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LifeTalk Radio is a network of over 200 radio stations featuring Christian music,
Christian talk and teaching Christian radio is a Christian media radio format that focus on programming with a Christian message. Many such broadcasters play contemporary Christian music, though many programs include sermons, radio dramas, as well as news and talk programm ...
, and other religious programming.Jack Nash,
New Christian Radio Launched in Louisville
, ''Southern Tidings'', May 1996. pp. 10-11. Accessed August 18, 2015
Its headquarters are in Riverside, California.Contact LifeTalk Radio
, ''LifeTalk Radio''. Accessed August 18, 2015
LifeTalk Radio is the only radio network owned by the North American Division of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, and ...
,Paul Moore, President of LifeTalk Radio, Retires
, ''
Adventist Review The General Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists is the governing organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Its headquarters is located in Silver Spring, Maryland and oversees the church in directing its various divisions and ...
'', (2002) Accessed August 18, 2015
and is a ministry of the Adventist Media Center.


History

In 1991, LifeTalk Radio was founded by Paul Moore, in Yakima, Washington.Cyril Miller,
Paul Moore's Retirement Celebrated
, ''Southern Tidings'', June 2002. p. 20. Accessed August 18, 2015
In 2000, the network's headquarters moved to Vonore, Tennessee. In October 2001, Moore was given the Society of Adventist Communicators' "Award of Pioneering Innovation" for creating the network. In 2002, Moore retired as president of LifeTalk Radio, and was replaced by Phil Follett. On July 15, 2004, Steven Gallimore became president of LifeTalk Radio, and the network moved its headquarters to Collegedale, Tennessee later that year. In 2011, LifeTalk Radio moved its headquarters to Simi Valley, California. By 2015, the network's headquarters had been moved to Riverside, California. LifeTalk Radio's first radio station, KSOH in Yakima, Washington, began broadcasting in March 1992.Cindy Chamberlin,
Yakima Radio Station Targets Talk Audience
, North Pacific Union Conference Gleaner, Volume 87, Number 20, November 2, 1992. Accessed August 19, 2015
The station was launched with an "interactive talk radio" format, airing Christian talk programming. In 1996, LifeTalk Radio purchased and launched several additional stations. In 2000, the network was heard on 15 stations, 8 of which were owned by the network. By 2004, LifeTalk Radio was airing on 35 stations, by 2005 it was airing on 65 stations, and by 2008 the network was airing on 70 stations. By 2015, the network was airing on over 100 stations.LifeTalk Radio: Stations
''LifeTalk Radio''. Accessed August 17, 2015


Stations

LifeTalk Radio is heard on over 77 full-time and part-time affiliates in the United States, along with 113 additional affiliates internationally. LifeTalk Radio also streams through Roku.Now Streaming to 10 Million Homes on Roku
, ''LifeTalk Radio''. Accessed August 18, 2015


Owned and operated stations


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