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Rhema Media

January 01, 1970

Rhema Media (previously known as Rhema Broadcasting Group or RBG) is a Christian media organisation in New Zealand. It owns radio networks Rhema, Life FM and Star, and television station Shine TV. It also publishes Bob Gass's quarterly devotional publication The Word For Today, and a youth version called The Word For You Today. Rhema Media is based in Newton, Auckland and is the founding organisation of United Christian Broadcasters (UCB).[1]

Rhema Media
IndustryBroadcasting
PredecessorBanbury Recordings International, Rhema Broadcasting Group
FoundedChristchurch, New Zealand (1976 (1976))
Headquarters
Auckland
,
New Zealand
Area served
New Zealand
Key people
Andrew Fraser, CEO
Services1978
Websiterhemamedia.co.nz

Rhema Media was set up in the 1960s by Christchurch evangelical Richard Berry, following the success of Ecuadorian Christian short-wave radio station HCJB. The company's flagship network Rhema (then New Zealand's Rhema) began full-time broadcasting on 11 November 1978.[2] In 1997 the company launched the additional radio brands of Life FM and Star (then Southern Star). Shine TV was launched in 2002, and The Word radio network operated between 2007 and 2015.[3]

History edit

1960s–1978 edit

Rhema Media began in the 1960s as Gospel Radio Fellowship, a small group of evangelical Christians who wanted to set up a radio station in Christchurch. The New Zealand Government legalised private radio, after illegal pirate broadcasts by Radio Hauraki in the Hauraki Gulf. The fellowship set up a radio studio and transmitter in an old church building and applied to the Broadcasting Authority for permission to broadcast in 1972. However, the authority was skeptical about the need for an evangelical radio station,[4] and declined the station's application based on a lack of public interest, finance and professional staff.[5]

Gospel Radio Fellowship changed its name to Radio Rhema in 1974, and raised enough money to employ twenty staff. It received a one-day license for Christchurch in November 1974, a one-day license for Petone in October 1975, and a 10-day Christmas license for Christchurch in 1976.[5] The broadcasts had to be live, medium wave, no more than 100 watts, and only directed at supporters.[4] The station published newsletters for its Christchurch and Wellington listeners,[6][7][8] and launched a monthly publication, Frequency, in 1977.[9]

Radio Rhema gained a permanent licence in 1978 after about 55,000 people pledged their support to the station. It was launched by prime minister Robert Muldoon, who said the station promoted "a faith that moves mountains",[5] and made its first broadcast officially on 11 November 1978.[2] The station was allowed to broadcast six hours a day on weekdays and 18 hours a day on weekends, making it the first permanent Christian station in the British Commonwealth and one of the first Christian broadcasters in the world.[4]

1978–1997 edit

In 1980 the station was allowed to broadcast 18 hours every day, and had thirty five full-time and ten part-time workers. In 1982 it gained a license in Wellington. and purchased a property in Auckland where it employed six staff.[5] In 1986 it began broadcasting in Auckland and attracted a niche following.[10][11] and in 1989 it received approval to begin broadcasting in Dunedin.[12][13]

Radio Rhema was one of the largest private radio networks in the country by the late 1980s.[14] According to radio reviews in the New Zealand Listener, its programming included evangelical programmes,[15][16] Biblical teachings,[17] and politically conservative talkback.[18][19] Sociologists Sue Middleton and Allanah Ryan argued the expansion of Radio Rhema was evidence of the growth of the Christian right.[20]

In 1987, vice-presidents Richard Berry, Hal Short and Frank Salisbury also set up a separate organisation, United Christian Broadcasters (UCB) to support similar stations in other countries. The organisation's Australian branch supported Christian radio stations, many called Radio Rhema, before it set up its own broadcaster, the Vision Radio Network. Other affiliates followed in the United Kingdom, Europe, Africa, Pacific countries and South America. The Dove was set up as an affiliate in Oregon, United States. Smaller broadcasters were also established in Madagascar, Brazil, the Philippines and Estonia.[21] In 1994, UCB was granted the right to publish The Word For Today, a quarterly catalogue of daily Biblical teachings by American preacher Bob Gass, in the United Kingdom. After an initial trial, Gass granted UCB the rights to broadcast, publish and distribute the devotional anywhere outside the United States free of charge.[4]

