NGEN Radio (stands for Now Generation Radio) is a

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and pop station based in Houston, Texas. NGEN plays artists like NF,

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Tori Kelly Victoria Loren Kelly (born December 14, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter, and voice actress. She first gained recognition after posting videos on YouTube as a teenager, and made it through to Hollywood week on the ninth season of ''Americ ...

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Andy Mineo Andrew Aaron Mineo (born April 17, 1988), is an American Christian hip hop artist, producer, music executive, and video director based in New York City. He is signed to Reach Records and his creative initiative Miner League. In addition to ...

Needtobreathe Needtobreathe (stylized as NEEDTOBREATHE) is an American rock band from Seneca, South Carolina. The band is composed of Bear Rinehart (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Seth Bolt (backing vocals, bass), Josh Lovelace (backing vocals, keys), Randall H ...

, KB,

Gawvi Gabriel Alberto Azucena who goes by the stage name GAWVI, formerly G-Styles, is an American Christian hip hop artist and music producer, formerly for Reach Records. He was born on September 23, 1988 in the Bronx, New York. He has released three ...

, Bizzle and

TobyMac Toby McKeehan (born Kevin Michael McKeehan; October 22, 1964), better known by his stage name TobyMac (styled tobyMac or TOBYMAC), is an American contemporary Christian music singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He was first known f ...

, with remixes of

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artists. NGEN is a sister station of 89.3 KSBJ, a contemporary Christian station. On February 24, 2016, the

KSBJ Educational Foundation KSBJ is a non-commercial Contemporary Christian music radio station based in Humble, Texas, broadcasting on 89.3 MHz FM in the Greater Houston area. KSBJ is owned and operated by Hope Media Group (formerly KSBJ Educational Foundation). KS ...

(now Hope Media Group) announced it was purchasing KUHA, formerly a

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station, from the

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for $10 million. This gave NGEN a city-grade analog FM signal for the first time. KUHA went

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on July 15, 2016, in preparation for NGEN's launch on 91.7, while changing its call sign to KXNG. KXNG eventually launched the format on August 8, 2016. In 2021, Hope Media Group announced that the NGEN programming would become exclusive to digital platforms, with NGEN's stations adopting a new Spanish

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format, branded as Vida Unida. On June 27, 2022, Hope Media Group announced that it will combine NGEN Radio and Way Now on July 15.

Final Stations

KHVU KHVU (91.7 FM, "Vida Unida 91.7") is a non-commercial radio station in Houston, Texas. It is owned by Hope Media Group, which owns Christian AC-formatted KSBJ, and airs a Spanish-language Christian adult contemporary radio format. The studios an ...

(91.7 FM) Houston **K226AE (93.1 FM) College Station **K217GB (91.3 FM) Houston near

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KVUD KVUD (89.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Christian adult contemporary music format. Licensed to Bay City, Texas, United States, the station is currently owned by the KSBJ Educational Foundation. KVUD broadcasts in HD radio, with ...

(89.5 FM) Bay City *KVUJ (91.1 FM) Lake Jackson *

KWUP KSBJ is a non-commercial Contemporary Christian music radio station based in Humble, Texas, broadcasting on 89.3 MHz FM in the Greater Houston area. KSBJ is owned and operated by Hope Media Group (formerly KSBJ Educational Foundation). KS ...

(92.5 FM HD2) Navasota **K259AH (99.7 FM) Brenham

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