Northern Christian Radio, Inc is a not-for-profit organization that operates

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FM radio stations in Northern Michigan. Northern Christian Radio is based in

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. Northern Christian Radio's studios are located on highway M-32 east of Gaylord. In the early 1980s a group of Christian men began to explore the possibility of starting a Christian radio station for

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. Through their efforts, Northern Christian Radio, Incorporated was formed, and

WPHN WPHN is a radio station licensed to Gaylord, Michigan broadcasting on 90.5 FM. WPHN airs a format consisting of Christian contemporary music with some Christian talk and teaching, and is the flagship station of The Promise FM. The station serve ...

went on the air on Easter Sunday in 1985.Northern Christian Radio: a quarter century of good news on the air
''Petoskey News''. March 30, 2010. Accessed December 28, 2012

The Promise FM

Northern Christian Radio's main network changed its name from "Northern Christian Radio" to The Promise FM in November 2009. The Promise FM programs a mix of Christian adult contemporary music. The Promise FM network includes

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WOLW WOLW is a radio station licensed to Cadillac, Michigan broadcasting on 91.1 FM. WOLW airs a format consisting of Christian contemporary music and Christian talk and teaching as an affiliate of The Promise FM, and is owned by Northern Christian R ...

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WTHN WTHN is a radio station licensed to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan broadcasting on 102.3 FM. WTHN airs a format consisting of Christian contemporary music and Christian talk and teaching as an affiliate of The Promise FM, and is owned by Northern ...

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WQHN WQHN (100.9 FM, "The Promise FM") is a radio station in East Jordan, Michigan. Broadcasting a Christian radio, Christian format, the station is owned by Northern Christian Radio. History WQHN began broadcasting on June 25, 1989 with the call sig ...

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, and two translators located in

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and

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. The Promise FM is a reporter to

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' Christian Soft AC/Inspirational playlist panel, reporting under the calls of WOLW, its station in Cadillac.Christian Radio Station Links
R&R - Radio & Records, Inc. Accessed December 28, 2012

Sacred Favorites Radio

Sacred Favorites Radio was a network which aired traditional Christian

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s as well as some

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 ...

programs, such as Thru the Bible with

J. Vernon McGee John Vernon McGee (June 17, 1904 – December 1, 1988) was an American ordained Presbyterian minister, pastor, Bible teacher, theologian, and radio minister. Biography Childhood, education, and early ministry McGee was born in Hillsboro, Tex ...

Back to the Bible Back to the Bible is an international Christian ministry based in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. History Founded in 1939 by Theodore H. Epp on radio station KFOR (AM) in Lincoln, Nebraska, Back to the Bible expanded by supporting missionarie ...

with

Woodrow Kroll Woodrow Michael Kroll (born October 21, 1944) is an evangelical preacher and radio host. He was the president and Bible teacher for the international ''Back to the Bible'' radio and television ministry. He was president of Davis College (formerly ...

, and Grace to You with

John MacArthur John MacArthur or Macarthur may refer to: *J. Roderick MacArthur (1920–1984), American businessman *John MacArthur (American pastor) (born 1939), American evangelical minister, televangelist, and author * John Macarthur (priest), 20th-century pro ...

. The network is no longer in operation.

References

External links

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