Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:41:09 +0100 http://origin.egradio.org/ European Gospel Radio en-us http://origin.egradio.org/images/logo.gif http://origin.egradio.org/ support@egradio.org http://origin.egradio.org/Article36.html At the end of last year European Gospel Radio started three daily hours on high power Shortwave (150 kW) beamed to Africa, specifically to the most troubled areas of Sudan and Darfur. These broadcasts, however, can be heard all over the African continent. With a south directional beam from Europe, our signal reaches extremely well the whole African continent, from Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia on the Mediterranean, East, Central and West Africa all the way down to South Africa, and the greatest part of Southern and Central Europe as well. The program is produced directly in Sudan, aired locally on a few FM stations in larger towns, and then transferred live by satellite to our station. From Europe we then beam it on Shortwave so that people in the remote areas of Africa can pick up the signal on Shortwave radios. So far. after six months of regular broadcasts, the results have been great, and we all feel blessed of being able to provide some relief to these troubled regions. During 2008-2009 we will focus even more on additional Shortwave broadcasts to Africa, the Middle/Far East and Asia (especially India, Pakistan and China), where there is large number of English speaking listeners that can receive Shortwave signals. These broadcasts require using different time slots and different antennas from our main European/Middle East beam. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:41:09 +0100 http://origin.egradio.org/Article35.html High power Shortwave radio broadcasts are quite expensive to run, even if the rewarding in absolutely fantastic. There is no other media today to be blessed with such a wide area, and such a large number of listeners at any one time. Even the Internet cannot beat a small portable Shortwave radio outside of large towns, and especially if you are bringing your message to the poorest regions in the world like Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. During almost 20 years of operation on Shortwave, we discovered that good advice is essential for every mission. And we are here to help any of you to reach out in the most effective way. And this is one important piece of advice, often misunderstood by occasional and small program producers: Airing just one weekly program, alone, on one frequency, for just a few minutes once a week is like trowing money and your own efforts away, but becoming part of a Christian schedule is the most effective way to reach out, if you do not have the resources to air for many hours per day. But... why? From time to time a Christian Ministry would inquire whether we would be able to provide them with their own frequency on Shortwave, their own time slot, for a certain target area. Of course we can, and we can provide any Christian station or program producer with a detailed plan, transmitter, schedule, coverage maps and frequencies and get them started on a very short time. However, we recommend this solution to those who have at least one full hour of programing to air. If not, will anybody catch you on the air with just a 15 or 30 minute slot, maybe only once a week? The simple answer is: no way! If you are looking for international exposure for less than 3 hours per week it's quite important that you consider placing your message over a station that has a consistent, Christian schedule, and an established listener basis over a long number of hours every week. Of course Shortwave stations do change frequencies every day, and every season, in order to get the best reception conditions in their target areas. This is typical of Shortwave, and different from AM or FM stations that use one single frequency. However, never commit to a transmitter that airs less than a full 3 hour segment, if you are looking for a real audience, not just a signal in the middle of nowhere. Piggy-backing a Christian programming segment, is not simply an option on Shortwave, but a strategy that you should strongly consider when trying to establish your audience. Come along, then, on a 'shoulder ride' with our strong Christian schedule over European Gospel Radio. Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:30:11 +0200 http://origin.egradio.org/Article34.html Anyone who wants to talk to Europe, Middle and Far East, Africa and beyond by radio, with high power and in the most cost-effective manner. Do you remember the pictures that went around the world during the Gulf and recently during the Iraq War, showing people glued to their Shortwave radios to get the latest news from the outside world? During those crisis, Shortwave again demonstrated its importance and effectiveness. For all the talk of satellite radio and TV, Shortwave radio remains the most cost-effective electronic mass medium that can span enormous distances instantly and penetrate into every home in Europe. In addition, Shortwave radio is portable, and is a companion wherever one goes. It is truly the world's most mobile electronic mass medium. Modern Shortwave receivers are ultra-compact and very easy to use. European Gospel Radio mission is to offer all Christian broadcasters and program producers direct access to tens of millions of listeners. EGR now bundles free Internet services, such as streaming, podcasting and Web hosting, to complement any radio broadcasts and enable every program producer to reach the widest possible audience. Give us a call or inquire for more information. Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:15:16 +0200 http://origin.egradio.org/Article33.html After a short break, as of Nov. 24, 2006, European Gospel Radio completes the upgrade to 150 kW for most of its broadcasts, that can now be heard with a never-so loud signal on all of our target areas, including Europe, Middle East, North Africa, China, and India. Here is what our listeners say during November and December: "Signal was simply blowing, quite a local fm service. By using the Sinpo code, I'd rate it 5555" "Lovely signal on 5775 here on my Sony ICF SW 7600 G this evening, just like a local-ish medium wave station, with the occasional fade. Probably the best signal I've ever heard, though once on 7120 you were booming in during an evening b'cast, I think after a lightning strike on your 3985 antenna." Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:05:05 +0100 http://origin.egradio.org/Article32.html "It is a great joy to have a program on your station. For many years, there has been a very strong urge in me to spread the gospel as far and wide as possible. Being with your organization has helped in meeting that need. I am a member of Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Homer, Georgia. I have been preaching the gospel for fifty years. It has been our privilege to be on several radio and television stations for many years. I seldom do the television programs due to them not being located in our area. By all of these outlets, we have only one goal, and that is to see the lost saved everywhere, and God honored for his saving lost sinners. God has blessed us richly to receive favorable reports from many places in the world. Sun, 26 Mar 2006 18:29:44 +0200 http://origin.egradio.org/Article31.html Sample some of the programs on the air daily over European Gospel Radio on Shortwave to Europe, North Africa, the Middle and Far East: try All Gospel Radio. We are on the air in English with Christian news and information on top of the hour for most of the day, and 24 hrs with inspirational music and Christian messages from our family of US and International broadcasters. When you subscribe to European Gospel Radio your program will be aired free of charge over the All Gospel Radio channel on a random basis, or, if you wish, we can also set up your own streaming channel that you can link from your own web site. Contact us for more information on our digital media services. Wed, 22 Feb 2006 11:24:49 +0100 http://origin.egradio.org/Article30.html "Television is great, and we should be o­n television." "The Internet is great, and we should definitely be o­n the Internet. But the rest of the world is not like the United States in terms of their access to this kind of information technology. There are places where there is no substitute for radio." (Art Chimes war time correspondent and producer at the Voice of America commenting a resolution of the US agency to increase its broadcasts to Middle East). Tue, 14 Feb 2006 22:50:24 +0100 http://origin.egradio.org/Article29.html Effective Feb. 13, 2006, European Gospel Radio starts daily broadcasts in English to India, Pakistan,Bangladesh, Nepal and China. These broadcasts are in addition to our regular daily transmissions to Europe, Middle East and North Africa.We expect to blanket the whole region with powerful broadcasts. Airtime is available to any Christian broadcaster. Please get in touch with us for more details. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:58:01 +0100 http://origin.egradio.org/Article28.html That's right. Get free web hosting plus much more when you join our association for 2006 and start airing your radio program on Shortwave to the Far East, Europe, North Africa or the Middle East. Just follow these easy steps: - Download a membership application - Fill, sign and fax the form to the number shown on the application - Include a letter or statement of your aims and airtime needs - Wait until your membership is accepted and then remit your membership dues 2006 associate membership fees (Jan-Dec) are only US$ 100 or Euros 100 and include the following: - Internet streaming when you book airtime on Shortwave - A three page