The Christchurch Radio Rhema building was sold to NZI for $5 million in 1995.[22]

1997–2002 edit

The Radio Rhema company changed its name to Rhema Broadcasting Group in 1997, when it launched sister networks Life FM and Star. It used frequencies secured in 1991, swapped frequencies with The Radio Network, and leased some frequencies from other companies.[5] Star lost its frequencies in Auckland and Christchurch in 1998, but was able to continue broadcasting in both centres by leasing airtime from the AM Network outside of the sitting hours of the New Zealand Parliament.[23] Rhema celebrated 20 years on air with a function in Christchurch in 1998.[24]

Rhema Broadcasting Group took over the operation of local Christchurch television channel Freedom TV in 2002, relaunching it as Shine TV in December 2002.[25] It began broadcasting on Sky TV from its launch, and later expanded to UHF in Nelson and Freeview in Christchurch.[26] United Christian Broadcasters previously owned a network UHF station licences, but sold them to Prime TV.[27]

2002–2012 edit

The fifth Labour government put forward plans to renew radio frequencies in 2003, but Rhema Broadcasting Group and the Crown did not agree on the value of re-licensing until 2006. In July 2010, RBG announced it needed to raise $6.4 million over and above its normal operating costs to renew its commercial radio frequencies for the following 20 years.[28] By the end of November, the company still needed $2.4 million and was not in a position to seek external finance,[29] with the frequencies to be returned to the Crown and resold at auction if the money was not raised.[3] The Crown recognised the organisation as a non-profit with limited access to funds and gave it a three-month extension on payment,[30] allowing Rhema Broadcasting Group to cover the cost with no interest loans.[31]

In 2007, Rhema Broadcasting Group launched The Word, a network of relay stations broadcasting uninterrupted, automated Bible readings.[32][33] The station was similar to a digital station UCB was already operating in the UK.[34] The network's original Hamilton 576 AM and Invercargill 1026 AM frequencies were acquired for Star, but became available when Star starting broadcasting on new AM Network stations in both cities.[35][36] The Word was later extended to New Plymouth 1278 AM, Christchurch 540 AM, Dunedin 1377 AM, Te Anau 88.0 FM, and an independently-owned low-power FM station in Tokoroa.[37] The station was also streamed over the Internet.[38]

By 2011, UCB consisted of 32 organisations which claimed to reach millions of people in at least 24 different languages through radio, television, printed devotionals and websites. The group was publishing several million copies of The Word for Today were published every quarter, in about a dozen languages.[4]

Further information: Empire Christian Group

2012–present edit

The current Chief Executive of Rhema Media is Andrew Fraser, formerly General Manager of Operations of the organisation. He was appointed to the role in December 2016, after joining as general manager operations in 2002 . In December 2012, chief executive John Fabrin left the organisation and Mike Brewer, former general manager of Fairfax New Zealand's Taranaki Newspapers company, became chief executive.[39] In 2019, Fraser said 80 percent of the organisation's income was through donations, from a pool of about 25,000 supporters.[2]

Shine TV ceased broadcasting on UHF in Christchurch and Nelson on 28 April 2013, when South Island analogue television was switched off.[26] RBG was rebranded as Rhema Media in February 2014.[40] Short, UCB's president, stepped aside from RBG and UCB in March 2013.[21] The Word closed down in the first half of 2015.[41]

Services edit

Rhema edit

 
This is a map of Rhema frequencies.

