AWR News
Historic First Radio Program Aired in India
Today [November 12, 2012], a Seventh-day Adventist program was broadcast for the first time on FM radio in India. The program was produced by Adventist World Radio (AWR) in the Telugu language, and was aired on a station in Hyderabad, India. The name of the program is Avennel, which means The Dawn in Telugu. Read More ▶
AWR Increases Broadcasts in Key Languages
Last week, Adventist World Radio’s board of directors voted the ministry’s 2013 budget, which includes a significant increase in shortwave airtime for the new broadcast season, at a cost of well over half a million dollars. Currently, AWR is scheduled to broadcast for 27,177 hours in 2012; next year, the schedule will expand by 5,200 hours – an increase of nearly 20 percent. Read More ▶
Across the Waters
More rain had poured down on the tiny island this year than in any of the previous hundred years. Peering through thick foliage down into the steep ravine, the engineers sent up a silent prayer as they gazed at the cement truck stranded in the thick sticky mud. They did have faith, but it was going to take a lot of human effort as well to extract the vehicle and get this construction project back on track. Read More ▶
New Studio in Ukraine
A new, expanded studio has been launched in Kiev, Ukraine, where it is serving as the center for radio production, music recording, and other recording and editing needs of the Ukrainian Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Read More ▶
Operational and Staffing Changes in Europe Region
The recent realignment of territories among the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s three European divisions and the creation of the Greater Middle East Union Mission have impacted the structure and operations of AWR’s Europe region. Read More ▶
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