free web site (upgradable to 15 or to a full e-commerce web site), with hundreds of templates to chose from - One internet domain and one email address (yourname at yourdomain.com or .org) with anti-spam and antivirus - Low rates to broadcast on Shortwave - Free support and consulting on your broadcasting needs Read more on how to apply for membership here. Sun, 05 Feb 2006 10:07:01 +0100 http://origin.egradio.org/Article26.html Early in January we emailed our contacts to offer special low rates and promos, including a free web site with thousands of templates to choose from and free Internet radio streaming to those who joined before Jan. 31. Due to the high number of requests, we are glad to extend our special promotion until Feb. 28, 2006, and announce the new extension of more than 12 hours daily of our high power broadcasts to the following regions: - Europe (high power and lower cost-effective powers) - Africa (100, 250 and 500 kW) - Middle East (including Israel, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq), and - India (100, 250, 500 and 1,000 kW) Fri, 03 Feb 2006 09:07:21 +0100 http://origin.egradio.org/Article25.html If I were to get to know those who know you best and ask them all the questions I could think of about you, I would get to know you very well, wouldn’t I? Well, then it stands to reason that if we get to know God’s best friends real well, we will get to know a whole lot about God, won’t we? Let’s then make some observations of those that he used, each in a mighty way. I call them, “God’s Dirty Dozen.” Tue, 20 Sep 2005 12:09:08 +0200 http://origin.egradio.org/Article24.html The following is the theme of Friday's May 27, 2005, broadcast on European Gospel Radio: In this passage of Scripture we see two dedications of the baby Jesus. First, the Lord Jesus was circumcised on the 8th day because He was a descendant of Abraham, and all the descendants of Abraham were commanded to be circumcised, including the descendants of Ishmael and of all the sons of Keturah, and of Esau, and all the Arab nations who descend from these children of Abraham through intermarriage. God commanded it to Abraham, and God commanded to keep doing it forever. But if Jesus was born without sin, why does He have to be circumcised? God indicated by this action that in the circumcision of Christ He was already bearing the guilt of all our sins, and therefore He had to be circumcised. Ceremonially those sins had to be cut off. Sat, 28 May 2005 20:19:10 +0200 http://origin.egradio.org/Article22.html I had always prayed every night to god, but I did not know Jesus yet. I was in the emergency ward one night. I had a benign tumour in my chest that was causing indescribable pain. I was vomiting the painkillers and had extremely low iron and a lung infection as well as a gastro virus. I was in hospital alone and on a drip of water and maxillon (anti-nauseous drug). I had a reaction to the drug and thought that was the end for me. I was alone (my boyfriend at a party because I had been sick for two years so it was no surprise). I left the hospital about three hours later and stayed in bed for about 2 days. A week later I was really scared and didn't know what my body would do next. Sat, 28 May 2005 12:58:34 +0200 http://origin.egradio.org/Article20.html We receive and publish a segment of the latest newsletter from the Danish Shortwave Club International: Dear friends, December 29, 2004 On Dec 26 the worst Earthquake on Earth in 40 years happened underwater southwest of Aceh Province, Sumatra. Enormous seismic Sea waves (in Japanese called Tsunami) hit the coasts in most countries around the Indian Ocean, causing devastating damages and more than 60000 people at the beaches killed or disappeared into the Sea. This natural catastrophe came without warning and all media covered this tragic event. On Sri Lanka alone, more than 22000 people are reported dead. Our member, Victor Goonetilleke, living 10 km inland south of Colombo wrote on Dec 27: ” All of us are OK here. Trying hard to organize some emergency communications (Victor is also a very active radio amateur! Ed) and also doing some food distributions and things like that. Since the affected areas are so widespread things are very hard. Everyone within 1000 metres or so of the coast have been badly affected right along the coast from North to South on the eastern side of the island. In some areas as far in as 2-3kms. On the Western side not so bad, about 100 metres from the coast, as the quake was on the Eastern side of the island and the tidal waves came from the East/ S. East. You would have seen the vast destruction. Frightening.. Regards , Victor”. Fri, 31 Dec 2004 09:05:42 +0100 http://origin.egradio.org/Article19.html The following is the theme of Pastor Chompff's broadcast for Friday Dec. 31, 2004 at 200-2100 UTC on 5775 kHz: This sermon discusses the familiar story of the woman taken in