A message to Family Radio listeners in Philadelphia

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Do you live in the Philadelphia area and formerly listened to WKDN?   That station has now sold to a secular broadcaster. 

We would like to invite you to listen to Redeemer Broadcasting using a small, internet connected table radio!   That's right, Redeemer Broadcasting offers a perfect Family Radio alternative and we can help you acquire an internet radio at a discounted price.   The station that you look for is WFSO.  Those are the call letters in the database inside the internet radio: WFSO. 

Need an internet radio?  We can pass along to you a 15% discount on the Mondo Grace Digital Audio radio. 

Please contact us today at:   ministry@redeemerbroadcasting.org   or call us toll free: 888-724-4427.

Our internet listenership has been growing lately, and if you just found us - welcome!   It's great to have you along with us.   Please contact us so we can send you a welcome letter, a Program Guide, pocket calendar and Invitation to Listen cards. 

Here at Redeemer you will find a welcome change.  We support the church of the Lord Jesus Christ, and include men of God on our broadcasts from around the nation.  Some of the voices you may find familiar are: Rev. Richard Kuiken, Dr. James Montgomery Boice, and even Dr. Robert A Cook (early in the morning), and even the Lutheran Hour on Sunday mornings.  Some new voices that you will welcome are: Dr. Alistair Begg, Dr. Phil Ryken, Dr. Ravi Zacharias and a host of other men of God aired weekday evenings during "Proclamation," at 9:00 PM each evening.   Everything good that you missed from Family Radio that was jettisoned with the "end of the church age" false teachings, is right here on this network. 

Yes, it's almost too good to be true.  Our music is carefully chosen to provide you a melodious, and traditional yet fresh sound. 

We give you personal attention when you contact us, and take your inquiries seriously. 

We are all setup to come to your town with a radio signal too.   We just need the funding.  In the meantime, please contact us and we can help you receive our programming loud and clear via the internet. 

Thank you for your prayers!

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

This ministry is in need of prayer partners.  People who stand with us on a daily basis, lifting us up before God's throne of mercy.  James says: "the effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much" (James 5:16b).

Pray for this open door of ministry into the Orange County, NY area.  The board members of Redeemer are members of a church in this area. Our Newburgh translator is so weak, that it does not adequately cover Middletown, Goshen, Walden, Rock Tavern, etc.  Many of you have asked for a stronger signal in this very area.

Did you know that years ago, way back in 1983, we worked with another ministry whose signal originated in West Orange, NJ?   We helped them grow into the Hudson Valley.   Well, that effort collapsed as the other ministry became pretty much a cult movement.   In 2004 Redeemer Broadcasting was incorporated as an alternative.   Pray for us now, that we will be able to minister the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to church members (and unchurched) in this whole area.  We do not come to you with a political agenda - in fact, we are strongly non-partisan.  Neither are we here to bash people.  We are all sinners, in need of the grace of God.   Redeemer is here in the Hudson Valley and on the worldwide web, to minister the reconciling message of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Here is the real concern of our hearts: reconciliation with God.

We always make it a point to fold in area participants such as pastors and professors into our programming.  We cover a very wide variety of local topics - everything from the current tick problem and insect infestation, to fracking, to the release of waste channel water from the Ashokan Reservoir, flooding and FEMA help, to the ill affect of Harold Camping's cult-like date settings.    

Redeemer takes localism seriously, with special Public Service Announcements (PSA's) free of charge, local public affairs programming, weather reports, and the airing of emergency conditions for our local area.  During hurricane Irene we made special efforts to stay on the air while power, phone and internet were all out.  We were able to share current information on the storm and conditions on the ground with our listeners. Fortunately, our on-site generators held up well, and our worldwide streaming was maintained using a novel alternate feed mechanism to the internet (which was down locally).   It was an amazing thing how the Lord helped us to stay on the air through what was truly a local disaster. The WFSO tower guy wires suffered a direct hit of a falling tree, and remained standing.  We are amazed at how the Lord blessed our planning and rugged construction.  