Rhema (formerly known as Radio Rhema and New Zealand's Rhema) is an evangelical Christian contemporary music radio network targeted towards families.[1] It broadcasts a range of music, current affairs interviews, conversations, teaching programmes and on-air charity fundraisers, with a focus on relationships, marriage and parenting.[42]

The network's programmes include entertainment programme 'Rhema is super excited to announce a brand new line up! After 2.5 years of simulcasting the Morning Wakeup on Rhema and Life FM, Rhema now has its very own Breakfast programme hosted by Andrew Curtis and Nerida Ashcroft! Rhema 'Days' join Kat McCormack and Tom Francis for Rhema’s Day Show., 'Afternoons' with hosts Di Campbell and Andrew Urquhart and 'Nights' with Luke Weston .[42] The network also broadcasts teaching programmes from Joyce Meyer, Focus on the Family and Adventures in Odyssey.[43] Some hosts also work as counselors, church pastors, stand-up comedians and MCs.[44] Hosts have also endorsed events.[45] Previous hosts include Aaron Ironside,[46]Bob McCoskrie, Rob Holding, Tim Sisarich and Pat Brittenden.[47]

Life FM edit

 
This is a map of Life FM frequencies.

Life FM is a contemporary Christian music evangelical youth-oriented radio network.[48] According to Colmar Brunton research commissioned by Rhema Media in 2010, listeners credit the station with helping them make positive life choices.[3] The station's programmes include 'The All New Morning Wake Up' with Sela Alo, Bjorn Brickell & Becks Birmingham 'Days' with Eloise Packham, New 'Afternoons' with Leanna Cooper & Josh Coombridge & New 'Nights' with Baty .[49]

Life FM launched in Auckland, Waikato and the Bay of Plenty on the 26th of October 1997.[50] Since then hosts have included Aaron Ironside, Clinton Randell, Holly Wiseman, Diane Campbell, Ken Green, Mike OB, Elmo Johnstone, Luke Weston, Paul Burnett, Becci Johnstone, Frank Richie, Tom Francis Jason Strong,Sherryn Tai and Charlie Moreland.[51]

The network draws 75% of its operating costs from listener donations, and uses an annual fundraising appeal event to cover most of those costs. The 2011 fundraising appeal, which occurred just two weeks after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, was used to raise funds for church-led disaster relief.[52]

Star edit

 
This is a map of Star frequencies.

Star (known as Southern Star until 2015) plays contemporary Christian music, hymns and Biblical teachings. It is owned and operated by Rhema Media. Rhema Media describes it as "a smooth and easy blend of music from people you know and trust", including modern hymns, easy listening tracks and instrumentals.[23] Star broadcasts on the AM Network outside the sitting hours of the New Zealand Parliament[53]

The station's programmes include Breakfast with Cathy Jenke and Peter Shaw, Days with Lizzie Oakes, Drive with a very tall man Gary Hoogvliet and Nights with Rosemary Jane.[53] Previous hosts include Aaron Ironside,[54] Rachel Thomas, Brian Ferguson, Glen Stephenson, UCB staff James Totton, Katikati His FM manager Rob Holding, Andrew Urquhart and Diane Campbell. Contributors include landscape designer and gardening expert Debbie Olsen, who previously hosted a gardening show on sister station Rhema.[55]

Shine TV edit

Main article: Shine TV (New Zealand)

Shine TV station broadcasts on Freeview Channel 25 and Sky TV channel 201, and features locally made and overseas news and current affairs, documentaries, movies, children's programmes, teaching programmes, and youth and music programmes.[26] Some of Shine's programmes cover the international work of Christian missions, while others include personal testimony.[56]

The Word for Today edit

Main article: The Word For Today

Rhema Media is the New Zealand publisher of The Word For Today, a free daily devotional written by Bob Gass and published around the world by the United Christian Broadcasters group.[57] An initial print run of 3,500 copies was made in April 1994 in the United Kingdom before it was expanded to New Zealand in 1997.[57] An estimated 3.5 million copies are distributed quarterly worldwide, with country-specific and translated versions also produced in Albania, Australia, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Caribbean, the Netherlands, Estonia, Portugal, Philippines, Nigeria, South Africa, Spain and the USA.[57]

