HCJB
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HCJB, known as "The Voice of the Andes", was the first radio station with daily programming in Ecuador and the first Christian missionary radio station in the world. HCJB broadcasts nationwide on FM; in the past the station was known worldwide for its shortwave transmissions.
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- Broadcasting network.name
- HCJB
- Broadcasting network.type
- Private missionary broadcasting
- Broadcasting network.headquarters
- Quito
- Broadcasting network.owner
- Reach Beyond - World Radio Missionary Fellowship, Inc.
- Broadcasting network.foundation
- 1931
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- HCJB in Quito
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- 1931-01-01
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- Programming
- History
- Starting HCJB in 1931
- End of shortwave broadcasts
- Worldwide audience
- Milestones and achievements
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HCJB, known as "The Voice of the Andes", was the first radio station with daily programming in Ecuador and the first Christian missionary radio station in the world. HCJB broadcasts nationwide on FM; in the past the station was known worldwide for its shortwave transmissions.
HCJB is owned and operated by the US missionary Reach Beyond, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The station was founded in 1931 by US missionaries Clarence W. Jones, Reuben Larson, and D. Stuart Clark. HCJB broadcasts on FM at 89.3 MHz in Pichincha, at 92.5 MHz in Manabí, at 96.1 MHz in Tungurahua and Cotopaxi, at 98.3 MHz in Esmeraldas and with separate programming on AM at 690 kHz. Broadcasts in Spanish and indigenous languages on 6.05 MHz (1 kW).
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