LifeTalk Radio

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LifeTalk Radio
Type Radio network
Branding "LifeTalk Radio"
Country United States
Availability International, through broadcast stations and translators
Slogan "Connecting People with Christ!"
Owner The North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Launch date
March 1992
Webcast Listen Here
Official website
http://www.lifetalk.net/

LifeTalk Radio is a network of over 100 radio stations featuring Christian music, Christian talk and teaching, and other religious programming.[1][2] Its headquarters are in Riverside, California.[3] LifeTalk Radio is the only radio network owned by the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church,[4] and is a ministry of the Adventist Media Center.[5][6]

History

In 1991, LifeTalk Radio was founded by Paul Moore, in Yakima, Washington.[4][7] In 2000, the network's headquarters moved to Vonore, Tennessee.[4] In October 2001, Moore was given the Society of Adventist Communicators' "Award of Pioneering Innovation" for creating the network.[8][9] In 2002, Moore retired as president of LifeTalk Radio, and was replaced by Phil Follett.[4][7] On July 15, 2004, Steven Gallimore became president of LifeTalk Radio, and the network moved its headquarters to Collegedale, Tennessee later that year.[10] In 2011, LifeTalk Radio moved its headquarters to Simi Valley, California.[11] By 2015, the network's headquarters had been moved to Riverside, California.[3][12]

LifeTalk Radio's first radio station, KSOH in Yakima, Washington, began broadcasting in March 1992.[13] The station was launched with an "interactive talk radio" format, airing Christian talk programming.[13] In 1996, LifeTalk Radio purchased and launched several additional stations.[1][14] In 2000, the network was heard on 15 stations,[15] 8 of which were owned by the network.[16] By 2004, LifeTalk Radio was airing on 35 stations,[17] by 2005 it was airing on 65 stations,[18] and by 2008 the network was airing on 70 stations.[19] By 2015, the network was airing on over 100 stations.[20]

Stations

LifeTalk Radio is heard on over 100 full-time and part-time affiliates in the United States, along with 8 additional affiliates internationally.[20] LifeTalk Radio also streams through Roku.[21]

Owned and operated stations

 United States
City of license State Call sign Frequency
Tok  Alaska KUDU 91.9 FM
Albuquerque  New Mexico KSVA 920 AM
Ellensburg  Washington KCSH 88.9 FM
Yakima  Washington KSOH 89.5 FM

Translators

Call sign Frequency
(MHz)
City of license FCC info
W217AW 91.3 Dalton, GA FCC
K220GX 91.9 The Dalles, OR FCC
K217EI 91.3 Scio, OR FCC
W220CO 91.9 Carbondale, PA FCC
W253BO 98.5 Collegedale, TN FCC

Full time affiliates

 United States
City of license State Call sign Frequency
Wrangell  Alaska KWRG-LP 99.9 FM
Arroyo Grande  California KWOL-LP 103.7 FM
Paradise  California KRGR-LP 101.3 FM
Pueblo  Colorado KTPJ-LP 105.9 FM
Tallahassee  Florida WFSD-LP 107.9 FM
Albany  Georgia WSRD-LP 93.1 FM
Calhoun  Georgia WLOJ-LP 102.9 FM
Hanapepe  Hawaii KZZV 94.3 FM
Kamiah  Idaho KMEI-LP 97.3 FM
Canton  Illinois WLSE 103.3 FM
Carpentersville  Illinois WWTG 88.1 FM
Shelbyville  Indiana WSHI-LP 98.5 FM
Thayer  Kansas KTHA-LP 100.5 FM
Berrien Springs  Michigan WSFT-LP 105.5 FM
Marshall  Michigan WMLY-LP 93.1 FM
Blackduck  Minnesota WYNJ 89.5 FM
Cambridge  Minnesota WUSG-LP 88.7 FM
Hibbing  Minnesota WHPJ 88.7 FM
Hinckley  Minnesota WYSG-LP 96.3 FM
Sebeka  Minnesota KOPJ 89.3 FM
Warroad  Minnesota KOLJ-FM 91.7 FM
Sullivan  Missouri KSLN-LP 95.9 FM
Choteau  Montana KETI-LP 95.5 FM
Missoula  Montana KWLY-LP 104.9 FM
Glens Falls  New York WBLN-LP 104.9 FM
Kingston  New York WKHV-LP 103.9 FM
Charlotte  North Carolina WGFY 1480 AM
Elizabethtown  North Carolina WDJD-LP 93.7 FM
Dickinson   North Dakota KPAR-LP 103.3 FM
Coquille  Oregon KLYF-LP 100.7 FM
La Grande  Oregon KFYL-LP 94.3 FM
Madras  Oregon KMAB-LP 99.3 FM
Tillamook  Oregon KGLS-LP 99.1 FM
Pierre  South Dakota KPGN-LP 105.1 FM
Cookeville  Tennessee WJNU-LP 96.9 FM
Savannah  Tennessee WDNX 89.1 FM
Vonore  Tennessee WTRL-LP 95.1 FM
Killeen  Texas KJHV-LP 96.3 FM
Killeen  Texas KHSP-LP 104.5 FM
Killeen  Texas KHTL-LP 104.7 FM
Tappahannock  Virginia WXTR 89.9 FM
Colville  Washington KEIT-LP 100.7 FM
Walla Walla  Washington KLRF 88.5 FM
Clear Lake  Wisconsin WPGR-LP 105.7 FM

