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NRB’s Summer Innovation Exchange: We’re Holding a Place for YOU!
Christian media industry leaders Jim Sanders, Ed Cannon, and Wayne Shepherd will be at the Summer Innovation Exchange (SIE) August 13-14 in Atlanta. So will Salem’s Mike Moran...
Posted on July 25, 2012Papua New Guinea Christian Radio Grows, Has Needs
Wantok Radio Light, recipient of the 2007 NRB International Station of the Year Award, recently celebrated the birth of its 18th radio...
Posted on July 25, 2012HCJB Global Utilizes Radio to Bring Clean Water, Sanitation to the World
Evangelical missionary organization HCJB Global is utilizing radio to aid in the effort to bring clean water and sanitation to the world...
Posted on July 25, 2012Salem Radio Stations Join iHeartRadio Digital Platform
Salem Communications and Clear Channel Media and Entertainment announced Tuesday that Salem’s 97 radio stations will be available on the iHeartRadio digital radio platform...
Posted on July 25, 2012HarperCollins Publishers Finalizes Acquisition of Thomas Nelson
HarperCollins Publishers recently announced that it had officially closed on the acquisition of Thomas Nelson, Inc., one of the largest Christian publishers in the world...
Posted on July 25, 2012Billy Graham Chaplains Offer Hope in Aftermath of Colorado Shooting
Billy Graham Rapid Response Team chaplains are among those on site in Aurora, CO, where a gunman opened fire last week in a theater full of moviegoers...
Posted on July 25, 2012Radio Preacher Livio Ramirez of “God Speaks Today” Dies of Heart Attack
Livio Ramirez, Founder and Director of the Dios Habla Hoy (God Speaks Today) Radio & Newspaper Column Ministry, passed away last month after a sudden heart attack...
Posted on July 25, 2012NRB Members: Would You Like to See Your Organization Spotlighted?
We are soliciting descriptions about our members to feature in this newsletter and on the NRB website. If you are a member of NRB and are interested...
Posted on July 25, 2012Commerce Committee Prepares to Review Cable Act
The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing titled “The Cable Act at 20” next Tuesday. Billed as a follow-up to a hearing on the future of online video in April, this hearing will feature the Cable Television and Consumer Protection Act of 1992...
Posted on July 20, 2012Leaders Spar in Senate
In an unusually tense and extended exchange on the Senate Floor this week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) sparred over the procedures of their Chamber, the ground on...
Posted on July 20, 2012Open Meeting at the FCC
In an open meeting this week, FCC Commissioners received scheduled briefings from FCC staff on “Next-Generation Mapping” resources available to the public at fcc.gov/maps, the harnessing of “white space” technology to advance...
Posted on July 20, 2012Munich Olympics Resolution Approved By Senate
In advance of the Olympic Games, which begin next week in London, Senators unanimously approved a resolution sponsored by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) intended to memorialize the horrific events at the Munich Olympics...
Posted on July 20, 2012“Tweet for Youcef” Campaign Surpasses 2.7 Million Globally
A Twitter-based campaign launched by the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) to free an imprisoned Iranian pastor is now reaching over 2.7 million people in over 230 countries...
Posted on July 18, 2012KSBJ Launches Mentoring Program to Aid Christian Stations
Contemporary Christian music station KSBJ has launched a mentoring program to provide Christian music stations with strategic planning...
Posted on July 18, 2012Joni and Friends Television Extends Broadcast to Korea
The television program of the Joni and Friends ministry recently expanded its international audience by partnering with the CGNTV network, which will broadcast the program in Korea, China, and Japan...
Posted on July 18, 2012Radio Listeners Help Bring New Life to Ecuador
Last month, a radio station in St. Louis was able to raise over $91,000 in a single day to support two Christian radio stations in Ecuador...
Posted on July 18, 2012
