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| Founded | 1952 |
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| Founder | Paul Freed |
| Type | Evangelical Media Distributor |
Area served | 190 Countries 275 languages and dialects |
Key people | Lauren Libby, president |
| Website | twr |
Trans World Radio (TWR) is a multinational evangelical Christian media distributor. The largest Christian media organization in the world, it uses mediumwave or high-powered AM and shortwave transmitters, local FM radio stations, cable, satellite, Internet, and mobile device technologies. Currently, their programs can be heard in 190 countries in more than 275 languages and dialects.
TWR distributes programs for ministries such as Thru the Bible, In Touch, and Insight for Living as well as their own programs.
TWR is a member of Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA), Evangelical Press Association (EPA), National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), and International Orality Network (ION).
History
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TWR started in 1952, when Paul Freed set up the organization to reach Spain by broadcasting from Morocco. Later, TWR moved to Monaco. Other major transmitting sites include Guam, Bonaire,[1] Sri Lanka, Cyprus, and eSwatini (Swaziland). The Federal Communications Commission has assigned the call letters KTWR to the Guam transmitter site. The callsign PJB is assigned to the Bonaire station.
References
- ^ O'Neal, James E. (14 May 2018). "TWR's Bonaire Facility Gets 440,000 Watt Makeover". RadioWorld.com. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
Further reading
- Freed, Paul E. (1979). Towers to Eternity, Nashville, Sceptre Books. ISBN 0-8407-5709-3