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Religious Radio Organization Cheers Upcoming Opportunities to Acquire More Signals

Weiserguy said:
Which probably counted towards the station's public affairs commitment. (e.g., "Eternal Light", or "Lamp Unto My Feet".) So not quite the same.
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Actually, religious programs are a separate category... or were back when we had to show exactly how we served the public with Public Affairs, Religion, and Other (things like educational shows) as well as PSAs and news.
Weiserguy said:
As for whether any Jewish-affiliated applicant or group ever has applied for a station license, that I can't talk to. However I agree with you, if the government denied such an application based on the group being Jewish, or the proposed programming tilting that way, I'd think that applicant would have quite the 1A case.
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"The most well-known old Jewish radio station in New York was WEVD, which operated from 1927 to 2003 and became a popular platform for Yiddish and other ethnic programming. Founded by the Socialist Party and later taken over by the Yiddish newspaper The Forward (Forverts), it was known for its ethnic brokered programming, with the tagline "the station that speaks your language"

There is apparently an LPFM operated by a Jewish group, too. Just do a "Jewish Radio Stations New York City" for more.
 
davideduardo said:
Actually, religious programs are a separate category... or were back when we had to show exactly how we served the public with Public Affairs, Religion, and Other (things like educational shows) as well as PSAs and news.

"The most well-known old Jewish radio station in New York was WEVD, which operated from 1927 to 2003 and became a popular platform for Yiddish and other ethnic programming. Founded by the Socialist Party and later taken over by the Yiddish newspaper The Forward (Forverts), it was known for its ethnic brokered programming, with the tagline "the station that speaks your language"

There is apparently an LPFM operated by a Jewish group, too. Just do a "Jewish Radio Stations New York City" for more.
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There is an LPFM at Fort Lauderdale Florida owned by the local Chabot
 
davideduardo said:
Actually, religious programs are a separate category... or were back when we had to show exactly how we served the public with Public Affairs, Religion, and Other (things like educational shows) as well as PSAs and news.
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Slightly off-topic: One of the programs that was very popular for "educational" programs was the weekly half-hour from the University of Detroit, Ask The Professor, even though by the 1970s it had morphed from the original scholarly discussion around listeners' questions to a trivia game where the audience tried to stump the panel of UD faculty members.

The show remains in weekly production, mostly as a podcast, but still has one broadcast affiliate (guess which one, wink-wink-nudge-nudge). And the name of the educational institution has been the University of Detroit Mercy since the end of 1990, after Mercy College -- named for the founding Religious Sisters of Mercy; the University was founded in 1877 as Detroit College by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) -- merged with the University.

The program holds the claim to being the longest continuously produced radio program.
 
i dont consider myself a religious person, spiritual maybe and i used to have a real problem with the like of EMF, etc gobbling up signals until I put on my business hat and realize its a business transaction and there was hate from radio people being directed only at EMF, never the seller... and if EMF can operate legally and they have an audience to support them, then good for them, and theyre serving a need.

I once worked in a town in the lower 48 whos only signals were the snooooooooooze fest of a sports station I worked for, a Horizon Christian radio signal back when they had a network that originated from a station in missouri.. and a translator for a local/regional Christian station.

The last thing I wanted to hear after work was more sports radio. I'd turn on the Horizon signal because if you didnt focus on the lyrics and treated it as background noise, it was pleasant and kind of like a modern Hot AC that wasnt a religious statiojn.. i hate a quiet household and ive never been into spotify/pandora, etc and i didnt want to have to tie up my pc with streamign audio all the time.
 
SomeRadioGuy said:
I'd turn on the Horizon signal because if you didnt focus on the lyrics and treated it as background noise, it was pleasant and kind of like a modern Hot AC that wasnt a religious statiojn.
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I rather miss the previous incarnation of Air1 which was a much edgier version of K-Love. It was a nice alternative for times when I grew weary of other music options on FM. Unfortunately they completely lost me with the flip to Praise & Worship in 2019. To my ears P&W is like a high school pep rally that never ends.
 
vchimpanzee said:
Methodists are known for good food. Though one pastor who served my church, which was his first appointment (and he was distressed at being so far out in the country) is now one of the leading United Methodist pastors in Charlotte and says his church doesn't have meals because the people can't cook.
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Is their food good because it's Methodist or because it's Southern?
 
DOGDOG said:
What is "non-commercial" about some alleged "foundation" which rakes off the top of donations an ENORMOUS salary for the head of the outfit and the capos, gets tax breaks and claims to be doing "God's Work"?
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They don't run commercials. They don't make a profit. They pour all the money they receive into the stations, which is why they have so much money to spend on licenses. None of it is given to stockholders or corporations. It's a pretty good model. Maybe more should try it.
 
