| 2007 | Asia Pacific Radio Stations
Over 40 stations and repeaters planted across the region to date. |
2007
Apr | Medical Relief Teams
Medical relief team travels to the Solomon Islands to aid in tsunami relief. Work was coordinated by Gud Nius Redio (Good News Radio), an FM station in the capital, Honiara. |
2007
1 Jan | Name Change
HCJB World Radio changed to be HCJB Global with subsiduary brands HCJB Global Voice representing worldwide media ministry and HCJB Global Hands representing worldwide healthcare ministry. |
| 2006 | HCJB World Radio's 75 Anniversary
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| 2005 | Hospital 50th Anniversary
HCJB World Radio celebrated the 50th anniversary of Hospital Vozandes-Quito.
Medical Relief Teams
HCJB World Radio sends 3 medical disaster relief teams, one to Nias Island, Indonesia, and two to Pakistan for tsunami and earthquake relief.
Radio Training
First annual Radio School of Mission held in Singapore. |
| 2004 | Radio Station Plants
Radio station planting extends to Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and the Solomon Islands.
Niger Station Launches
First Christian radio station in Niger, a country that is 99-percent Muslim, established. |
2003
5 Jan | Australian Shortwave
HCJB Australia begins shortwave broadcasting throughout Asia and the Pacific from Kununurra, Australia. |
| 2002 | Asia Pacific Region
HCJB World Radio expands into the vast opportunities in Asia by establishing the Asia Pacific Region. |
| 2001 | North Africa Middle East Region
Commenced the delivery of Arabic programming throughout the region. |
| 2000 | Russian Satellite Service
The Russian Satellite Service, New Life Radio, begins in conjunction with the Evangelical Covenant Church. |
| 1997 | Sub-Saharan Africa Region
HCJB World Radio expands into Africa with the establishment of the Sub-Saharan Africa Region.
North Africa Middle East Region
HCJB World Radio expands into North Africa and the Middle East by establishing that area as a region.
Latin America Region
HCJB World Radio begins to regionalize with the establishment of the Latin America region. |
| 1996 | Beyond the Call Launches
"Beyond The Call," a daily one-minute program heard across the U.S. and worldwide via shortwave and the Internet, launches to encourage believers in their daily Christian walk. |
| 1994 | Euro-Asia Region
HCJB World Radio expands into Europe and Asia by establishing the Euro-Asia Region.
ALAS
The ALAS Spanish satellite radio service begins offering programming to stations throughout Latin America. |
| 1991 | Radio Planting
Radio Planting as a strategy for partnering and equipping local Christian radio stations is started with an FM station in Bukacu, Zaire. |
| 1986 | HCJB World Radio Engineering Center
The HCJB World Radio Engineering Center in Elkhart, Indiana, U.S.A. opened..
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1985
10 Sep | World by 2000
HCJB World Radio pioneers the World by 2000 challenge with Far East Broadcasting Co. and Trans World Radio in an effort to make Christian radio programming available in all the world's major languages. |
| 1984 | Christian Center of Communications
The Christian Center of Communications is launched in Quito to provide practical training to Christians throughout Latin America interested in working with media. |
| 1978 | World Radio Network
Radio station KVMV in McAllen, Texas, U.S.A., becomes the first World Radio Network station to share the Gospel along the U.S.-Mexico border. |
1975
Jul | First Satellite Broadcast
HCJB World Radio broadcasts it's first program received via satellite, the Luis Palau campaign from Managua, Nicaragua. |
| 1973 | HCJB-FM
HCJB-FM goes on the air in Quito to provide the city with quality Christian radio. |
1963
1 Mar | HOXO
HCJB World Radio expands into Central America by assuming full responsibility for Radio Station HOXO in Panama. |
| 1961 | Imprenta VozAndes
Imprenta Vozandes, the HCJB World Radio printshop begins operation. |
1959
10 Aug | HCJB TV
HCJB-TV, Ecuador's first television station, begins broadcasting and continues until the television station is sold in 1972. |
| 1958 | Shell Hospital
Epp Memorial Hospital opens in the Amazon jungles of eastern Ecuador.
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1956
Aug | Iron Curtain Listener
The first letter arrives from a listener behind the "Iron Curtain." |
1955
12 Oct | Quito Hospital
HCJB World Radio dedicates the Rimmer Memorial Hospital in Quito, Ecuador. |
| 1953 | International Transmissions
All shortwave transmissions are moved to the new international transmitter site in Pifo, Ecuador. |
| 1947 | Radio Training
The Bible Institute of the Air is launched to train radio listeners through courses in Bible, theology and Christian ministry. |
1931
25 Dec | HCJB Live
At 4 p.m. Christmas Day (Ecuador time) Radio Station HCJB begins transmission with 200 watts of power. |
1931
9 May | Mission Launched
World Radio Missionary Fellowship, Inc., later known as HCJB World Radio, is officially organized in Ohio, U.S.A. |
1930
13 Oct | First Radio License
The HCJB call letters are chosen and Ecuador grants its first radio license to HCJB World Radio. |
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