Next step, please pray that the Lord in His kind mercies will provide this new signal in Orange County soon, as the Lord is opening that door of service to us. 

Thank you for lifting up in prayer before the Lord, the ministry of Redeemer Broadcasting

Help Redeemer secure a signal in Orange County, NY

Thursday, April 5th, 2012

Please help Redeemer acquire a new signal in Orange County. This will serve Goshen, Middletown, New Hampton, Scotchtown, Montgomery, Walden, and Rock Tavern.  We have a special fund set aside for this project, and are currently about 14% of the way!   If the Lord moves you to give to this project, just specify "New Station" on your gift. 

Redeemer is a 501(c)(3) not for profit corporation and all gifts are tax deductible.  We also accept donations via Pay Pal. 

If all goes well, there is a possibility that this acquisition could be achieved by this summer!

Middletown-Goshen-Montgomery expansion

Monday, April 2nd, 2012

So far we have both promised + actual funds towards this project.  Total, we are now 14.0% of the way. 

We desperately need to acquire this signal for Redeemer.  It will help secure our footprint in the Hudson Valley, and help us to not be so dependent upon translators. 

Would you please pray about having a part?   Perhaps your gift is smaller, or larger.  

This station will not stay on the market for long.  If Redeemer is to acquire it, we should move quickly, before another broadcaster purchases it.

Please have a part today. 

Our mailing address for your gift is:

Redeemer Broadcasting
P.O. Box 1520
Olivebridge, NY  12461

Thank you.

Help Redeemer place a new signal in the Goshen-Middletown-Rock Tavern area

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

Please help Redeemer place a strong signal into the Rock Tavern, Goshen, Middletown and Walden areas.

By this Summer, we could acquire a new signal in this area, if the funding can be secured, but the opportunity is short lived and so we humbly ask for your help.   

An acquaintance of Redeemer (a Christian man) wants to sell a full class FM signal to Redeemer that serves this.   It is much more than our present 10 watt translator.  This signal is over a 1000 watt full service signal, and it covers the area to the west of Newburgh.

Recall that in the area of Newburgh-Beacon we have a small 10 watt translator - that is all.  Many of you have told us that you often "lose our signal" as you drive to the west of Newburgh. This is the perfect opportunity to substantially help Redeemer ameliorate our problem.  This station fits our needs like a glove, as they say!  People who live and drive in this area who have contacted us, would truly like Redeemer to come to town, and we are confident that the support will be there for this station.

Wouldn't it be a blessing to see this station broadcasting Christian non-commercial educational programming, and in particular, Redeemer's unique programming? 

It is extremely rare that such a station becomes available for purchase.  Our brother in Christ who owns this station wants to see it go to Redeemer, and contacted us first, prior to any broker, etc.  However the "runway" is quite short for this acquistion - please help us if you can.   Redeemer is a 501(c)(3) corporation, and all gifts are tax-deductible.  

Please help Redeemer acquire this station for the glory of Christ, and the advancement of His kingdom.
    
Project status:  The donations which are reserved for this project (both actual + promised) totals $15,200 at this point.  We need much more. This is an investment in souls for the Kingdom of God, and the fields are white unto harvest - please help us.

Would you prayerfully consider this significant opportunity to help Redeemer today?

If you are interested in helping us with this project, please visit our donate page: DONATE TODAY

...or call our toll-free number: 888-724-4427.

Thank you!

Want to help Redeemer place a new strong signal into Montgomery-Middletown-Goshen?

Saturday, February 18th, 2012

Five years ago, an acquaintance of Redeemer (a Christian man) was finally granted an FCC construction permit for a full service FM station located near Middletown, NY.  He had worked on the project with FCC applications and legal fees for many years prior.

At the time, I asked him if he had any interest in selling his permit and he said he was going to build the station and place it on the air. The man used his own capital, built the station and got it up and running with a Christian Contemporary (CCM) format.  He ran it for a while and supposedly was doing pretty well with support.

