKentuckyFCC
WGNB89.3 FMZeelandMichiganFCC
WMBU89.1 FMForestMississippiFCC
KSPL90.9 FMKalispellMontanaFCC
KMBN89.7 FMLas CrucesNew MexicoFCC
WVMU91.7 FMAshtabulaOhioFCC
WCRF-FM103.3 FMClevelandOhioFCC
WVML90.5 FMMillersburgOhioFCC
WVMS89.5 FMSanduskyOhioFCC
WVME91.9 FMMeadvillePennsylvaniaFCC
WVMN90.1 FMNew CastlePennsylvaniaFCC
WCDC950 AMMoncks CornerSouth CarolinaFCC
WMBW88.9 FMChattanoogaTennesseeFCC
WMKW89.3 FMCrossvilleTennesseeFCC
WFCM-FM91.7 FMMurfreesboroTennesseeFCC
KMLW88.3 FMMoses LakeWashingtonFCC
KMBI-FM107.9 FMSpokaneWashingtonFCC
KMWY91.1 FMJacksonWyomingFCC

Notes:

Translators

Call sign Frequency
(MHz)
City of license State FCC info
K203CH88.5JuneauAlaskaFCC
K204CE88.7CliftonArizonaFCC
K216FX91.1MenaArkansasFCC
W263AH100.5Fort PierceFloridaFCC
W208BZ89.5OkeechobeeFloridaFCC
W212AC90.3StuartFloridaFCC
K220EO91.9HiloHawaiiFCC
K217FR91.3Bonners FerryIdahoFCC
K279CN103.7KamiahIdahoFCC
K265AP100.9LewistonIdahoFCC
K213BN90.5OrofinoIdahoFCC
W211AQ90.1FreeportIllinoisFCC
W211BZ90.1GalenaIllinoisFCC
W210AV89.9MitchellIndianaFCC
K214BC90.7BurlingtonIowaFCC
W272AL102.3FairfieldIowaFCC
K211AB90.1LibbyMontanaFCC
K208EF89.5MissoulaMontanaFCC
K212AO90.3Thompson FallsMontanaFCC
K205DP88.9WinnemuccaNevadaFCC
W219AZ91.7GallipolisOhioFCC
K203FE88.5TahlequahOklahomaFCC
K234AD94.7EnterpriseOregonFCC
K243AA96.5UnionOregonFCC
W299CY107.7CharlestonSouth CarolinaFCC
K261CH100.1CarpenterSouth DakotaFCC
K211FQ90.1GettysburgSouth DakotaFCC
K213CL90.5HuronSouth DakotaFCC
K208FM89.5PierreSouth DakotaFCC
W217CD91.3DyersburgTennesseeFCC
W211CD90.1Johnson CityTennesseeFCC
W254CK98.7NashvilleTennesseeFCC
K215AD90.9ChelanWashingtonFCC
K282AA104.3KennewickWashingtonFCC
K217ER91.3PaterosWashingtonFCC
K207DC89.3TonasketWashingtonFCC
K264BF100.7WenatcheeWashingtonFCC

References

  1. 1 2 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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