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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]
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| Type | Radio network |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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