Far East Broadcasting Celebrates 75 Years
LA MIRADA, CA — Two students attending Southern California Bible College were given the vision to establish the Far East Broadcasting Company, which they incorporated in 1945.
Their initial broadcasting location was in Shanghai in the midst of the Chinese people whom the Lord had laid upon their hearts. The effort was short-lived, however, when China closed its doors to all missionary work in 1948.
Some people would have considered that to be the death of the vision. Not Bob Bowman, John Broger, or their supportive pastor, William Roberts. The vision remained the same, FEBC would have to find a different location.
On June 4, 1948, FEBC regenerated from station KZAS in Manila. By 1949, FEBC was equipped to air broadcasts from the Philippines, across the South China Sea, and into parts of China.
Now celebrating its 72nd year of continuous operations, Far East Broadcasting Company has expanded multiplied times and broadened its ministry to include AM, FM, shortwave, satellite, internet, and other digital technologies.
Today, more than four billion people have access to FEBC broadcasts. The majority live within the 10/40 Window and, together, comprise the greatest number of people who have not heard the Gospel.
“Until every man, woman, and child have heard the Gospel of Christ, we use media to communicate the Good News among the nations.”
FEBC broadcasts from 149 stations and transmitters covering 50 countries, including all of Asia and parts of Africa and Europe. Communicating in 124 different languages, the group transmits 842 programming hours per day.
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