It all begins with an idea.

In February 1945, the world’s most powerful leaders gathered in the picturesque town of Yalta on the Black Sea—Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. As they discussed the future of the world, President Roosevelt stayed connected to Washington through a shortwave radio, a technology that would spark an idea in the mind of a young Army Lieutenant. Maurice Hall, who helped set up that equipment, began to wonder: Could shortwave radio be used for something far more important than military communication—could it be used to spread the Good News to the world?

Fast forward to 1977. Maurice, along with a group of visionary leaders, sat in a Texas living room and imagined using that very same shortwave technology to broadcast the gospel to the farthest reaches of the globe. But there were so many questions: Would it work? Where would a station be built? What languages would they broadcast in? The dream was big, but the journey was about to take an unexpected turn. Tragedy struck when a plane crash killed two key members of the team, but rather than stopping the mission, it strengthened their resolve. By December 1979, they had secured land in Anchor Point, Alaska, and in 1983, KNLS (the "New Life Station") went live, broadcasting its first programs in Russian and Chinese.

Since then, World Christian Broadcasting has expanded beyond all expectations. In 2016, a second station in Madagascar began broadcasting on Easter Sunday, reaching Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and beyond. Today, with two fully operational stations, including new languages like Arabic, Spanish, and Portuguese, our message reaches the entire inhabited world. From a humble vision sparked in a wartime radio room to a global mission spanning two continents, the world is listening—and God’s message is being heard.