adultery and brought before Jesus. She deserved to be stoned to death. This woman was taken in the very act of adultery. If that is so, then where is the man? They let him go. And from this we can see that it was a set-up. This is where all the evidences point to: They had agreed with the man to seduce this woman, and they agreed to let him go, but they would use this woman to trap the Lord Jesus Christ in a dilemma from which He would be condemned, no matter which way He would choose. What was the woman’s name? In this passage she does not have a name, because God intended her to represent all those who will be saved through the mercy and grace of God. Jesus wrote with His finger on the ground. Then, when they continued asking Him, He lifted up Himself and said to them, “he that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. Fri, 31 Dec 2004 08:47:20 +0100 http://origin.egradio.org/Article18.html "He Made the Blind to See", this is the theme of today's Friday, Dec. 17, 2004, broadcast starting at 2100 CET on 5,775 kHz, via European Gospel Radio: This is the third sermon on John chapter 9. An unnamed blind beggar is receiving his sight. What was the reason? According to Jesus, He sought out this beggar “in order that the works of God should be made manifest in him”. Astounding contrasts: The Pharisees, in their carnal mind, excommunicated this formerly blind beggar, because he did not want to deny that Jesus was from God. These graduates from honored seats of learning were corrected by this untrained new disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ. On the other hand we see what Divine grace can do. It brings a beggar to the feet of the Savior. It gives him a wisdom that exceeds the wisdom of the Pharisees. His logic is impeccable: “One thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see”. Fri, 17 Dec 2004 08:12:26 +0100 http://origin.egradio.org/Article15.html When the Russian army occupied my country Czechoslovakia, I escaped to Sweden so that I would not have to live under the Communist dictatorship again. There I had a friend who worked as a scientist in a group investigating elementary particles. Sometimes he took me with him, so I could see how they do experiments. After their experiments the scientists would meet in a cafe shop to discuss their conclusions. I asked them about the reason why some things which were impossible to happen, yet they did happen. For example: how could a particle traverse an energy barrier which it could not pass. On my question on how this could happen, they answered that there is a spiritual world, and God is interacting with the physical universe. Tue, 30 Nov 2004 08:44:39 +0100 http://origin.egradio.org/Article14.html European Gospel Radio is starting special radio services to reach listeners overseas with new powerful transmitters using 100 and 250 kW Shortwave and 500 kW AM/Mediumwave. According to our experience Shortwave radio is still a unique, very low cost and far reaching opportunity to bring a message to the remote lands of China, India, Africa, the Middle East and the former Soviet Union. A radio message on Shortwave radio reaches millions of people far away and over large territories at a fraction of the cost of conventional media, especially when FM, TV or satellite reception is not available. From our unique position in the South-Eastern part of Europe we can reach all the most troubled, conflict and poorest region of the world where Shortwave is just about the only way to receive a message of salvation. We are running a special promotion for Christian stations and program producers that ends on Dec. 15, 2004. For more information check our website at or email us at: info@egradio.org. Thu, 18 Nov 2004 20:28:05 +0100 http://origin.egradio.org/Article13.html We are pleased to welcome a new member to the growing family of EGR broadcasters! The Streetcats foundation began airing through European Gospel Radio early in September, using our 100 kW stream o­n 5,775 kHz each Friday night from 2230-2300 Central European Time. Since 1988 STREETCATS FOUNDATION has been working with streetkids, runaways and other at-risk youth o­n the streets of New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Over the years, STREETCATS, worked miracles o­n city streets, getting teens and young adult victims of abuse that other counselors, police and probation officers had given up o­n, off alcohol and other drugs, reconciled with loved o­nes and into productive lives. Through time, patience and tough love, the STREETCATS program worked! And it worked with little personnel or money and with mostly government and police apathy. Their excellent 30 min radio program called REACHING UP! RADIO may also be heard via streaming audio via the facilities of NEXUS-IBA/IRRS. Tue, 28 Sep 2004 09:03:45 +0200 http://origin.egradio.org/Article12.html Pastor Alfred J. Chompff can be heard every Friday from 