In conjunction with The Message Trust, a Christian youth ministry based in Manchester, The Word For Today has been adapted for younger audiences with Word For You Today. The devotional began in August 2003, and has been printed in New Zealand since February 2010. An audio version is also broadcast on Life fm.[57]

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External links edit

  • Official website
  • Rhema official website
  • Life FM official website
  • Star official website

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devotional publication The Word For Today and a youth version called The Word For You Today Rhema Media is based in Newton Auckland and is the founding organisation of United Christian Broadcasters UCB 1 Rhema MediaIndustryBroadcastingPredecessorBanbury Recordings International Rhema Broadcasting GroupFoundedChristchurch New Zealand 1976 1976 HeadquartersAuckland New ZealandArea servedNew ZealandKey peopleAndrew Fraser CEOServices1978Websiterhemamedia co nz Rhema Media was set up in the 1960s by Christchurch evangelical Richard Berry following the success of Ecuadorian Christian short wave radio station HCJB The company s flagship network Rhema then New Zealand s Rhema began full time broadcasting on 11 November 1978 2 In 1997 the company launched the additional radio brands of Life FM and Star then Southern Star Shine TV was launched in 2002 and The Word radio network operated between 2007 and 2015 3 Contents 1 History 1 1 1960s 1978 1 2 1978 1997 1 3 1997 2002 1 4 2002 2012 1 5 2012 present 2 Services 2 1 Rhema 2 2 Life FM 2 3 Star 2 4 Shine TV 2 5 The Word for Today 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit1960s 1978 edit Rhema Media began in the 1960s as Gospel Radio Fellowship a small group of evangelical Christians who wanted to set up a radio station in Christchurch The New Zealand Government legalised private radio after illegal pirate broadcasts by Radio Hauraki in the Hauraki Gulf The fellowship set up a radio studio and transmitter in an old church building and applied to the Broadcasting Authority for permission to broadcast in 1972 However the authority was skeptical about the need for an evangelical radio station 4 and declined the station s application based on a lack of public interest finance and professional staff 5 Gospel Radio Fellowship changed its name to Radio Rhema in 1974 and raised enough money to employ twenty staff It received a one day license for Christchurch in November 1974 a one day license for Petone in October 1975 and a 10 day Christmas license for Christchurch in 1976 5 The broadcasts had to be live medium wave no more than 100 watts and only directed at supporters 4 The station published newsletters for its Christchurch and Wellington listeners 6 7 8 and launched a monthly publication Frequency in 1977 9 Radio Rhema gained a permanent licence in 1978 after about 55 000 people pledged their support to the station It was launched by prime minister Robert Muldoon who said the station promoted a faith that moves mountains 5 and made its first broadcast officially on 11 November 1978 2 The station was allowed to broadcast six hours a day on weekdays and 18 hours a day on weekends making it the first permanent Christian station in the British Commonwealth and one of the first Christian broadcasters in the world 4 1978 1997 edit In 1980 the station was allowed to broadcast 18 hours every day and had thirty five full time and ten part time workers In 1982 it gained a license in Wellington and purchased a property in Auckland where it employed six staff 5 In 1986 it began broadcasting in Auckland and attracted a niche following 10 11 and in 1989 it received approval to begin broadcasting in Dunedin 12 13 Radio Rhema was one of the largest private radio networks in the country by the late 1980s 14 According to radio reviews in the New Zealand Listener its