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AM Medium wave broadcasts

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 23:00:00 +0000

Since the beginning of 2011, we have been broadcasting on a new European AM/Medium Wave frequency of 1368 kHz, covering the city of Rome (population 2.7 million) and the North East of Italy (Venice, Padua, Verona, Vicenza, Bologna and vicinities, population around 3 million) from 7 PM until 2 AM Central European Time every night, and from 6AM until 8AM every day.

All broadcasts can also be heard in the border countries of Slovenia. Croatia, Austria, Switzerland, southern Germany and eastern part of France after 7 PM until 7:30 AM (nighttime) approx Central European Time. Listeners' letters on 1368 kHz have been received also from Spain, Belgium, Denmark and Sweden. The total potential coverage is approximately 143 million people, of whom ca. 68 million speak English as a first or second language. Nighttime coverage is approximately within the darker zone in the coverage map below, including the lighter area close to the transmitter). Daytime coverage is also available for programs in Italian (in the smaller, lighter circle in the coverage map).

Over this new voice in Europe we are repeating some of the programs being broadcasted on European Gospel Radio, IPAR (International Public Access Radio) and IRRS-Shortwave on Shortwave, in addition to music, news and information in English.

All programs on our AM/Medium Wave network are 95% in English. It's a great opportunity to make us heard in the center of Rome, just a few blocks from the Vatican, and in the large tourist and business areas in the North-Eastern part of Italy and Central/Southern Europe.

For more information call us free of charge from the USA or Canada every day from 8AM-10PM Central European Time, 11PM-1PM PST, 2AM-4PM EST

Radio World International frontpage article

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:15:02 +0000

The March 2013 edition of Radio World Int'l magazine, available digitally free of charge, carries an article on their front page dedicated to our international broadcasting mission.

The article features European Gospel Radio and NEXUS-IBA story going back from the late 1970's when we started relaying programs in English on FM radio in Milan, Italy, and then expanded our broadcasts on the Internet, AM/Medium Wave and via shortwave to cover the entire world.

The article also mentions briefly our own CDN technology called WorldDirector, developed internally at NEXUS-IBA to distribute our Christian radio and TV programs over the Internet, via our web farms in North America, Europe and Asia.

The Shortwave antenna displayed in the RWI article is actually a short range log-periodic antenna used only for local broadcast at reduced power up to 100 kW, while the more sophisticated long distance antennas used at 150 and 300 kW are shown on our web site.

Who needs European Gospel Radio?

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0000

Anyone who wants to talk to Europe, Middle and Far East, Africa, Asia and beyond by radio, with high power and in the most cost-effective manner. We strive to help you in every way possible to make your Christian radio mission a success.

Do you remember the pictures that went around the world during the Gulf and recently during the Iraq War, showing people glued to their Shortwave radios to get the latest news from the outside world? During those crisis, Shortwave again demonstrated its importance and effectiveness.

Our mission

European Gospel Radio mission is to offer all Christian broadcasters and program producers direct access to tens of millions of listeners all around the world. We offer you our media, competence and advice for all your broadcasting, media and communication needs. You provide the content, and we provide all technical assistance to broadcast effectively your message worldwide

Shortwave is very cost effective

For all the talk of satellite radio and TV, Shortwave radio remains the most cost-effective electronic mass medium that can span enormous distances instantly and penetrate into every home. It reaches listeners in such remote places in Africa where no other media, including FM, AM or the internet can reach. In addition, Shortwave radio is portable, and is a companion wherever one goes. It is truly the worlds most mobile electronic mass medium. Modern Shortwave receivers are ultra-compact and very easy to use.

EGR bundles: shortwave, streaming and free web site

EGR now bundles Internet services, such as streaming, podcasting and free Web hosting, to complement any radio broadcasts and enable every program producer to reach the widest possible audience.

Call us for more info!

Give us a call or inquire for more information.

What is European Gospel Radio?

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000

European Gospel Radio (EGR) is an international public service promoted by NEXUS-International Broadcasting Association, a non-denominational, striclty non profit and mostly volunteeer organization that operates since 1979 from Milan, Italy.

Our mission is to spread the Gospel from Milan, Italy, to the world on Shortwave and AM radio, on satellite TV and the Internet

Access to EGR is open to all who have a Christian message to broadcast to the world, regardless of their denomination or Church affiliation.

We are not just airing to Europe, but to the world! We operate streaming radio and TV channels and powerful AM & Shortwave transmitters on behalf of several Christian organizations, and can reach any region of the world, even on a short notice. Our 150 & 300 kW radio transmitters are the best cost-effective options for covering all of the Middle East, Europe and Africa. 300 kW Shortwave provide almost world-wide coverage using just one broadcast. Using highly directional antennas and high power modern, digital transmitters we extend our European coverage to farther away countries like: India, China, the Americas and the Pacific.

