English: 2024 Is Here — January 2024

What’s Going On-International English
January 2024

2024 Is Here
By Rob Scobey

Every year at this this time—we experience the realization that another year has come and gone. And so, it has. The staff of Your New Life Station wishes you and yours a blessed and prosperous new year in 2024!
The Pacific Rim and Southwest Asia
The Pacific Rim, the Indian subcontinent and southwest Asia provide the reasons Your New Life Station broadcasts the International English Hour. The Pacific Rim is that part of the Eastern Hemisphere that encompasses English-prevalent countries Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and New Zealand. Additionally—English is widely spoken in Indonesia. English is the official language of government and commerce in the southwest Asian countries of India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. In Japan and in countries of the Middle East, many speak English as a second language.
Your New Life Station’s broadcast schedule makes use of Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a 24-hour system also known as Greenwich Mean Time. Eastern Standard Time (EST) is five hours behind UTC; Central Standard Time (CST) is six hours behind. When some parts of the world switch to daylight saving time for the warm weather months, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is four hours behind UTC, and Central Daylight Time (CDT) is five hours behind. Outside the U.S.—most locations are on standard time all year rather than daylight time. Karachi is five hours ahead of UTC. Mumbai and New Delhi are five-and-a-half hours ahead. Manila, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur are eight hours ahead. And Tokyo is nine hours ahead of UTC.
You can use our listener website www.knls.org to hear the English Hour if you have internet access. You can also access the broadcast through the KNLS app on your mobile device or through Google or Safari. If you listen via shortwave radio, you can access knls.org to get our broadcast frequencies or you can write to us and request a schedule.
The English Hour is the Asian continent’s source for the music of our time and the message of all time. We work to provide a geographical balance in the topics we feature as we take you from “Alaska to Asia to Africa to America.” Our Eye on the World stories often show the interdependence of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Since our target audience is mostly non-Christians, our content is different from a typical Christian format station in America. While we provide our share of positive, uplifting content, some of our programming also provides an honest look at the dark side of life on Earth. Indeed, some program segments and music selections may raise questions that a thoughtful truth seeker will ask. And other segments, such as the Bible or Christian lifestyle lessons, serve to answer those questions.
Music to Love
Music is a universal language. Probably 80 percent of the world’s pop tunes are sung in English, and are enjoyed by people everywhere, many who are not proficient in English. The English Hour features your favorite songs from today’s best music. International pop charts show that your favorite music is also the favorite of people who are culturally diverse—whether in Nairobi, Sydney, Singapore, or Jakarta.
The songs are pop, rock, R & B, and occasional hip-hop and country music that crosses over to the pop charts. The English Hour generally features music by artists from the U.S., the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Artists from all over the world, including European deejays and South Korean boy and girl bands, have found their names on or near the top of international pop charts.
In January—Your New Life station will introduce new music by Blanca & Tauren Wells, Dean Lewis, and Thirty Seconds to Mars.
News to Know
The English hour features reporting about topics of current interest. Marcy Bryan reports about entertainment, business, and news about religion and social issues. Kelly Ann Monahan has the latest developments in medicine, science, and computer technology. Paul Ladd provides special reports about diverse topics, religious and secular. Larry Souder interviews interesting people, sometimes in front of a live audience, on Souder & Friends. (For December, Souder & Friends will feature holiday season classics.) Doug Poling provides commentary on the news from a Christian perspective on Today’s News & the Good News. Adam Holtz, Jonathan McKee, and Paul Asay of Focus on the Family provide Plugged-in reviews of the latest movies, online games, and TV shows.
Upcoming Segments for January:
How do you provide power for a base on the moon? Especially if the base is on the moon’s dark side? Marcy Bryan & Kelly Ann Monahan report on a mini nuclear reactor being developed by Rolls Royce.
It’s the world’s largest-ever cruise ship. And the Titanic could fit inside. Marcy reports on The Icon of the Seas and on the revival of the cruise ship industry.
And Marcy reports on possible changes in the payment of real estate commissions in the U.S.
Do you get a headache after drinking a glass of red wine? New research says alcohol is the main culprit. Kelly Ann reports on the science behind the blame.
You may have seen human hibernation in sci-fi movies. But experiments with the real thing may be less than 10 years away. Kelly Ann reports on its possible use for long-distance space travel.
Is aggressive treatment for prostate cancer usually necessary? Kelly Ann reports on the results of a 20-year study.
Paul Ladd talks with Dr. Nancy Meyer about overcoming our fears.
A Message to Live
This is what we’re about and why we’re on the air and on the internet. Our mission is to present the lessons of the Bible, including and emphasizing the Good News in an interesting, non-threatening way.
Ongoing Series:
• All God’s Giants with Larry Souder
• Andy Baker’s Prayer Lesson
• Believer’s Hall of Faith with Bill Young
• Creation Moments with Paul Taylor
• Direction with Rubel Shelly
• Encounters with Jesus with Larry Souder
• Family Minute with Brit & Kate Ryan
• First Person with Paul Ladd
• God’s Money with Don White
• Groundwire with Sean Dunn
• Jim Daly commentary
• Joy of Peacemaking with Larry Souder
• Journeys in Faith with Larry Souder
• Life Stories with Joe Norris
• Living with Conflict with Greg Taylor
• Profiles of the New Testament with Bob Borquez
• Profiles of the Old Testament with Royce Kessler
• Promises with Royce Kessler
• Refiner’s Fire with Paul Ladd
• The Big Picture with Steve Diggs
• The God Who Makes Himself Known with Bill Young
• The Good Book with Greg Taylor
• Today’s News & the Good News with Doug Poling
• True Stories of the Bible with Bill Steensland
• Unexpected Gifts with Bob Borquez
• Unforgettable Conversations with Larry Souder
• You Might Be Too Busy If… with Paul Ladd & Gary Holloway