Moody Radio is one of the largest

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, Moody Radio has 71 owned and operated stations Stations
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Moody Bible Institute Moody Bible Institute (MBI) is a private evangelical Christian Bible college founded in the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois, US by evangelist and businessman Dwight Lyman Moody in 1886. Historically, MBI has maintained positions that have i ...

. The network airs a variety of programming directed primarily toward a

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audience. The format features local morning drives, teaching and national talk programming, plus specially selected Christian music.

History

WMBI, the flagship station of Moody Radio, got its start seemingly by accident. A violent storm in October 1925 prevented the talent for WGES scheduled broadcast from performing on the radio. This opened the door for two cornet-playing Moody Bible Institute students, who happened to be on-site and could fill the time slot. Few would have thought this "chance-encounter" would result in a weekly show and less than a year later help to launch WMBI, the first noncommercial educational and religious radio station. Despite changing technology, audiences and formats, the station maintained a familiar presence on the air for over eight decades. This station was just the beginning of what would come to be known as Moody Radio. In 1958, MBI purchased WCRF in

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, and shortly thereafter, WDLM in

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. These purchases were the catalyst for a network that would grow to include 36 stations in the continental U.S. By the end of the 1960s, the network’s potential audience had increased to 30 million listeners. In 1982, Moody Radio began a satellite-fed network enabling communications across America. In 2019, Moody Radio put three of its AM stations up for sale. The company announced that the proceeds from the sale would be put towards furthering the expansion of Moody Radio with added digital and online content in both English and Spanish.

Programs

Moody Radio provides biblical programming 24 hours a day. Some of the most popular and award-winning programs include: ''Equipped with Chris Brooks'', ''Chris Fabry Live!'', ''In the Market with

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'', and ''Open Line with Dr. Michael Rydelnik''.Programs
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hosted the program. It is currently hosted by Bill Maier.

Owned & operated stations

The following stations are owned and operated by Moody Radio.

Full-powered stations

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Translators

References

External links

Moody Radio Official Site
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