We strive to help you making your Christian radio and TV mission a success.

For more information call us free of charge from the USA or Canada every day from 8AM-10PM Central European Time, 11PM-1PM PST, 2AM-4PM EST

Donate now!

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 10:41:50 +0000

Donate now to support our projects in broadcasting and electronic media!

Your donation makes a difference. European Gospel Radio is a project of NEXUS-International Broadcasting Association (NEXUS-IBA), a non-profit association which has elected to do something different in the world of media and free flow of information. Our radio broadcasting Internet services are built on the premise that profits are not the be-all and end-all of broadcasting. We are an all-volunteer cooperative with less than 15 people giving their spare time to keep us alive.

We do this largely because we are a free organization with NO political or religious ties, and because of the free access policies of our operation. Since 1979, when all this began, anyone with anything halfway sensible to say has been able to access our microphones and send their unabridged message worldwide, even if it meant having to run the risk of criticism. In fact, ours is one of the very few experiments in genuinely cultural, religious (non denominational), free-speech and open media access with a truly global outreach since the early beginning.

In addition to Shortwave and AM/Medium Wave, we are also on the Internet. Needless to say, our multimedia platform is very demanding, both in time as well as financially. We carry no advertising on our stations, and currently there is no commercial sponsorship except the active support of our volunteers, our Association members, and our listeners.

We want to continue to provide our services to the global community, to regions and troubled places where others cannot reach an audience, and that's why we're now asking for your support by subscribing to European Gospel Radio and NEXUS-IBA.

Why should I donate?

As a volunteer-based organization, NEXUS-IBA and European Gospel Radio stand most in need of dedicated volunteers who can work on our broadcasting and media related projects. NEXUS-IBA provides the infrastructure for the projects and most all of the administrative effort is currently through unpaid volunteers. Still we need financial assistance i.e. to purchase spare parts for our transmitters, hardware, software, tubes (valves), electricity, rent, bandwidth in order to keep our servers up and our radio transmitters running for the benefit of our international community.

Donate now via PayPal

Individuals and companies can donate funds to support European Gospel Radio and NEXUS-IBA projects. You can contribute via PayPal by clicking on the PayPal icons below:

Donate now in US dollars!

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Amounts will charged directly in Euros or US Dollars or Pounds Sterling with direct debit to your Paypal account, Visa, Mastercard, Amex or Discover cards.

Donate now via Credit card on NEXUS-IBA secure web site

You can also send your donation online using Visa or Mastercard via our secure server, by clicking on the icon below:

Please use our secure donation form to donate amounts in Euros. Any amount donated in US Dollars will be converted in Euros at the official rate of exchange when we process your donation.

If I donate financially, where would my donations go?

Currently, the bulk of our financial obligations are going towards providing our technical infrastructure - transmitters airtime and servers bandwidth that we require. Often we are unable to air some of the programs we are asked to broadcast, because of lack of funds to pay for the electricity and transmitter time.

NEXUS-IBA broadcasts to the Middle East On Shortwave radio and via streaming audio & video we reach daily the most troubled regions of the world, including Palestine, Gaza, Israel, Africa (i.e. Sudan, Darfour, the Congo), and the Middle and Far East (Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, China, India, Pakistan, etc.). Sometime we reach these and other parts of the world with just special or weekly broadcasts if donors are unable to provide funding for daily coverage.

If you have a specific target or project that you wish to directly support, please contact us and we will do our best to satisfy your wishes. We gladly accept support for our Christian radio ministry (European Gospel Radio), as well as for other cultural and free-speech (IPAR - International Public Access Radio) initiatives. If you have a particular project in mind, please email us with your suggestion and donation offer.

NEXUS-IBA mission is to broadcasts to the world, using all media available to us (i.e. radio, TV, INternet, etc.). If you wish to provide equipment for use by NEXUS-IBA, please contact us before attempting to send it "here" directly -- the nature of our global non-profit operations are such that any equipment and services used to support our projects may be located where they are best needed, i.e. all over the world!

I'd like to talk to someone about supporting your initiatives!

If you would like more information about supporting Europena Gospel Radio and NEXUS-IBA, please email us for more information. All information will be kept in the strictest confidence.

Thank You!

Missionary Evangelism in the Far East

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:50:22 +0000

Wow! What a response from our recently started broadcasts to the Far East! We now reach Europe, Middle East, India, China, Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, the whole of Asia and the Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand. Reports of clear reception on our world-wide frequency at 300 kW have been also received from Europe and the USA. All this huge area in the world with one high power broadcast!

