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FAR EAST BROADCASTING COMPANY
STAFF INFORMATION RELEASE
NO. I
MARCH 1953
PUBLICATIONS AND DOCUMENTATION
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FAR EAST BIROADCASTING CO., Inc.
"Christianity to the World by Radio"
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Memo from Publications and Documentation:
Here is your first copy in a series of Staff Information
Releases which this Department hopes to issue from time to time
to help you keep abreast of current vital statistics and information
regarding your organization.
We trust this report will assist you in the operation of
your ministry and in your presentation of the FEBC to church
groups.
Suggestions you may have for the improvement of these
Releases will be welcome.
PUBLICATIONS AND DOCUMENTATION
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Page 1~Staff Information Release No.I, March 1953-Publications and Documentation
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VITAL STATISTICS AS OF MARCH 1953
1, Seven (7) transmitters: 1 medium wave
6 short wave
DZAS - 680 kc DZH7 - 9.73 mc.
DZB2 - 3.34 mc. DZHB ~ 15.3 mc.
DZH6 - 6.03 mc. DZH9 - 11.85 mc.
DZ16 - 17.8 mc.
2. Broadcasting 20 hours per day--7 days aweek--365 days a year at 81, 700 watts of
effective radiated power.
Transmitters divided: Philippine Service
Overseas Service
Twenty-eight (28) total program hours per day.
3. Operating in 34 languages and dialects of Asia, Language broadcasts, where
possible, originate at .local language area with indigenous personnel.
U.S.A.:
Paid
14 persons
Unpaid
20
Manila:
Paid
45 "
Unpaid (Estimate)
300 "
Other Asiatic
Countries:
Paid
2 "
Unpaid (Estimate)
104 "
Total
485 persons
5. Recording facilities in every country of Asia outside the Iron Curtain.
6. The FEBC has logged more than 82, 000 broadcast hours since it first went on the
air in 1948.
7. More than $2, 000, 000 worth of air time has been freely given to missionaries,
national Christian workers and other Christian programs representing approximatel
36 denominations and 21 religious organizations .
8. Proposed 1953 expansion includes installation of two new transmitters that will
raise the effective radiated power of the "Call of tl~.e Orient" from 81, 700 watts to
262, 500 watts,
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Page 2~Staff Information Release No,I, March 1953 Publications and Documentation
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20 hours per day
x7 transmitters
140 transmitter hours per day
x30 days per month
Transmitter hours per month. 4200
1952 total expenditurese X13, 000 (average per month)
C..b$t per program hour
per transmitter $3 e 00 per hour
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Page 3 -Staff Information Release No , I, Mareh 1953 -Publications and Documentation
Far East Broadcasting Company
BREAKDOWN OF FAR EAST BROADCASTING CO, PROGRAM SCHEDULE
PHILIPPINE SCHEDULE
News
14%
Music
32%
Public Service
14%
Education
S%
Spiritual Approach
32%
OVERSEAS SCHEDULE
News
7%
Music
17%
Public Service
10%
Education
4%
Spiritual Approach
62%
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Page 4-Staff Information Release No,I, March 1953-Publications and Documentation
Far East Broadcasting Company
FOR PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEEo 1?Here is the dollar and cents breakdown on the time
FEBC has been on the air to dates It is necessarily a rough estimate but I believe very
conservative o It is based on commercial. rates in Manila so far as we know e During the
fix?st year or two of our operation I do not know what the rate card saido However, I am
sure I have used a very conservative figure, This is how it breaks downe
First year -? on the air 1460 hours with a 1000 watt transmitter, Figuring at the
conservative rate of $50 per hour, the value in time would be $73, 000, 00,
Second year -? we were on the air 1920 hourso We had increased with one more
shortwave transmitter but it was not very effectiveo Figuring at a conservative
rate of $50 per hour the total amount of time used would be $96,-000, 00.
Third year =? on the air 5070 hours o Our medium wave transmitter was putting
out between 4000 and 5000 watts e We were on the air with three shortwave trans
mittens a Commercial rates in Manila for one medium wave and one shortwave
transmitter operating on Class A time is $250 per hour, Of course all time is not
Class A time, Trying to take an overall average I have arrived at the figure of
$125 per Noun, The dollar value :in time used in the third year would be
$633,750000,
Fourth year ~ ~ on the air a total of 6845 houxs o .Our medium wave signal was in-
creased considerably and also two more shortwave transmitters were added, There
is no rate card out here which te1:Ls what one 6000 watt medium wave and five short-
wave stations would be sold for, To be conservative I have used the same figure
of $250 per hour but averaged it out over Class A, B, and C time and multiplied
the hours by $125 per houro The dollar value would be $855, 625 for the fourth
year a
Fifth year (six months only) -- on. the air 3422 hourso At the rate of $125 per hour
the value would be $427, 750, 00,
Adding the four?and-a-ha.lf years dollar value together the total is $2, 086, 125 4 00,"
The following is a summary of the total transmitter hours we have been on the sire
DZAS m? June 1948 to Dec, 31, ].952 12, 640 hours
DZB2 -~ Oct? 1950 to Dece 31, 1952 13, 980
DZH6 =~ Augo 1949 to Deco 31, 19.52 18, 630 "
DZH7 ~? Nova 1949 to Deco 31, 1.952 13, 980 '?
DZHB me Augo 1950 to Dec, 31, 1.952 14, 340 "
DZH9 -? Nov, 1951 to Deco 31, 1.952 7,410 1?
