The family is the engine that drives human existence. And people of every culture and religion recognize its importance. Concern for family issues is universal.
Your New Life Station devotes considerable time during the English Hour to matters that affect our families. Issues addressed include relationships and conflicts between family members—including issues of intimacy, divorce, the influence of media, internet content and technology on children, issues kids face at school, substance abuse, and death and loss of a loved one—just to name a few.
Examples of segments that have run in September and continue into October include Greg Taylor’s series on divorce, an interview with a wife whose husband died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and an interview with Jonathan McKee of Focus on the Family about kids and social media.
And since Your New Life Station is a Bible-based Christian station—our program contributors will look to the Bible and our Christian worldview for answers.
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 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 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 Lampur 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 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, have found their names on or near the top of international pop charts.
In October, you’ll hear long-established music artists collaborate with those relatively new on the scene. The collaborations include Coldplay & South Korean boy band BTS, Justin Bieber & Kid Laroi, and Kanye West, Li’l Baby, and the Weeknd.
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. 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.
Upcoming Reports for October 2021:
- Some people appear to have a super immunity to Covid 19. Kelly Ann Monahan reports.
- Kelly Ann also addresses the ways the pandemic has affected the mental health of children.
- This technological advance may be the next great leap forward in super computing. Kelly Ann introduces us to the time crystal.
- What is a ghost kitchen? And how have ghost kitchens served the food security needs of disadvantaged communities during the pandemic? Marcy Bryan reports.
- Are Tic Tok and Instagram harmful to children? Marcy reports on a recent studies.
- Legos may soon be good for more than just toy structures. The company is researching ways to make construction-grade bricks out of recycled plastic. Marcy reports about that too.
- Children now coming of age aren’t old enough to remember 9/11. One young storyteller is trying to raise awareness among his peers. Joseph Fenity is interviewed by Paul Ladd.
- What can we do to make social media a kinder, gentler platform? Paul speaks with author Doug Bursch about posting peace.
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
• Bible Archaeology—Proofs from the Earth with Bill Humble
• Creation Moments with Paul Taylor
• Encounters with Jesus with Larry Souder
• Eye on Religion—Bible archaeology emphasis with Marcy Bryan
• Family Minute with Brit & Kate Ryan
• First Person with Paul Ladd
• God’s Money with Don White
• God’s Passion for Humanity with Bill Young
• Groundwire with Sean Dunn
• Hope in Conflict with Larry Souder
• Hope in Troubled Times with Larry Souder
• Jim Daly commentary
• Joy of Peacemaking with Larry Souder
• Journeys in Faith with Larry Souder
• Life Stories with Joe Norris
• Positive Answers with Paul Ladd
• Profiles of the New Testament with Bob Borquez
• Profiles of the Old Testament with Royce Kessler
• Questions that Deserve Answers with Larry Souder
• 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
• The Journey with Greg Taylor
• The Proverbial Family with Larry Souder
• Today’s News & the Good News with Doug Poling
• True Stories of the Bible with Bill Steensland
• Unexpected Gifts with Bob Borquez
