It’s Christmas time for those of us who live by the Gregorian Calendar. Some countries who live by the Julian calendar will celebrate Christmas in early January.
For most in the English-speaking world, Christmas is this month. So Your New Life Station will have some classic Christmas stories from our archive as well as Christmas music mixed in with our regular pop music format. On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day—all the music will be Christmas holiday songs.
For the new year—Paul Ladd takes us into the pages of The Old Farmer’s Almanac for 2024. Even though it is old, it’s not just for farmers. The Old Farmer’s Almanac has been published every year since 1792. But it has information about recipes, modern gardening tips, and the latest trends and technology. Paul Ladd interviews Almanac editor Sarah Perreault on four consecutive Mondays, starting December 11th.
And if you missed Paul Ladd’s interview with author Bill O’Reilly about the Salem Witch Trials of 1692—the series about Killing the Witches will rerun on three consecutive Tuesdays, starting December 5th.
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. And 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 per cent of the world’s pop tunes are sung in English, and are enjoyed by people everywhere, many who are themselves 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. But music 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 December—Your New Life station will introduce new music by Blink 182, Dua Lipa, and Sabrina Carpenter.
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. And 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 Reports for December:
- Taylor Swift has broken all kinds of records with her Eras tour—both her live appearances and the movie version. And the tour continues into 2024. Marcy Bryan reports.
- She wasn’t just another First Lady. Rosalynn Carter championed women’s rights and mental health. She and President Jimmy Carter continued to serve their country after he left office. Marcy reports on Rosalynn’s life and service.
- And Marcy recounts the life of astronaut Frank Borman and the Christmas moon voyage of Apollo 8.
In 1859—our sun ejected a flare of gas and electromagnetic radiation that disabled telegraph service around the world. With the world now much more dependent on electronic technology—should we worry about a repeat of what is known as The Carrington Event? Kelly Ann Monahan reports.- And Kelly Ann reports on the new weight loss drug Zepbound—and on the latest research about heart health and lung cancer.
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
• Love First with Don McLaughlin & Paul Ladd
• 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
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