Translators

Call sign Frequency
(MHz)
City of license FCC info
W250BK 97.9 Chatsworth, GA FCC
K209FH 89.7 Grangeville, ID FCC
W282BS 104.3 Peoria, IL FCC
K228EW 93.5 Bemidji, MN FCC
K250AP 97.9 Pierre, SD FCC
W234AW 94.7 Pulaski, TN FCC

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Jack Nash, "New Christian Radio Launched in Louisville", Southern Tidings, May 1996. pp. 10-11. Accessed August 18, 2015
  2. Program Schedule, LifeTalk Radio, Accessed August 18, 2015
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Contact LifeTalk Radio", LifeTalk Radio. Accessed August 18, 2015
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Paul Moore, President of LifeTalk Radio, Retires", Adventist Review, (2002) Accessed August 18, 2015
  5. Newsbreak, Adventist Review, August 22, 1996. p. 21. Accessed August 18, 2015
  6. Organization, Adventist Media Center. Accessed August 18, 2015
  7. 7.0 7.1 Cyril Miller, "Paul Moore's Retirement Celebrated", Southern Tidings, June 2002. p. 20. Accessed August 18, 2015
  8. Sheila Elwin, "Creating Relationships, Communicating Christ", Southern Tidings, November 2001. p. 22. Accessed August 17, 2015
  9. Mark A. Kellner, "Adventist Communicators Conference: 'Communicating Christ'", Adventist News Network, October 15, 2001. Accessed August 18, 2015
  10. News Notes, Adventist Review, (2004) Accessed August 18, 2015
  11. Jacquie Biloff, "Life Talk Radio Moves to California; Officials Cite Reorganization", Dakota Conference of Seventh Day Adventists, January 20, 2011. Internet Archive. Archived July 19, 2011. Accessed August 18, 2015
  12. Contact LifeTalk Radio, LifeTalk Radio. Internet Archive. Archived November 12, 2014. Accessed August 19, 2015
  13. 13.0 13.1 Cindy Chamberlin, "Yakima Radio Station Targets Talk Audience", North Pacific Union Conference Gleaner, Volume 87, Number 20, November 2, 1992. Accessed August 19, 2015
  14. "For the Record", Broadcasting & Cable, September 2, 1996. p. 75. Accessed August 19, 2015
  15. "Letters From Listeners", Adventist Review, January 6, 2000. p. 45 Accessed August 19, 2015
  16. "Radio Business", Radio & Records, Issue Number 1332, January 7, 2000. p. 6. Accessed August 19, 2015
  17. "New Radio Stations Go On-the-Air . . . !", Carolina Action, Volume IV, 2004. p. 5. Accessed August 19, 2015
  18. Typeline, Review and Herald Publications, Volume 21, Number 12, June 16, 2005. p. 1. Accessed August 19, 2015
  19. Adventist Review, Volume 185, Issues 1-18, (2008) p. 33
  20. 20.0 20.1 LifeTalk Radio: Stations, LifeTalk Radio. Accessed August 17, 2015
  21. "Now Streaming to 10 Million Homes on Roku", LifeTalk Radio. Accessed August 18, 2015

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