Franklin, Tenn. – K-LOVE, America’s leading Christian radio network, announced a significant international expansion driven by new partnerships in both Africa and Europe.
Through a partnership with Radio Vita, a Christian radio outlet in Milan, Italy, Positive, Encouraging K-LOVE will hit the airwaves alongside the world’s largest athletic stage. Segmented K-LOVE programming went live in Italy on Friday, February 6 via Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB). Local programming will remain in Italian, while K-LOVE programming will air in English initially and add Italian language segments over time. Milan listeners will hear a mix of both K-LOVE and Radio Vita programming throughout the day as more than 1.5 million visitors flock to the region for the games.
“We are excited and honored to bring Positive, Encouraging K-LOVE to new audiences in Milan, and the timing couldn’t have been better,” said Tom Stultz, K-LOVE CEO. “Listeners have long been able to access our programming worldwide through the K-LOVE App, but bringing it to the airwaves will open the door for even more people to move closer to Jesus.”
Radio Vita launched in 1982, the same year K-LOVE launched in the United States. Despite a slower expansion of Christian music in that region, Radio Vita is optimistic this new alliance will spark growth.
“Together, we can bring the Gospel to all of Italy through radio,” said Sam Fiore, Radio Vita Founder and President. “We started with 100,000 listeners and now we have the potential to reach 6 million. Christian radio has been very limited in Italy, but this partnership with K-LOVE changes that.”
Later this month, K-LOVE will also begin broadcasting in Zambia, reaching into portions of the Congo, through a partnership with Faith Radio and Central Africa Baptist University. There, programming will remain in English, as that is the primary language in Zambia.
“Through this partnership, the hope of Jesus and the truth of His word will reach thousands of people in Central Africa,” said Sam Horn, PhD, K-LOVE Board Member. “Only God could do this, and we’re honored to be a small part of His plan to reach some of the most disadvantaged places with the Gospel.”
In addition to Italy and Zambia, K-LOVE can be heard on terrestrial signals in Puerto Rico, American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands as well as parts of Canada and Mexico. Sister station Air1 can be heard in New Zealand. K-LOVE and Air1 already reach an international audience through digital streaming on their apps and websites, ranking them among the top 10 streamers in the world.
“The beauty of the Gospel is that truth resonates all over the world,” said Stultz. “We look forward to where God leads K-LOVE next, both in the United States and beyond.”
K-LOVE is a nonprofit, multiplatform media organization on a mission to inspire people to move closer to Jesus. Operating more than 1,100 radio signals alongside its sister network Air1, K-LOVE can be heard broadcasting in all 50 states and streaming around the world. Through a growing family of media ministries including podcasts, books, films, concerts and live events,
K-LOVE seeks to be the most trusted source of compelling media, linking people everywhere to the hope of Christ.
For more information, visit www.K-LOVE.com.