We want to give you an update on our worldwide radio mission. As we continue to work with churches and religious organizations to bring their Christian message to the most remote areas in the world, we are rewarded by flow of testimonies of listeners from all over the world who tune into our missionary broadcasts.

We are glad to be partner with many US and International missions who bring their messages of Evangelism, Faith and Salvation to the world. Those who believe in our radio mission are truly missionary organizations, that only care to bring the message of Christ to the poorest and most remote lands in the world. Without their financial support we would not be able to reach these locations in the world. Thank you!

Most of the listeners' response is going directly to the program producers who usually respond directly by email or post to listeners' inquires, but as a policy we always forward any correspondence to them, unless the very rare cases in which listeners do not give us permission to do so.

Reach out to Europe, North Africa and Middle East

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Tue, 22 May 2012 09:43:57 +0000

How does shortwave radio work?

Standard AM and FM stations lose their power as their signals dissipate along the ground over long distances. In shortwave, the opposite is true. The Earth is encased in an invisible covering of gases called the Ionosphere. This acts like a mirror, reflecting shortwave signals back to Earth, thus making it possible to cover vast distances with a single transmitter. This is why shortwave is so efficient and cost-effective. In the case of IRRS-Shortwave, this means you can cover Europe for the same or less money than it would cost to reach just one local market at home.

Christian broadcasting organizations, Church leaders and Pastors placed placed their trust in us to provide a radio link between their programs and our European listener.

We take this trust seriously, and want not only to place the best possible transmission facilities at your disposal, but also to give you the benefit of our experience and knowledge of the Shortwave broadcast medium and the European audience, which goes back nearly a quarter of a century.

Europe, north Africa and Middle East

Historically, Europe has been our main target since we began operating with an omni-directional antenna in 1988. As we began increasing transmitter power to 100, 150 and 300 kW, we started using directional antennas, that are able to target European Gospel Radio to any country or continent in the world. Custom broadcast can be set using our high gain, directional antenna that optimize reception on the desired target.

We strive to provide you with the highest quality broadcasts

On Shortwave, each broadcast can cover a huge territory, such as one or more continents, one or several countries altogether.

It's easy to spend donors' money and resources buying airtime on a station that cannot be heard, because it cannot reach the target, or simply because they may be interfered by other stations. You may also be using old transmitters or bad frequencies, at nominal (not real) transmitter powers that may not be doing a good job.

Transmitter power is not the only thing that counts in reaching our targets. We also use modern, well maintained, digitally controlled, DRM capable transmitters, with excellent modulation and excellent antennas. We also take all necessary care to provide a good frequency to each broadcast. We provide direct international frequency coordination with all world stations, governments and private broadcasters, and are able to select the best time and antenna to offer you the best possible signal on each target.

Give the Europeal Gospel radio team a chance to reach out to the world!

We've often heard stories of fake radio stations, fake (paid) broadcasts, fake listeners reports and fake “I’ve Seen The Light” letters sent through networks organized by radio brokers and agencies. On some occasions we have even helped Christian ministries in uncovering those un-ethical and fraudulent schemes.

Europe is just one of our targets. We cover any region in the world by selecting the right transmitter power, the best antenna, a good frequency and the most correct time for your target.

If you are ever in doubt on whether you are really reaching your audience with your own station, at any time you are welcome to ask us to monitor your existing broadcasts. We'll be glad to check and compare the effecttiveness of your broadcast at almost any location in the world, and provide you with a competitive signal in your desired target area.

It goes without saying that we stand ready to answer any specific question or request you may have. We strive to help our Christiam broadcasters in every way possible to make their mission a success, and exploit the potential of saving millions of souls with just one single broadcast, at a very reasonable cost. Please do contact us for any additional information.

New high power broadasts to Middle East, Asia and Pacific

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:09:22 +0000

We've just recently started broadcasting using 150 and 300 kW to Middle East, Asia and the Pacific.

We are quite excited, because with just one single broadcast we cover an extremely large area of the world, including East Africa (i.e. Somalia, Ethiopia), Middle East (Arabian peninsula, Iran, Iraq), Asia (Afghanistan, India, China, Burma/Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, etc.) and our signal is also heard strong as far away as Japan, until the far end of the beam in Australia and New Zealand.

There are many US and British soldiers in these areas that we can reach also, if we could only alert them all to tune in (maybe through their relatives in the USA and UK).