TheBigA said:
They don't run commercials. They don't make a profit. They pour all the money they receive into the stations, which is why they have so much money to spend on licenses. None of it is given to stockholders or corporations. It's a pretty good model. Maybe more should try it.
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You didn't answer his question about the salaries of the head of EMF and his underlings. Is this information public? Is there even an educated guess as to how much is being raked off the top of the donations to pay these people?
 
DOGDOG I hope you understand that you are making a blanket statement over an entire belief system. There are cons that claim Chrisianity hat make huge amounts. A guy I know who was spearheading a Christian music radio nework was making about $120,000 a year and he was more common than uncommon. It seems to me you just want to hate and are trying to justify that hate by insinuating Christian radio is run by a bunch of cons.. The operations are legal in the eyes of the law and many have very good attorneys and accountants while ohers struggle to pay rent with their legal organization.

By the way, EMF does show their annuals.
 
CTListener said:
You didn't answer his question about the salaries of the head of EMF and his underlings. Is this information public? Is there even an educated guess as to how much is being raked off the top of the donations to pay these people?
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projects.propublica.org

K Love & Air1 Foundation - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica

Since 2013, the IRS has released data culled from millions of nonprofit tax filings. Use this database to find organizations and see details like their executive compensation, revenue and expenses, as well as download tax filings going back as far as 2001.
projects.propublica.org

According to this, the CEO makes $639,886

Employees of non-profits pay income taxes on their earnings, just like everyone else. Only the companies are exempt, because they don't make a profit.
 
People kvetch radio paid so poorly when they were in it, and when people get paid well they kvetch they get paid too much.. with no idea what kinda weight is on that persons shoulders every day
 
Weiserguy said:
Tell me anywhere in this country where a Jewish radio station of any kind has existed in the last 22 years.
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There's WMDI-LPFM in Lakewood, NJ.

Weiserguy said:
Now I ask you, why was there not a Jewish K-Love? Were there Jewish equivalents of Mega-Churches? Have you ever heard of rabbis pulling down 7 or 8 figure incomes, or flying around the country in their private jets, or living the high life in mansions? I think the answer is obvious. Because while nobody's ever accused Jews of wanting to live in poverty, getting rich on their religion by trying to convert non-believers by using the public airwaves to proselytize was and is anathema to us.
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The closest equivalent is probably the millions of Kars4Kids spots aired across the county, not meant to convert anyone but to act as a lucrative fundraiser for Orthodox Jewish organizations.
 
Theater of My Mind said:
The closest equivalent is probably the millions of Kars4Kids spots aired across the county, not meant to convert anyone but to act as a lucrative fundraiser for Orthodox Jewish organizations.
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Which is never disclosed in those ads. Since most people assume charities benefit people who are poor and/or suffering from various illnesses, birth defects, etc., I assume the omission is intentional, but I've never been comfortable with it. Helping Jewish young people become better (or at least more Orthodox) Jews is not an objectionable goal, and since those organizations aren't trying to convert non-Jews, there's nothing in it that contradicts Jewish teachings. Still, I would be happier if Kars4Kids would include some sort of explanation in its ads rather than depending on listeners to do their own research before giving.
 
TheBigA said:
projects.propublica.org

K Love & Air1 Foundation - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica

Since 2013, the IRS has released data culled from millions of nonprofit tax filings. Use this database to find organizations and see details like their executive compensation, revenue and expenses, as well as download tax filings going back as far as 2001.
projects.propublica.org

According to this, the CEO makes $639,886

Employees of non-profits pay income taxes on their earnings, just like everyone else. Only the companies are exempt, because they don't make a profit.
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That is a lower pay by a great deal than other equivalent size and responsibility non-profits pay.
 
CTListener said:
Which is never disclosed in those ads. Since most people assume charities benefit people who are poor and/or suffering from various illnesses, birth defects, etc., I assume the omission is intentional, but I've never been comfortable with it. Helping Jewish young people become better (or at least more Orthodox) Jews is not an objectionable goal, and since those organizations aren't trying to convert non-Jews, there's nothing in it that contradicts Jewish teachings. Still, I would be happier if Kars4Kids would include some sort of explanation in its ads rather than depending on listeners to do their own research before giving.
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The Kars ads are about the only ones that make me change channel or turn off volume. Those and Flo the insurance woman top my hate list.
 
davideduardo said:
The Kars ads are about the only ones that make me change channel or turn off volume. Those and Flo the insurance woman top my hate list.
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I liked the first batch of Flo ads, but they've grown annoying over the years. Odd, because Progressive also has the "Dr. Rick" campaign (trying to prevent people from turning into their parents), which I find consistently funny. I wonder if the same agency works on both.
 


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