To make a long story short, he now wants to sell the signal to Redeemer!   This is much more than a 10 watt translator - it is a 1150 watt full service station.   The station is currently off the air but will be turned back on by the new owner (that could be Redeemer) and provide strong signal coverage for Middletown, Scotchtown, Goshen, Walden, Maybrook, Montgomery, Washingtonville, Rock Tavern, and New Hampton.  Reception would exceed these areas, but that is where the signal would be strong.

Recall that in the area of Newburgh-Beacon we have a small 10 watt translator - that is all.  Many of you have told us that you often "lose our signal" as you drive around. This is the opportunity to substantially help Redeemer ameliorate our problem!

We want to see this station broadcasting the gospel of Christ, and in particular, Redeemer programming.  It is extremely rare that such a station becomes available for sale.   The station is located near a higher population area (Middletown), and that gives it greater worth.  It would be a shame if our friend had to sell this station to a secular cause.  Our brother in Christ who owns this station really wants to see it go to Redeemer.  We have a very short runway on this deal - on the order of weeks.   

Please help us acquire this station for the glory of Christ.
    
We are asking our listener supporters to pray about a special one-time gift that will be used for purchasing this station.  The monies will be used exclusively for station acquisition.   If there were 75 people who felt led to give a significant gift of $2,000 or more, then we could see our way through to purchase this station.   We already have one of our Advisors to Redeemer who is willing to give $5000 towards this project. 

This is an investment in souls for the Kingdom of God.  If you could see the letters which come into our main studio, it would reveal a powerful moving of God as He uses Redeemer Broadcasting, and the number of calls and letters are increasing!  The fields are white unto harvest - please help us.

Would you prayerfully consider this significant opportunity to help Redeemer today?

How could I help Redeemer Broadcasting?

Monday, February 13th, 2012

This ministry is in need of prayer partners.  People who stand with us on a daily basis, lifting us up before God's throne of mercy.  James says: "the effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much" (James 5:16b). 

Pray for an open door of ministry into the New York City and Northern NJ Metro areas.   Did you know that years ago, way back in 1983, we worked with another ministry whose signal originated in West Orange, NJ?   We helped them grow into the Hudson Valley.   Well, that effort collapsed as the other ministry became pretty much a cult movement.   In 2004 Redeemer Broadcasting was incorporated as an alternative.   Pray for us now, that we will be able to minister the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to church members (and unchurched) in this whole area.    This has always been our goal and it seems that we are on the cusp of a "perfect storm."   There is a tremendous opportunity - all that we need is for a couple of larger FM signals.  

Please pray that the Lord in His kind mercies will provide a couple of large FM signals that we can place the Redeemer programming on.   We don't need to own the stations, as we would be willing to lease space on them in the form of a "Local Managed Agreement," or LMA.  

Thank you for lifting up in prayer before the Lord, the ministry of Redeemer Broadcasting.

Preparing for server upgrade

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

It is a long haul, but we took the first step on Tuesday.  The replacement equipment rack arrived and we swapped that new rack for the older smaller rack.  The next step is to acquire a UPS for the new rack.   This very next step entails ordering up a new UPS for the rack.  Our present rack mounted UPS is nearly overloaded and we need to balance the loads now.   The new UPS will cost $618.   We also need help with the funding for the new servers.  Our servers help us keep the Redeemer signal on the air.  Without them, we cannot exist.  Please prayerfully consider a special one time gift to Redeemer for the "Server Fund."   The amount that we need to raise is approximately $13,000.  But our next step is $618.   Thank you.

Streaming back on line

Monday, January 30th, 2012

1/30/12   As of 10:35AM our internet streaming is back online!   Thank you for your patience and for your prayers for us.  

Streaming temporarily down

Monday, January 30th, 2012

1/30/12  9:47AM Our internet stream is temporily down while we work on a domain name issue.   We hope to be back up soon, and thank you for your patience!   Please keep us in your prayers.  Thank you.