There is about +3 to +10 hrs time difference from 13 UTC in all these regions and we reach these targets in the late afternoon (in Mid East) to the evening prime time in the more distant countries in Asia and the Pacific, and no later than midnight local time in Australia & NZ.

In the meantime, listeners' reports have been received from India, Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, China, Australia and the USA. Since propagation works strangely at night, our listeners and monitoring stations report that we do indeed reach well also the areas in central and NE China and Japan that are not on our primary beam.

Calling Africa

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:41:09 +0000

At the end of last year European Gospel Radio started three daily hours on high power Shortwave (150 kW) beamed to Africa, specifically to the most troubled areas of Sudan and Darfur. These broadcasts, however, can be heard all over the African continent.

With a south directional beam from Europe, our signal reaches extremely well the whole African continent, from Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia on the Mediterranean, East, Central and West Africa all the way down to South Africa, and the greatest part of Southern and Central Europe as well. The program is produced directly in Sudan, aired locally on a few FM stations in larger towns, and then transferred live by satellite to our station.

From Europe we then beam it on Shortwave so that people in the remote areas of Africa can pick up the signal on Shortwave radios. So far. after six months of regular broadcasts, the results have been great, and we all feel blessed of being able to provide some relief to these troubled regions.

Our missionary outreach

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:45:46 +0000

In 1979 we started with a small English speaking FM station in Milan, Italy. Our vision since the early days has been to bring the message of many US and International organizations to those areas that hey were unable to cover by themselves.

In 1988 we began broadcasting on International Shortwave radio to Central and Eastern Europe. At that time The Cold War still divided Europe into two parts along the borders of NATO and Warsaw Pact states.

Most countries such as Eastern Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, the Soviet Union, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, the so called Baltic countries, were sealed from the Western world. No paper media, no radio or TV (except in the border regions) was able to spread to the other side of the iron curtain. At that time there was no email, no Facebook, no Google, no Internet and no satellite TV or radio.

Our Shortwave stations can travel long distances and still today, as back in the 1980's we are able to bring a message of Evangelism, as well as news, music and feature programs to those lands that cannot be reached otherwise by the so-called new media.

Early in 1994, we added Internet audio and video streaming, via several relay locations (data-centres) in Europe, Asia and the Americas to better serve our audience via our own Content Delivery Network (CDN). Today we operate several audio and video streams 24 hrs a day, in different languages, on behalf of our associated Ministries and Churches from around the world.

Most recently, we added new digital transmitters up to 300 kW and long distance antennas to reach any region in the world. From Europe our signal is being reported in almost every nation in the world.

Today we also provide managed internet and broadcasting services, consulting and advice to Ministries who want to reach their audience on satellite television, radio and over the internet, not only in Europe, but in any other region in the world.

Our websites at European Gospel Radio and NEXUS-IBA provide plenty of information on how to use our services and bring your own message to the world.

The importance of a regular, consistent Christian schedule

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:30:11 +0000

High power Shortwave radio broadcasts are quite expensive to run, even if the rewarding may be absolutely fantastic. There is no other media today to be blessed with such a wide area, and such a large number of listeners at any one time. Even the Internet cannot beat a small portable Shortwave radio outside of large towns, and especially if you are bringing your message to the poorest regions in the world like Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe.

During almost 20 years of operation on Shortwave, we discovered that good advice is essential for every mission. And we are here to help any of you to reach out in the most effective way.

From Ghana to Iraq: a friendly Christian voice from home

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:00:00 +0000

"It is a great joy to have a program on your station. For many years, there has been a very strong urge in me to spread the gospel as far and wide as possible. Being with your organization has helped in meeting that need.

I am a member of Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Homer, Georgia. I have been preaching the gospel for fifty years. It has been our privilege to be on several radio and television stations for many years. I seldom do the television programs due to them not being located in our area.

The value of Shortwave

info@egradio.org () — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 17:42:29 +0000

Shortwave radio remains one of the key electronic media for reaching the maximum number of potential listeners in Europe. Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the Pacific, and certain regions in the Americas. This is proved by the fact that the world’s biggest international broadcast organizations continue their activities via Shortwave, and are investing heavily in new studio and transmission facilities. In recent history, The Gulf and the most recent Iraq War demonstrated once again and most impressively how important a telecommunications tool shortwave is in reaching a vast audience using inexpensive but highly powerful modern receivers that can be put in a suitcase or pocket. Shortwave is everywhere. It is the world’s most mobile medium. Ironically, it was the propaganda machine of Nazi Germany that recognized the power of Shortwave and perfected its use in the Second World War. Today, Shortwave is one of the greatest weapons in the fight for morality.

