International Christian radio network
Far East Broadcasting Company Industry Broadcast Founded December 20, 1945 Founder John C. Broger Robert H. Bowman William J. Roberts Headquarters La Mirada, California , United StatesRevenue 9,464,451 United States dollar (2017) Website
Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC ) is an international Christian radio network.[1] From 1960 to 1994, FEBC owned and operated shortwave radio station KGEI in San Francisco, California.
Karuhatan Pioneer's Wall (Bantayog ng Kasaysayan)
Philippines
The Philippines is where FEBC began its initial broadcasting.[2] [3] [4] FEBC transferred to Karuhatan Road, Karuhatan in 1948-2011 from Shanghai and finally to 46/F One Corporate Centre .[5]
The 2022 FEBC Pioneers' Wall (Bantayog ng Kasaysayan) was unveiled at the former Christian Radio City Manila (CRCM) or FEBC compound in Valenzuela. The First Filipino leaders included Rev. Proceso Marcelo, Rev. Ferico Magbanua and Rev. Maximo Atienza.[6]
AM/FM stations
Shortwave
FEBC operates its shortwave broadcasts on SW 15580 in different languages, transmitting from its facilities in Bocaue, Bulacan and Iba, Zambales .
FEBC Philippines also owns Saved Radio , a Contemporary Christian-formatted music station currently available on internet radio. FEBC took over the ownership of Saved Radio from its original owner Becca Music in 2022, effectively shutting down its previous station Now XD.
South Korea
FEBC Mapo District
FEBC owns a number of stations in South Korea , one of them being known as HLAZ.[7] [8] [9]
Branding
Frequency
Power
Location
Seoul FEBC (HLKX)
1188 kHz
100 kW
Seoul
106.9 MHz
5 kW
Youngdong FEBC
(HLDY)
90.1 MHz
3 kW
Gangwon
102.9 MHz
70W
100.9 MHz
90W
Daejeon FEBC
(HLAD)
93.3 MHz
Daejeon
5 kW
Gongju 500w
Daejeon
Jeonbuk FEBC
(HLEN)
91.1 MHz
1 kW
Jeonbuk
Gwangju FEBC
(HLED)
93.1 MHz
1 kW
Gwangju
Mokpo FEBC
(HLKW)
100.5 MHz
1 kW
Mokpo
Jeonmandongbu FEBC
(HLEI)
97.5 MHz
1 kW
Jeonnam
92.9 MHz
100W
Taegu FEBC
(HLKK)
91.9 MHz
1 kW
Daegu
105.9 MHz
200W
Pohang FEBC
(HLDZ)
90.3 MHz
3 kW
Pohang
Busan FEBC
(HLQQ)
93.3 MHz
1 kW
Busan
96.7 MHz
20W
Ulsan FEBC
(HLQR)
107.3 MHz
3 kW
Ulsan
Changwon FEBC
(HLDD)
98.1 MHz
5 kW
Changwon
92.5 MHz
500W
Jeju FEBC (HLAZ)
1566 kHz
D250kW
Jeju
104.7 MHz
3 kW
101.1 MHz
90W
Indonesia
YASKI is the name for FEBC in Indonesia . It runs a number of stations under the Heartline FM brand.[10] [11] [12]
Logo
Branding
Callsign
Frequency
Power
Location
Heartline FM Tangerang
PM3FSD
100.6 MHz
5 kW
Karawaci
Heartline FM Samarinda
94.4 MHz
5 kW
Samarinda
Heartline FM Lampung
PM8FFY
91.7 MHz
5 kW
Lampung
Heartline FM Bali
92.2 MHz
5 kW
Bali
Russia
FEBC Russia runs a number of stations under the Radio Teos brand.[13] [14] [15]
Branding
Frequency
Power
Location
Radio Teos St. Petersburg
1089 kHz
50 kW
Saint Petersburg
Radio Teos Moscow
1134 kHz
20 kW
Moscow
United Kingdom
FEBA Radio was established in 1959 in the United Kingdom.[16]
Northern Mariana Islands
The FEBC international broadcast station on Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands was established about 1981 and closed in 2011.[17] The local radio station, KSAI 936 AM, was on air for 24 years until shutting down on April 30, 2002.[18] KSAI was initially established in Saipan by the United States Office of War Information (OWI) in June 1945.[19] [20]
Ryukyu Islands (Japan)
There was an FEBC station in Okinawa starting in 1958. After the reversion agreement, the station became a commercial operation (Kyokuto Hoso Radio ) as religious broadcasters were forbidden under the Law on Special Measures for the Reversion of Okinawa . Per a decision taken by the Diet of Japan in 1983, the station shut down in 1984.[21]
External links
References
^ "The Triumph of the Far East Broadcasting Co" . Christianity.com .
^ Juris, The Corpus (March 6, 1951). "R.A. No. 596: An Act Granting the Far East Broadcasting Co. (Philippines), Inc. a Temporary Permit to Construct, Maintain and Operate Non-Commercial Radio Broadcasting Stations in the Philippines" . The Corpus Juris .
^ "House Bill No. 5182" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on October 3, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2019 .
^ "FEBC Celebrates 70 Years of Gospel Broadcasting in the Philippines" .
^ "HOME" .
^ "The Pioneer's Wall | FEBC International Archive" .
^ "Massive 'Super Station' Radio Signal Carrying 'Message of Jesus Christ' to Blanket North Korea" . CBN . May 9, 2019.
^ "Wildfire Destroys FEBC Station in Korea" . April 23, 2019.
^ "Wildfire Cripples FEBC Radio Station in South Korea - Standard Newswire" . www.standardnewswire.com (Press release).
^ "Heartline FM" . Health Communication Resources .
^ "FEBC Radio Available on 80 Stations in Indonesia - FEBC" . October 26, 2019. Archived from the original on October 26, 2019.
^ Hen, Deny. "Cherish Indonesia Hadir Setiap Rabu di Heartline FM | Cherish Indonesia" .
^ "Radio Teos: Russian radio with a vision" . www.crossrhythms.co.uk .
^ Sandeman, John (May 2, 2018). "From Russia with love - Eternity News" .
^ "Radio TEOS | Mission of Tears" . www.missionoftears.ca .
^ "Give a radio this Christmas" . www.christiantoday.com . December 7, 2010.
^ "Bob and Jan Springer" .
^ "KSAI Radio bids Saipan goodbye" . Saipan Tribune . April 18, 2002.
^ The Information War in the Pacific, 1945
^ "Shortwave Central: The Voice of America: Shipboard Relay Stations - Radio Ship Phoenix" . November 25, 2011.
^ "Broadcast" "Monthly Advertising" Vol. 28, No. 11, Dentsu, October 25, 1983, p.72, NDLJP: 2262018/38 .
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Defunct/Inactive