programming included evangelical programmes 15 16 Biblical teachings 17 and politically conservative talkback 18 19 Sociologists Sue Middleton and Allanah Ryan argued the expansion of Radio Rhema was evidence of the growth of the Christian right 20 In 1987 vice presidents Richard Berry Hal Short and Frank Salisbury also set up a separate organisation United Christian Broadcasters UCB to support similar stations in other countries The organisation s Australian branch supported Christian radio stations many called Radio Rhema before it set up its own broadcaster the Vision Radio Network Other affiliates followed in the United Kingdom Europe Africa Pacific countries and South America The Dove was set up as an affiliate in Oregon United States Smaller broadcasters were also established in Madagascar Brazil the Philippines and Estonia 21 In 1994 UCB was granted the right to publish The Word For Today a quarterly catalogue of daily Biblical teachings by American preacher Bob Gass in the United Kingdom After an initial trial Gass granted UCB the rights to broadcast publish and distribute the devotional anywhere outside the United States free of charge 4 The Christchurch Radio Rhema building was sold to NZI for 5 million in 1995 22 1997 2002 edit The Radio Rhema company changed its name to Rhema Broadcasting Group in 1997 when it launched sister networks Life FM and Star It used frequencies secured in 1991 swapped frequencies with The Radio Network and leased some frequencies from other companies 5 Star lost its frequencies in Auckland and Christchurch in 1998 but was able to continue broadcasting in both centres by leasing airtime from the AM Network outside of the sitting hours of the New Zealand Parliament 23 Rhema celebrated 20 years on air with a function in Christchurch in 1998 24 Rhema Broadcasting Group took over the operation of local Christchurch television channel Freedom TV in 2002 relaunching it as Shine TV in December 2002 25 It began broadcasting on Sky TV from its launch and later expanded to UHF in Nelson and Freeview in Christchurch 26 United Christian Broadcasters previously owned a network UHF station licences but sold them to Prime TV 27 2002 2012 edit The fifth Labour government put forward plans to renew radio frequencies in 2003 but Rhema Broadcasting Group and the Crown did not agree on the value of re licensing until 2006 In July 2010 RBG announced it needed to raise 6 4 million over and above its normal operating costs to renew its commercial radio frequencies for the following 20 years 28 By the end of November the company still needed 2 4 million and was not in a position to seek external finance 29 with the frequencies to be returned to the Crown and resold at auction if the money was not raised 3 The Crown recognised the organisation as a non profit with limited access to funds and gave it a three month extension on payment 30 allowing Rhema Broadcasting Group to cover the cost with no interest loans 31 In 2007 Rhema Broadcasting Group launched The Word a network of relay stations broadcasting uninterrupted automated Bible readings 32 33 The station was similar to a digital station UCB was already operating in the UK 34 The network s original Hamilton 576 AM and Invercargill 1026 AM frequencies were acquired for Star but became available when Star starting broadcasting on new AM Network stations in both cities 35 36 The Word was later extended to New Plymouth 1278 AM Christchurch 540 AM Dunedin 1377 AM Te Anau 88 0 FM and an independently owned low power FM station in Tokoroa 37 The station was also streamed over the Internet 38 By 2011 UCB consisted of 32 organisations which claimed to reach millions of people in at least 24 different languages through radio television printed devotionals and websites The group was publishing several million copies of The Word for Today were published every quarter in about a