The Middle East factor

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0000

"Television is great, and we should be on television." "The Internet is great, and we should definitely be on the Internet. But the rest of the world is not like the United States in terms of their access to this kind of information technology. There are places where there is no substitute for radio." (Art Chimes war time correspondent and producer at the Voice of America commenting a resolution of the US agency to increase its broadcasts to Middle East).

EGR adds more than 12 hours daily to Europe and Middle East

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 09:07:21 +0000

Early in January we emailed our contacts to offer special low rates and promos, including a free web site with thousands of templates to choose from and free Internet radio streaming to those who joined before Jan. 31. Due to the high number of requests, we are glad to extend our special promotion and announce the new extension of more than 12 hours daily of our high power broadcasts to the following regions:

- Europe, north Africa and Mediterranean (100 and 150 kW)
- Africa (100, 150 and 300 kW)
- Middle East (including Israel, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq at 150 and 300 kW, and:
- India, China, Asia & Pacific (150 and 300 kW)

More power, never so loud on our targets!

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:05:05 +0000

As of Nov. 24, 2006, European Gospel Radio completes the upgrade to 150 kW for most of its broadcasts, that can now be heard with a never-so loud signal on all of our target areas, including Europe, Middle East, North Africa, China, and India.

Here is what our listeners say during November and December, 2006:

"Signal was simply blowing, quite a local fm service. By using the Sinpo code, Id rate it 5555"

Listen to the new All Gospel Radio

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:00:00 +0000

Sample some of the programs on the air daily over European Gospel Radio on Shortwave to Europe, North Africa, the Middle and Far East: try All Gospel Radio. We are on the air in English with Christian news and information on top of the hour for most of the day, and 24 hrs with inspirational music and Christian messages from our family of US and International broadcasters.

When you subscribe to European Gospel Radio your program will be aired free of charge over the All Gospel Radio channel on a random basis, or, if you wish, we can also set up your own streaming channel that you can link from your own web site.

Contact us for more information on our digital media services.

EGR starts broadcasts to India, Pakistan and China

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:58:01 +0000

Effective Feb. 13, 2006, European Gospel Radio starts daily broadcasts in English to India, Pakistan,Bangladesh, Nepal and China. These broadcasts are in addition to our regular daily transmissions to Europe, Middle East and North Africa.We expect to blanket the whole region with powerful broadcasts. Airtime is available to any Christian broadcaster. Please get in touch with us for more details.

Get free web hosting and hundreds of templates

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:00:00 +0000

That's right. You can get free web hosting plus much more when you join our association and start airing your radio program on Shortwave to the Far East, Europe, Africa or the Middle East.

Just follow these four easy steps:

Download a membership application form
Fill, sign and fax it to the number shown on the application
Include a letter or statement of your aims and airtime needs
Wait until your membership is accepted and then remit your membership dues

Yearly associate membership fees (Jan-Dec) are only US$ 155 or Euros 100 (50% discount when applying after July 1 each year) and include the following:

Internet streaming when you book airtime on Shortwave
A three page free web site (upgradable to 15 or to a full e-commerce web site), with hundreds of templates to chose from
One internet domain and one email address (yourname at yourdomain.com or .org) with anti-spam and antivirus
Low rates to broadcast on Shortwave
Free support and consulting on your broadcasting needs

Gods Dirty Dozen

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 12:09:08 +0000

If I were to get to know those who know you best and ask them all the questions I could think of about you, I would get to know you very well, wouldn’t I? Well, then it stands to reason that if we get to know God’s best friends real well, we will get to know a whole lot about God, won’t we? Let’s then make some observations of those that he used, each in a mighty way. I call them, “God’s Dirty Dozen.”

Jesus is not joking

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Sat, 28 May 2005 12:58:34 +0000

I had always prayed every night to God, but I did not know Jesus yet. I was in the emergency ward one night. I had a benign tumour in my chest that was causing indescribable pain. I was vomiting the painkillers and had extremely low iron and a lung infection as well as a gastro virus. I was in hospital alone and on a drip of water and maxillon (anti-nauseous drug). I had a reaction to the drug and thought that was the end for me. I was alone (my boyfriend at a party because I had been sick for two years so it was no surprise). I left the hospital about three hours later and stayed in bed for about 2 days. A week later I was really scared and didnt know what my body would do next.

He Made the Blind to See

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 08:12:26 +0000

"He Made the Blind to See", this is the theme of todays Friday, Dec. 17, 2004, broadcast starting at 2100 CET on 5,775 kHz, via European Gospel Radio:

This is the third sermon on John chapter 9. An unnamed blind beggar is receiving his sight. What was the reason? According to Jesus, He sought out this beggar “in order that the works of God should be made manifest in him”.

