LifeTalk Radio is a network of over 200 radio stations featuring

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, and other religious programming.Jack Nash,
New Christian Radio Launched in Louisville
, ''Southern Tidings'', May 1996. pp. 10-11. Accessed August 18, 2015 Its headquarters are in

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, ''LifeTalk Radio''. Accessed August 18, 2015 LifeTalk Radio is the only radio network owned by the North American Division of the

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'', (2002) Accessed August 18, 2015 and is a ministry of the Adventist Media Center.

History

In 1991, LifeTalk Radio was founded by Paul Moore, in

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.Cyril Miller,
Paul Moore's Retirement Celebrated
, ''Southern Tidings'', June 2002. p. 20. Accessed August 18, 2015 In 2000, the network's headquarters moved to

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. In October 2001, Moore was given the Society of Adventist Communicators' "Award of Pioneering Innovation" for creating the network. In 2002, Moore retired as president of LifeTalk Radio, and was replaced by Phil Follett. On July 15, 2004, Steven Gallimore became president of LifeTalk Radio, and the network moved its headquarters to

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later that year. In 2011, LifeTalk Radio moved its headquarters to

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. By 2015, the network's headquarters had been moved to Riverside, California. LifeTalk Radio's first radio station, KSOH in Yakima, Washington, began broadcasting in March 1992.Cindy Chamberlin,
Yakima Radio Station Targets Talk Audience
, North Pacific Union Conference Gleaner, Volume 87, Number 20, November 2, 1992. Accessed August 19, 2015 The station was launched with an "interactive talk radio" format, airing Christian talk programming. In 1996, LifeTalk Radio purchased and launched several additional stations. In 2000, the network was heard on 15 stations, 8 of which were owned by the network. By 2004, LifeTalk Radio was airing on 35 stations, by 2005 it was airing on 65 stations, and by 2008 the network was airing on 70 stations. By 2015, the network was airing on over 100 stations.Stations
''LifeTalk Radio''. Accessed August 17, 2015

Stations

LifeTalk Radio is heard on over 73 full-time and part-time affiliates in the United States, along with 122 additional affiliates internationally. LifeTalk Radio also streams through

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, ''LifeTalk Radio''. Accessed August 18, 2015

Owned and operated stations

Translators

Fulltime affiliates

Translators

References

External links

Official website
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