21:00-22:00 (9-10PM) Central European Time over European Gospel Radio o­n 5,775 kHz (100 kW). Alfred Chompff is Pastor at the Reformed Bible Church of Southern California, in Los Angeles. He was officially ordained o­n Jan 25, 1998, and has been studying the Scriptures for more than 25 years.Pastor Chompff's message is that that we should trust in Christ Jesus now, and urgently, as our Savior. His weekly 50 minutes broadacsts are a look into God’s Word, the Bible and are taken from o­ne of their Sunday morning worship services. As you will notice in hearing them over the air, Pastor Chompff usually starts out each sermon with the words, "Please open your Bibles". He does so in order that people would have the opportunity to look into the Bible themselves, and make sure that he is rightly dividing the Word of Truth. Their hope is that you will find this Study to be Spiritually enriching and that it would encourage you to begin reading and studying the Bible more carefully. Tue, 06 Jul 2004 14:55:21 +0200 http://origin.egradio.org/Article11.html As recently announced, effective Friday April 2, 2004, IRRS-Shortwave is starting weekly broadcasts using 100 kW beamed to Africa o­n 15,665 kHz Shortwave from 1100-1200 UTC. Programs will be in Arabic and Spanish. Please tune in every Friday according to the following schedule:Fri: 15,665 kHz from 1300-1400 CET (1100-1200 UTC) [100 kW] to AfricaEven if we use directional antennas to West Africa, reception may also be possible in other areas, including Europe and South America. All other broadcasts to Europe, Middle East and Africa effective March 28, 2004, are according to our summer schedule o­n our mainstream frequencies of 5,775 and 13,840 kHz. Thu, 08 Apr 2004 18:18:38 +0200 http://origin.egradio.org/Article10.html With the change to summer or daylight saving time, all Shortwave stations around the world adjust their schedules by changing frequencies and times of operation. IRRS Shortwave and European Gospel Radio have a policy to try keeping both times and frequency consistent with local time in Central Europe. In this way, listeners are less confused as they are not required to re-tune their receivers, and they may find our station easier on their dial. Thu, 08 Apr 2004 18:15:28 +0200 http://origin.egradio.org/Article9.html On Sunday Feb. 8, 2004, IRRS starts new test broadcasts to North (Mediterranean) and West Africa using a powerful 100 kW beam. These broadcasts are intended to cover a large segment of listeners who live in the large populated areas of North Africa over the Mediterreanean sea, and especially those living in tents and refugee camps in the desert.Among them over 170,000 people are living in four refugee camps in the harsh southern Algerian desert in West Africa. For the last twenty years these refugees have been forced to live in tents, and Shortwave radio is just about the o­nly communication media able to reach them.Broadcasts to this area are part of a co-operation project involving several Italian organizations and Regione Emilia Romagna. The goal of the project is to re-enforce communication with the Sarahawi people that to this day use Shortwave radio as o­ne of the most valuable communication media to the outside world. Sun, 08 Feb 2004 12:27:39 +0100 http://origin.egradio.org/Article8.html On Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2003, we run a four hour special broadcast using 250 kW of power, featuring programs in English, German and Italian. This was a o­ne time, occasional broadcasts with a special Christmas program produced by o­ne of NEXUS-IBA's members in Europe.The latest portion of the 250 kW night-time broadcast was heard with excellent conditions by listeners overseas in the USA and Canada. Here are some excerpts from emails received in real-time during the broadcast: Fri, 02 Jan 2004 14:51:52 +0100 http://origin.egradio.org/Article7.html We are receiving reports from the Pacific that our Friday evening broadcasts using 100 kW are reaching Australia and New Zealand with a "loud and clear" signal. A listeners in Australia tells us: "I've just tuned in on 5.775KHz, just on sunrise here in SE Australia, at 19.25 hrs, with a Panasonic DR48. Sounds like a religious man speaking about Gods Grace (Reading from Epistle to the Romans at 1932 hrs), with a 60 metre longwire, pushing about an S7 to 9 with 100% readability. Signal prior to sunrise is excellant 9+30, first time I've listened to IRRS. Also listening with the 16kbps stream, which is nice." Another listener writes us : "I just thought I would inform you now of how well your signal was received here in Eastern Australia in Port Macquarie, N.S.W." These are just some of the messages that we receive, and tells us how European Gospel Radio broadcasts on Shortwave and over the Internet can reach far away countries, and indeed are going far beyond our intended target areas. Mon, 27 Oct 2003 08:17:42 +0100