Astounding contrasts: The Pharisees, in their carnal mind, excommunicated this formerly blind beggar, because he did not want to deny that Jesus was from God. These graduates from honored seats of learning were corrected by this untrained new disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ.

On the other hand we see what Divine grace can do. It brings a beggar to the feet of the Savior. It gives him a wisdom that exceeds the wisdom of the Pharisees. His logic is impeccable: “One thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see”.

Jesus in science

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 23:00:00 +0000

When the Russian army occupied my country Czechoslovakia, I escaped to Sweden so that I would not have to live under the Communist dictatorship again. There I had a friend who worked as a scientist in a group investigating elementary particles.

Sometimes he took me with him, so I could see how they do experiments. After their experiments the scientists would meet in a cafe shop to discuss their conclusions. I asked them about the reason why some things which were impossible to happen, yet they did happen. For example: how could a particle traverse an energy barrier which it could not pass. On my question on how this could happen, they answered that there is a spiritual world, and God is interacting with the physical universe.

Special promotion for high power broadcasts

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0000

European Gospel Radio is operating broadcasting services to reach listeners worldwide with powerful shortave transmitters using 150 and 300 kW, via satellite radio & TV, internet radio and video streaming and now also on AM/Mediumwave in Rome and Central Europe.

According to our experience Shortwave radio is still a unique, very low cost and far reaching opportunity to bring a message to the remote lands of China, India, Africa, the Middle East and the former Soviet Union. A radio message on Shortwave radio reaches millions of people far away and over large territories at a fraction of the cost of conventional media, especially when FM, TV or satellite reception is not available. From our unique position in the South-Eastern part of Europe we can reach all the most troubled, conflict and poorest region of the world where Shortwave is just about the only way to receive a message of salvation.

On Shortwave we reach daily Africa, Mid and Far East, Asia, Pacific. Other regions can be specifically targetd using high power broadasts and directional antennas.

On AM/Medium Wave we broadcast from just a few blocks from the Vatican and from the city of Padua, and we reach the city of Rome, the North Eastern part of Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland and southern Germany every evening and night with English language broadcasts.

With the recently addition of AM/Medium wave and Internet streaming services we can offer competitive bundles to reach Rome and most populated areas of Norther Italy.

We are running a special promotion for Christian stations and program producers. For more information check our website at or email us at: info@egradio.org with promo code THANKS2012

Regular broadcasts to West Africa started on April 2, 2004

info@egradio.org () — Thu, 08 Apr 2004 18:18:38 +0000

As recently announced, effective Friday April 2, 2004, IRRS-Shortwave is starting weekly broadcasts using 100 kW beamed to Africa on 15,665 kHz Shortwave from 1100-1200 UTC. Programs will be in Arabic and Spanish. Please tune in every Friday according to the following schedule:

Fri: 15,665 kHz from 1300-1400 CET (1100-1200 UTC) [100 kW] to Africa

Even if we use directional antennas to West Africa, reception may also be possible in other areas, including Europe and South America. All other broadcasts to Europe, Middle East and Africa effective March 28, 2004, are according to our summer schedule on our mainstream frequencies of 5,775 and 13,840 kHz.

New broadcasts to West Africa

info@egradio.org () — Sun, 08 Feb 2004 12:27:39 +0000

On Sunday Feb. 8, 2004, IRRS starts new test broadcasts to North (Mediterranean) and West Africa using a powerful 100 kW beam. These broadcasts are intended to cover a large segment of listeners who live in the large populated areas of North Africa over the Mediterreanean sea, and especially those living in tents and refugee camps in the desert.

Among them over 170,000 people are living in four refugee camps in the harsh southern Algerian desert in West Africa. For the last twenty years these refugees have been forced to live in tents, and Shortwave radio is just about the only communication media able to reach them.

Broadcasts to this area are part of a co-operation project involving several Italian organizations and Regione Emilia Romagna. The goal of the project is to re-enforce communication with the Sarahawi people that to this day use Shortwave radio as one of the most valuable communication media to the outside world.

New high power (250 kW) tests

info@egradio.org () — Fri, 02 Jan 2004 14:51:52 +0000

On Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2003, we run a four hour special broadcast using 250 kW of power, featuring programs in English, German and Italian. This was a one time, occasional broadcasts with a special Christmas program produced by one of NEXUS-IBA's members in Europe.

