Type | Radio network |
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Country | |
Branding | LifeTalk Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | The North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church |
History | |
Launch date | March 1992 |
Coverage | |
Availability | International, through broadcast stations and translators |
Links | |
Webcast | Main Stream: Listen Live Kids Stream: Listen Kids Music: Listen Music |
Website | lifetalk.net |
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LifeTalk Radio is a network of over 200 radio stations featuring Christian music, Christian talk and teaching, and other religious programming. [1] [2] Its headquarters are in Riverside, California. [3] LifeTalk Radio is the only radio network owned by the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, [4] and is a ministry of the Adventist Media Center. [5] [6]
In 1991, LifeTalk Radio was founded by Paul Moore, in Yakima, Washington. [4] [7] In 2000, the network's headquarters moved to Vonore, Tennessee. [8] [4] In October 2001, Moore was given the Society of Adventist Communicators' "Award of Pioneering Innovation" for creating the network. [9] [10] In 2002, Moore retired as president of LifeTalk Radio, and was replaced by Phil Follett. [4] [7] On July 15, 2004, Steven Gallimore became president of LifeTalk Radio, and the network moved its headquarters to Collegedale, Tennessee later that year. [11] In 2011, LifeTalk Radio moved its headquarters to Simi Valley, California. [12] By 2015, the network's headquarters had been moved to Riverside, California. [3] [13]
LifeTalk Radio's first radio station, KSOH in Yakima, Washington, began broadcasting in March 1992. [14] The station was launched with an "interactive talk radio" format, airing Christian talk programming. [14] In 1996, LifeTalk Radio purchased and launched several additional stations. [1] [15] In 2000, the network was heard on 15 stations, [16] 8 of which were owned by the network. [17] By 2004, LifeTalk Radio was airing on 35 stations, [18] by 2005 it was airing on 65 stations, [19] and by 2008 the network was airing on 70 stations. [20] By 2015, the network was airing on over 100 stations. [21]
LifeTalk Radio is heard on over 73 full-time and part-time affiliates in the United States, along with 122 additional affiliates internationally. [21] LifeTalk Radio also streams through Roku. [22]
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | State | Facility ID |
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KUDU | 91.9 FM | Tok | Alaska | 76851 |
KSVA | 920 AM | Albuquerque | New Mexico | 11230 |
WBLC | 1360 AM | Lenoir City | Tennessee | 36691 |
KCSH | 88.9 FM | Ellensburg | Washington | 81756 |
KSOH | 89.5 FM | Yakima | Washington | 10023 |
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | State | Facility ID |
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W217AW | 91.3 | Dalton | Georgia | 90196 |
K282CD | 104.3 | Los Lunas | New Mexico | 202798 |
K220GX | 91.9 | The Dalles | Oregon | 91144 |
K217EI | 91.3 | Scio | Oregon | 93023 |
W220CO | 91.9 | Carbondale | Pennsylvania | 91847 |
W253BO | 98.5 | Collegedale | Tennessee | 140306 |
W236DA | 95.1 | Lenoir City | Tennessee | 157012 |
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | State | Facility ID |
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W250BK | 97.9 | Chatsworth | Georgia | 141703 |
K209FH | 89.7 | Grangeville | Idaho | 140898 |
W282BS | 104.3 | Dunlap | Illinois | 141895 |
K228EW | 93.5 | Bemidji | Minnesota | 144466 |
W284CO | 104.7 | Asheville | North Carolina | 156080 |
K223CV | 92.5 FM | Albany | Oregon | 141709 |
W288DC | 105.5 FM | Columbia | Tennessee | 141179 |
W234AW | 94.7 | Pulaski | Tennessee | 141167 |
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