Have you ever wondered if The Lutheran Hour® or one of our other radio broadcasts is available in your area? If so, online users can now access LHM's updated Broadcast Guide at lhm.org/guide. "The new Broadcast Guide allows you to search for airings of LHM programs by zip code, state, and/or program. The zip code search gives users a map showing signal strength in their area," says Jared Buschkopf, cloud developer for LHM.
Listed below the map is the program's name, how often the program airs, the signal strength, the call letters of the station carrying the program, the frequency or numbers on the radio dial, the band (AM or FM), the day it airs, and the time. "The map also displays the locations of broadcast towers in an area and the call letters of the radio station transmitting from those towers," Buschkopf adds.
"The map feature helps people see where they can listen to their favorite LHM radio program, and it provides a visual of the expanded reach of LHM programs across the U.S.," says Ashley Bayless, vice president of program development for U.S. Ministries. In the months ahead, Gospel Adventures™ at gospeladventures.org, which features kids programming, a yearly adventure to a foreign land, and the Gospel Adventures Show, will have a broadcast guide. There will also be a guide for LHM's Spanish website, Para el Camino at paraelcamino.com, which includes the podcast Sentido Latino, devotions, and weekly messages of inspiration.
LHM's Broadcast Guide also links to faith-based programming at Family Talk Sirius-XM satellite radio. A link to the Lutheran Laymen's League of Canada provides access to numerous resources in English and French. "The next phase of the update will include airing information for TV and radio specials, which we hope will be ready around the next holiday season," says Megan Mehrle, manager of project management.
At the bottom of the Broadcast Guide is a handy, new option to listen to The Lutheran Hour. By dialing in from a phone, individuals with limited internet availability or without access to a local radio station airing The Lutheran Hour can listen to the weekly message. Call 800-876-9880 and press option three to be forwarded to The Lutheran Hour sermon audio. Any landline, cellphone, or smartphone will work, and there is no fee.
With these updates, you can hear the Good News wherever you live.