dozen languages 4 Further information Empire Christian Group 2012 present edit The current Chief Executive of Rhema Media is Andrew Fraser formerly General Manager of Operations of the organisation He was appointed to the role in December 2016 after joining as general manager operations in 2002 In December 2012 chief executive John Fabrin left the organisation and Mike Brewer former general manager of Fairfax New Zealand s Taranaki Newspapers company became chief executive 39 In 2019 Fraser said 80 percent of the organisation s income was through donations from a pool of about 25 000 supporters 2 Shine TV ceased broadcasting on UHF in Christchurch and Nelson on 28 April 2013 when South Island analogue television was switched off 26 RBG was rebranded as Rhema Media in February 2014 40 Short UCB s president stepped aside from RBG and UCB in March 2013 21 The Word closed down in the first half of 2015 41 Services editRhema edit nbsp This is a map of Rhema frequencies Rhema formerly known as Radio Rhema and New Zealand s Rhema is an evangelical Christian contemporary music radio network targeted towards families 1 It broadcasts a range of music current affairs interviews conversations teaching programmes and on air charity fundraisers with a focus on relationships marriage and parenting 42 The network s programmes include entertainment programme Rhema is super excited to announce a brand new line up After 2 5 years of simulcasting the Morning Wakeup on Rhema and Life FM Rhema now has its very own Breakfast programme hosted by Andrew Curtis and Nerida Ashcroft Rhema Days join Kat McCormack and Tom Francis for Rhema s Day Show Afternoons with hosts Di Campbell and Andrew Urquhart and Nights with Luke Weston 42 The network also broadcasts teaching programmes from Joyce Meyer Focus on the Family and Adventures in Odyssey 43 Some hosts also work as counselors church pastors stand up comedians and MCs 44 Hosts have also endorsed events 45 Previous hosts include Aaron Ironside 46 Bob McCoskrie Rob Holding Tim Sisarich and Pat Brittenden 47 Kaitaia 549 AM Kaikohe 99 9 FM Bay of Islands 99 9 FM Whangarei 621 AM Auckland 1251 AM Hamilton 855 AM Bay of Plenty 104 6 FM Rotorua 93 5 FM Tokoroa 99 7 FM Gisborne 103 7 FM Wairoa 92 5 FM Taupō 95 2 FM Taumarunui 97 5 FM Hawke s Bay 99 1 FM Taranaki 540 AM Ōpunake 93 6 FM Raetihi 95 FM Whanganui 104 8 FM Manawatu 91 4 FM Kapiti Coast 103 9 FM Wairarapa 97 5 FM Wellington 972 AM Picton 103 5 FM Blenheim 104 1 FM Kaikōura 105 1 FM Nelson 801 AM Murchison 97 3 FM Westport 94 9 FM Reefton 95 9 FM Greymouth 92 3 FM Christchurch 540 AM Timaru 104 3 FM Twizel 91 8 FM Oamaru 106 4 FM Wanaka 89 0 FM Queenstown 94 4 FM Cromwell 89 5 FM Alexandra 92 7 FM Te Anau 94 4 FM Dunedin 621 AM Balclutha 96 1 FM Gore Tapanui 99 2 FM Clinton 88 3 FM Invercargill 1404 AM Life FM edit nbsp This is a map of Life FM frequencies Life FM is a contemporary Christian music evangelical youth oriented radio network 48 According to Colmar Brunton research commissioned by Rhema Media in 2010 listeners credit the station with helping them make positive life choices 3 The station s programmes include The All New Morning Wake Up with Sela Alo Bjorn Brickell amp Becks Birmingham Days with Eloise Packham New Afternoons with Leanna Cooper amp Josh Coombridge amp New Nights with Baty 49 Life FM launched in Auckland Waikato and the Bay of Plenty on the 26th of October 1997 50 Since then hosts have included Aaron Ironside Clinton Randell Holly Wiseman Diane Campbell Ken Green Mike OB Elmo Johnstone Luke Weston Paul Burnett Becci Johnstone Frank Richie Tom Francis Jason Strong Sherryn Tai and Charlie Moreland 51 The network draws 75 of its operating costs from listener donations and uses an annual fundraising appeal event to cover most of those costs The 2011 fundraising appeal which occurred just two weeks after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake was used to raise funds for church led disaster relief 52 Kaitaia 103 5 FM Kaikohe Waimamaku 106 3 FM Whangarei 98 8 FM Dargaville 104 2 FM Auckland 99 8 FM Waikato 94 6 FM Tauranga 94 6 FM Whakatane 104 9 FM Rotorua 106 3 FM Taupō 105 6 FM Gisborne 100 5 FM Taumarunui 96 7 FM Raetihi 98 2 FM Hawke s Bay 93 5 FM Taranaki 99 6 FM Whanganui 100 8 FM Manawatu 96 2 FM Kapiti Coast 96 7 FM Wairarapa 88 7 FM Wellington 98 1 FM Nelson 93 6 FM Picton 91 5 FM Blenheim 93 7 FM Golden Bay 93 4 FM Westport 104 5 FM Greymouth 94 7 FM Rangiora 106 8 low power Christchurch 94 1 FM 87 6 FM low power Ashburton 91 7 FM Timaru 105 1 FM Oamaru 95 2 FM Wanaka 105 FM Cromwell 91 1 FM Alexandra 103 9 FM Te Anau 91 2 FM Dunedin 94 2 FM Balclutha 92 1 FM Gore 105 6 FM Invercargill 100 FM Star edit nbsp This is a map of Star frequencies Star known as Southern Star until 2015 plays contemporary Christian music hymns and Biblical teachings It is owned and operated by Rhema Media Rhema Media describes it as a smooth and easy blend of music from people you know and trust including modern hymns easy listening tracks and instrumentals 23 Star broadcasts on the AM Network outside the sitting hours of the New Zealand Parliament 53 The station s programmes include Breakfast with Cathy Jenke and Peter Shaw Days with Lizzie Oakes Drive with a very tall man Gary Hoogvliet and Nights with Rosemary Jane 53 Previous hosts include Aaron Ironside 54 Rachel Thomas Brian Ferguson Glen Stephenson UCB staff James Totton Katikati His FM manager Rob Holding Andrew Urquhart and Diane Campbell Contributors include landscape designer and gardening expert Debbie Olsen who previously hosted a gardening show on sister station Rhema 55 Kamo 106 7 FM Dargaville 107 7 FM Auckland 882 AM AM Network Hamilton 576 AM and 1494 AM AM Network Tauranga 540 AM and 657 AM AM Network Taupō 88 3 FM 106 9 FM Gisborne 92 5 FM Taumarunui 95 9 FM Taranaki 612 AM Raetihi 92 6 FM Hawke s Bay 909 AM AM Network Wanganui 594 AM Wairarapa 100 7 FM Wellington 657 AM AM Network Nelson 612 AM Murchison 88 3 FM Westport 103 7 FM Greymouth 104 3 FM Christchurch 612 AM and 963 AM AM Network Timaru 594 AM Wanaka 87 6 FM Queenstown 107 0 FM Cromwell 87 6 FM Alexandra 100 7 FM Te Anau 89 6 FM Dunedin 900 AM AM Network and 1377 AM Balclutha 88 9FM Invercargill 1026 AM and 1314 AM AM Network Shine TV edit Main article Shine TV New Zealand Shine TV station broadcasts on Freeview Channel 25 and Sky TV channel 201 and features locally made and overseas news and current affairs documentaries movies children s programmes teaching programmes and youth and music programmes 26 Some of Shine s programmes cover the international work of Christian missions while others include personal testimony 56 The Word for Today edit Main article The Word For Today Rhema Media is the New Zealand publisher of The Word For Today a free daily devotional written by Bob Gass and published around the world by the United Christian Broadcasters group 57 An initial print run of 3 500 copies was made in April 1994 in the United Kingdom before it was expanded to New Zealand in 1997 57 An estimated 3 5 million copies are distributed quarterly worldwide with country specific and translated versions also produced in Albania Australia Canada Czechoslovakia Caribbean the Netherlands Estonia Portugal Philippines Nigeria South Africa Spain and the USA 57 In conjunction with The Message Trust a Christian youth ministry based in Manchester The Word For Today has been adapted for younger audiences with Word For You Today The devotional began in August 2003 and has been printed in New Zealand since February 2010 An audio version is also broadcast on Life fm 57 References edit a b Rhema History rhemamedia co nz Rhema Media Archived from the original on 6 July 2015 Retrieved 10 July 2015 a b c Little 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