I said last month I’d rather not be writing about the coronavirus. And I say it again. But I continue to write, as the uncertainty presented by the pandemic continues.
There is hope. All over the world, clinical trials to develop a vaccine for Covid-19 are proceeding at an unprecedented pace. Still—almost no one is forecasting that a vaccine will be available before the end of the year.
Our understanding of this novel virus seems to change daily. And many parts of the world are struggling with questions that have no right answer. Is the overall health of our communities helped or hurt by having kids go back to school? Can local economies sustain another shutdown? Do we have to choose between life and livelihood? As of this writing—cases in India were increasing faster than anywhere else on the planet.
Your New Life Station will continue to provide helpful information as we get it. We’ll continue to have reports from Doug Poling, Kelly Ann Monahan, Marcy Bryan and Paul Ladd. Stay tuned!
Also in August—Your New Life Station will premiere two new Bible-based series. Joy of Peacemaking will run on Tuesdays. Another new series is titled All God’s Giants. Who are these giants? And what makes them bigger than life? Tune in each Monday to find out!
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 of the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Papua New Guinea, 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 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 return 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’re not into shortwave radio. 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.
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 listeners 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 have found their names on or near the top of international pop charts.
In August, Your New Life’s Station’s listeners will hear new music from The Goo Goo Dolls, Jackson Wang, Kygo & One Republic, Maroon 5, Natalie Taylor, Nea, Topic & A7S, and Trevor Daniel & Selena Gomez.
News to Know
The English hour features reports 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. Doug Poling provides commentary on the news from a Christian perspective on Today’s News & the Good News. And Adam Holtz, Jonathan McKee and Kristin Smith of Focus on the Family provide Plugged-in reviews of the latest movies, music, and computer games.
In August—they’ll continue to rate, for family friendliness, the numerous movies featured on streaming services as theatres struggle to reopen across the world.
Upcoming Reports for August 2020
- A vaccine to prevent Covid-19 will likely activate the human body’s T cells as well as its antibodies. Kelly Ann Monahan explains.
- Kelly Ann also reports on the importance of buildings having the right kind of ventilation to prevent indoor spread of the coronavirus.
- Also—Kelly Ann warns against the use of methanol (wood alcohol)-based sanitizers.
- Will Covid-19 forever change the way we shop? Marcy Bryan reports on the growth in e-commerce since the pandemic has forced people to stay home.
- Is Tik Tok—the Chinese social network platform—a threat to individual freedom? Marcy reports about that, too.
- If you hate the coronavirus but love lasagna, you’ll love this story. Doug Poling reports on a woman who used her coronavirus relief money to buy the ingredients and make lasagna for first responders.
- Doug also reports on a university study to determine whether dogs can sniff out the coronavirus at airports, businesses, and hospitals.
- Can we stop worrying about the coronavirus and everything else? Paul Ladd discusses fear and anxiety with Dr. David Chadwick.
- And Paul discusses, from a Christian perspective, the worldwide problem of racism with Dr. Jim Denison.
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
- Author’s Journal with Wesley Paine
- Believer’s Hall of Faith with Bill Young
- Creation Moments with Paul Taylor
- Eye on Religion—Bible archaeology emphasis with Marcy Bryan
- Family Minute with Brit Ryan
- First Person with Paul Ladd
- God’s Money with Steve Maganelles
- God’s Passion for Humanity with Bill Young
- Groundwire with Sean Dunn
- Jim Daly commentary
- Joy of Peacemaking with Larry Souder
- Hope in Conflict with Larry Souder
- Life Stories with Joe Norris
- Living with Conflict with Greg Taylor
- My Missionary Diary with Stefani Ward
- Profiles of the New Testament with Bob Borquez
- Profiles of the Old Testament with Royce Kessler
- Promises with Royce Kessler
- Questions that Deserve Answers with Larry Souder
- Refiner’s Fire with Paul Ladd
- The Big Picture with Steve Diggs
- The Good Book with Greg Taylor
- The Journey with Greg Taylor
- Today’s News & the Good News with Doug Poling
- True Stories of the Bible with Bill Steensland
- Unforgettable Conversations with Larry Souder
