Vision Christian Radio is an Australian
narrowcast
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radio station owned and operated by Vision Christian Media, an affiliate of
United Christian Broadcasters
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. It broadcasts a
Christian radio
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 progra ...
format of music and talk from studios in the
Brisbane
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suburb of
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United States
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, to a network of more than 720
AM and
FM radio
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frequencies.
The station first broadcast on 1 February 1999 as Vision FM, with a single transmitter located at
Beaudesert, Queensland
Beaudesert is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Beaudesert had a population of 6,395 people.
Beaudesert is the administrative centre for the Scenic Rim Region.
Geography
Beaudesert is south of ...
.
By 2001 it had established around 40 transmission sites, and 156 by 2004.
The network's growth was assisted first by the purchase of 16 High-Powered Open Narrowcast (HPON) licenses in Western Sydney in 2002,
and thereafter other HPON licenses in Victoria and Western Australia. In 2016, the
Australian Communications and Media Authority
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is an Australian government statutory authority within the Communications portfolio. ACMA was formed on 1 July 2005 with the merger of the Australian Broadcasting Authority and the Austr ...
(ACMA) reported that it had 507 radio transmitters across Australia in all mainland states.
Programming and availability
A single national programming feed is broadcast to more than 780 towns, suburbs and cities in Australia, as well as remote areas via the
Viewer Access Satellite Television
The Viewer Access Satellite Television service, or VAST, is a satellite television platform in Australia, providing digital television and radio services to remote and rural areas, as well as viewers in terrestrial black spots. The service using ...
platform.
Major centres covered include
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
,
Western Sydney
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,
Melbourne
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,
Adelaide
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,
Perth
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and the
Gold Coast
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.
The station broadcasts a mix of
contemporary Christian music
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, messages from Christian national and international speakers and practical teaching.
Vision also produces a national news service which is also
syndicated to Christian
community radio
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stations in Australia.
Controversy
In 2016, following an on-air segment with American Bible teacher
Chuck Missler
Charles W. Missler (May 28, 1934 – May 1, 2018) was an American author, evangelical Christian, Bible teacher, engineer, and businessman.
Business career
Missler graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1956 and received a Master's degree in ...
in which he criticised the
Roman Catholic Church
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, Vision Christian Radio was found to have breached ACMA's Code of Conduct about acknowledging and responding to written complaints. ACMA dismissed related complaints that the network had perpetuated hatred or vilification during the interview.
Vision180
Vision180 is a youth-focussed Christian radio station streaming online, as well as being broadcast on 87.6FM in
St George, Queensland
St George is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Balonne, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre for the Shire of Balonne. In the , St George had a population of 3,048 people.
Geography
The town is due west of Brisban ...
.
Bibliography
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References
External links
Vision Christian Media websiteVision Christian Radio website
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