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Moody Broadcasting Network

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Type	Radio network
Country	United States
Availability	United States
Motto	”Think Biblically, Live Christianly, Serve Effectively, Evangelize Constantly”
Owner	Moody Bible Institute
Key people	Perry Straw, David Woodworth, David Trout
Official website	www.mbn.org

Moody Broadcasting Network (MBN) is a trademark of Moody Bible Institute, and is one of the largest Christian radio network in the United States. Located in downtown Chicago, MBN has 35 owned and operated stations and over 700 affiliates and outlets that carry all or part of its programming.

The network airs a a variety of programming aimed at Christians and non-Christians alike. The format ranges between music, lecture, campus chapel, listener-interactive talk, and devotional.

History

WMBI, the flagship station of the Moody Broadcasting Network, 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 (MBI) 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 oldest, most renowned Christian radio station in the country. In spite of changing technology, audiences and formats, the station has maintained a familiar presence on the air for eight decades.

This station was just the beginning of what would come to be known as the Moody Broadcasting Network. In 1958, MBI purchased WCRF in Cleveland, Ohio and shortly thereafter, WDLM in Moline, Illinois. These purchases were the catalyst for a network that would grow to include 35 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, MBN began a satellite-fed network enabling communications across America.

Owned & Operated Stations

Alabama

Florida

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kentucky

Michigan

Mississippi

Montana

New Mexico

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Tennessee

Washington

Affiliate Stations

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Florida

Georgia

Guam

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virgin Islands

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

References

• MBN across the Nation

External links

MBN Official Site

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