The latest portion of the 250 kW night-time broadcast was heard with excellent conditions by listeners overseas in the USA and Canada. Here are some excerpts from emails received in real-time during the broadcast:

EGR heard loud and clear in Australia

info@egradio.org () — Mon, 27 Oct 2003 08:17:42 +0000

We are receiving reports from the Pacific that our Friday evening broadcasts using 100 kW are reaching Australia and New Zealand with a "loud and clear" signal.

A listeners in Australia tells us: "Ive just tuned in on 5.775KHz, just on sunrise here in SE Australia, at 19.25 hrs, with a Panasonic DR48. Sounds like a religious man speaking about Gods Grace (Reading from Epistle to the Romans at 1932 hrs), with a 60 metre longwire, pushing about an S7 to 9 with 100% readability. Signal prior to sunrise is excellant 9+30, first time Ive listened to IRRS. Also listening with the 16kbps stream, which is nice."

Another listener writes us : "I just thought I would inform you now of how well your signal was received here in Eastern Australia in Port Macquarie, N.S.W."

These are just some of the messages that we receive, and tells us how European Gospel Radio broadcasts on Shortwave and over the Internet can reach far away countries, and indeed are going far beyond our intended target areas.

EGR starts 100 kW broadcasts to Europe, N Africa and Middle East

info@egradio.org () — Sun, 12 Oct 2003 23:40:50 +0000

As of Friday Oct. 10, 2003 IRRS-Shortwave and European Gospel Radio started regular transmissions on an additional slot each Friday night from 2100-2230 CET using 100 kW to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. The schedule according to local time in Central Europe CET) will remain the same also for the approaching winter season, and will be as follows:

IRRS & European Gospel Radio from Milan, Italy, on Shortwave:
13,840 kHz 0800-1200 UTC 1000-1400 CET SAT & SUN 20 kW to Europe, N Africa, Middle East
5,775 kHz 1900-2030 UTC 2100-2230 CET DAILY (*) 20 kW to Europe, N Africa, Middle East
5,775 kHz 1900-2030 UTC 2100-2230 CET FRI 100 kW to Europe, N Africa, Middle East

(*) on Friday on 5775 kHz: 100 kW instead of 20 kW

Check here for detailed coverge map

Our audience on Shortwave

info@egradio.org () — Sat, 11 Oct 2003 08:52:10 +0000

Even the largest broadcasters on Shortwave cannot accurately estimate the size of their audience to any program they air on Shortwave, to the same or even a comparable level of accuracy that any FM or TV station can do for any particular market. Since 1979, we have been working with several Radio Ministries, the BBC, the United Nations, UNESCO and other major International broadcasters and media, and with those involved in audience and International media research. Only the largest organizations like the BBC or Voice of America can afford the cost of conducting some sort of audience research on Shortwave. Some empirical data exists on the number of Shortwave receivers in each country, that lead to a potential audience of more than 10 millions in Europe and about the same in in N Africa and the Middle East, i.e. regions that we are able to cover with a Grade-A signal using our newly started 100 kW service. Most of the time we know that people are listening, because we monitor continuously our signal quality in several countries, and because listeners write us and/or to our members or program producers.

European Gospel Radio: Our target areas

info@egradio.org () — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 17:58:45 +0000

Reception reports and our monitors indicates that IRRS-Shortwave signal with our 20 kW stream may be received with a clear signal all over Europe. Fringe reception depending on propagation conditions at the time of broadcasts allow reception outside our primary target area, i.e. in N America, Africa, and the Pacific.

Higher power broadcasts starting at 25, 50, 100, 250, 500 and 1,000 kW will reach areas well outside our primary target (Europe). If you are interested in other areas than Europe, please contact us for other options and rates, specifying your preferred target area. In most cases we may custom plan a broadcast to any region of the world and present you with a proposal in just a few hours.

How do I qualify to air on European Gospel Radio?

info@egradio.org () — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 17:47:30 +0000

Any religious program producer or organization qualifies to air via European Gospel Radio. All of our media services operate on a strictly non denominational, non discriminatory basis. Our charter and mission says: "Pluralism of information is to be assured, with particular attention paid to minorities; above all ethnic, cultural, political, and religious minorities, without regard to race, sex, language, or political or religious beliefs, and in full accordance with the Human Rights guaranteed by the Constitution of the Republic of Italy and by International Law"

As a non profit, broadcaster-supported organization, all of our costs are supported by members contributions and grants. We require that each members bears the cost of the use of any NEXUS-IBAs broadcasting facility, according to the time and transmitter powers required. The non-profit NEXUS-IBA system has cut overhead to the bone, but not at the cost of quality service! The small, dedicated NEXUS-IBA staff is for the most part volunteer. This fact, along with computerization coupled with state-of-the-art transmission equipment ensure NEXUS-IBA members reliable, top quality coverage at cost.

How does shortwave work?

info@egradio.org () — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 17:44:33 +0000

Standard AM and FM stations lose their power as their signals dissipate along the ground over long distances. In Shortwave, the opposite is true. The Earth is encased in an invisible covering of gases called the Ionosphere. This acts like a mirror, reflecting shortwave signals back to Earth, thus making it possible to cover vast distances with a single transmitter. This is why shortwave is so efficient and cost-effective. In the case of European Gospel Radio, this means you can cover any target in Europe or beyond for the same or less money than it would cost to reach just one local market at home.

Tsunami tragedy hits East and West of the world

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Fri, 31 Dec 2004 09:05:42 +0000

We receive and publish a segment of the latest newsletter from the Danish Shortwave Club International:

Dear friends, December 29, 2004

On Dec 26 the worst Earthquake on Earth in 40 years happened underwater southwest of Aceh Province, Sumatra. Enormous seismic Sea waves (in Japanese called Tsunami) hit the coasts in most countries around the Indian Ocean, causing devastating damages and more than 60000 people at the beaches killed or disappeared into the Sea. This natural catastrophe came without warning and all media covered this tragic event. On Sri Lanka alone, more than 22000 people are reported dead.

Our member, Victor Goonetilleke, living 10 km inland south of Colombo wrote on Dec 27: ” All of us are OK here. Trying hard to organize some emergency communications (Victor is also a very active radio amateur! Ed) and also doing some food distributions and things like that. Since the affected areas are so widespread things are very hard. Everyone within 1000 metres or so of the coast have been badly affected right along the coast from North to South on the eastern side of the island. In some areas as far in as 2-3kms. On the Western side not so bad, about 100 metres from the coast, as the quake was on the Eastern side of the island and the tidal waves came from the East/ S. East. You would have seen the vast destruction. Frightening.. Regards , Victor”.

Last respects to John Paul II

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 21:24:18 +0000

More than 200 world leaders joined an estimated 350,000 pilgrims for the funeral of Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's square (Rome) today. Many more packed the streets of Rome and millions around the world stopped to watch the funeral on TV. After a three-hour open-air service, the crowd applauded as the Pope’s coffin was carried into St Peter’s Basilica to be buried in the crypt. Among those in attendance were presidents and dignitaries from Italy, the UK, France, Germany, the US, Iran, Brazil, Taiwan, Zimbabwe, Kenya, DRC, Syria and Afghanistan, and representatives of Christian, Jewish, Buddist and Muslim churches around the World.

Feliz Navidad

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Wed, 15 Dec 2004 07:59:54 +0000

Que el Amor, la Paz y la Esperanza sea la única fuerza que cobije a todos los amigos de la Emisora Radial y a sus diferentes programas, a todos los amigos oyentes, que con la presencia del todopoderoso, esta navidad sea una fiesta en unión familiar y de muchas bendiciones para todos.

Expreso un saludo afectuoso y fraterno en mi calidad de un fiel y asiduo oyente a todos los miembros de la gran Institución Radial, y a todos los amigos oyentes, que sin descanso entregan su esfuerzo sacrificado en forma permanente, a sus amigos, esposas e hijos que celebren con regocijo el cumpleaños de Jesús y que sus espíritus reciban con amor este presente.

Mi Profundo anhelo es que esta navidad sea llena de felicidad, dicha amor y esperanza en cada hogar de los amigos de la Emisora y de la gran multitud de amigos oyentes, que estos sentimientos comunes llenen de alegría nuestras vidas.

Que la bendición de nuestro creador, sea abundante y generoso con todos sus seres queridos, que proteja sus acciones y procuren sacrificio en busca de la paz de los amigos.

Que esta bella fiesta renueve el amor en sus corazones y la paz en su espíritu, con el deseo de que esta noche de Paz sea tan solo el comienzo de un año pleno de éxitos son los deseos de su Amigo.

Gustavo (Loja, Equador)

RBCSC broadcast of Dec. 10, 2004

info@egradio.org (Administrator) — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 08:16:26 +0000

Pastor Alfred Chompff sent us a comment of Fridays Dec. 10, 2004 broadcast on 5,775 kHz (2000-2100 UTC):

This is the second sermon on John chapter 9. God uses the healing of this blind man as a type or picture of salvation. The formerly blind man said to the Pharisees, “He opened My Eyes”. God did it 100%. I did not ask for it, and neither did I deserve it. Salvation is entirely by grace. By definition “grace” is a free gift from God, like John 1:13 says, “Which were born (again), not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God”.