DZI6 ?~ Novo 1952 to Deca 31, 1.952 1, 200 "
TOTAL TRANSMITTER HOURS 82, 180
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Page 5?Staff Information Release No,I, March 1953~Publications and Documentation
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FAR EAST BROADCASTING COMPANY
TRANSMITTERS AT MANILA
Antennas December 1952
DZB2 ~ Power input 2500 watts e
Antennae 2 element broadside; power gain 2, 59 Bearing 138/318
Effective Radiated Powers 5000 watts,
DZH6 ~ Power input 2500 watts o
North/South antennao 4 element broadside; power gain 4, 0; Bearing 169/349
Effective radiated powers 8000 watts e
East/West antennao 2 element end fire; power gain 2, 82; Bearing 274/94
Effective radiated powers 5600 watts,
DZH7 Power input 2500 watts,
North/South antennao 6 element colinear broadside, power gain 4. 9;
Bearing 26/206
Effective radiated powers 9800 watts,
East/West- antennae 8 elemexit colinear broadside9 power gain 6, 75;
Bearing 282/ 102; Effective radiated power 13, 500 watts.
DZH8 e Power input 2500 watts o
Antennas 3 element parasitic array; power gain 8< 0, Bearing 0 to 360 rotary
Effective radiated power 16,.000 watts ,
DZH9 m Power input 2500 watts,
East/West antennao 12 element end fire array; power gain 15 a 85
Bearing 280/ 100; Effective radiated power 31, 700 watts e
North/South antennao 4 wavelength unterminated V; power gain 5a 0
Bearing 26/206; Effective radiated power 10, 000 wattso
DZ16 - Power input 1880 watts
Antennas delta matched half wave; power gain 1, Bearing 294/114
Effective radiated powers 1500 watts ,
DZAS Power in ut 15;-000 watts
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Effective radiated powers 6000 watts
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Page 6~Staff Information Release No.I, March 1953-Publications and Documentation
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DENOMINATIONS, CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDEPENDENT
MISSIONARY ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED IN THE PROGRAMMING
OF THE "CALL OF THE ORIENT" STATIONS, MANILA, PHILIPPINES
1. American Baptist Convention
2, Assemblies of God
3. Brethren
4. Christian
5. Christian Brethren
6. Christian and Missionary Alliance
7. Church of Christ
8, Church of God
9. Church of England
:L 0. Congregational
:L1, Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society
12, Disciples of Christ
:L3o Episcopal
14. Evangelical Free
a5, Free Methodist
16. Foursquare
17. Friends (Quaker)
.18. General Association of Regular Baptists
19 o Greek Orthodox
20, Independent
21. Independent Baptist Church of America
22, Lutheran
23. Mennonite
24. Methodist
25. Mission Covenant
26. Nazarene
27. Open Bible
28. Pentecostal
"L9. Plymouth Brethren
:30, Presbyterian
31, Reformed
32, Salvation Army
33. Southern Baptist Convention
34, United Brethren
35. United Evangelical
36. United Followers of Christ
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Page 7 Staff Information Release No,I9 :March 1953-Publications aid Documentation
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CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS AND INDEPENDENT MISSIONARY ORGANIZATIONS ,
1 o Aviation Missionary Fellowship
2, Bob Jones University
3 , China Inland Mission
4, Christian Business Men? s Committee International
.5o Christian Radio Amateurs Fellowship
6o Christian Radio Missionary Fellowship
7 o Evangelical Alliance Mission
$, Far Eastern Gospel Crusade
9 e Go Ye Fellowship
10, International Christian Leprosy Mission
11 e Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
12, National Association of Evangelicals
1:3o New Tribes Mission
loo Oriental Missionary Society
15o Philippine Gospel Association
16, Pocket Testament League
17o Slavic Gospel Association
1 S o The Sunshine Hour
19o United Christian Missionary Society
20, Voice of China9 Peniel Mission
21 a Youth for Christ
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age 8mStaff Information Release No, I, March 1953-Publications and .Documentation
Far East Broadcasting Company
DENOIvLINATIONS, INDEPENDENT CHURCH
GROUPS, MISSIONARIES, AND NATIONAL
PASTORS COOPERATING WITH THE FAR
EAST BROADCASTING COMPANY TN THE
PRODUCTION OF TAPE RECORDED PRO
GRAMS AND PM DISTRIBUTION.
MARCH 1953
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Page 9-Staff Information Release No,I, March 1953~Publ,cations and Documentation
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Christian Radio Missionary Fellowship
C. Sydney McLeQd-Jones
Vernon K. Turner
Weekly broadcast in English
Claude De-Evelyns
Christian Radio Missionary Fellowship
Sydney
C, Sydney McLeod-Jones
Construction and distribution of PMs
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Page 10-Staff Information Release No, I, March 1953-Publications and Documentation
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TAPE RECORDED PROGRAMS
Baptist
Rangoon
Thra Tun Shein
David Van Bik
J. Maung Pe
Chairman of the Burma FEBC Committee
FEBC recorder
Produce Burmese and Karen broadcasts
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Christian and Missionary Alliance
F.C. Peterson
David Ellison
David Ellison is Field Superintendent
of C.M.A. work..We purchased his tape
recorder outfit for him and were re~
imbursed by C.M.A.
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ENGLAND
TAPE REC?RDED PROGRAMS
Christian Radio Amateurs Fellowship
Liverpool
Has sent two Chinese tapes, Mandarin a
Cantonese, for audition. These are
made by missionaries- on furlough and
Chinese Christians in England.
Has assisted in exploring the possibility
of purchasing transmitting equipment
for .the European project. from Britain.
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FORMOSA
Evangelical Alliance Mission
Doris Broughman
Regularly produces programs in
Amoy and Mandarin-
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L3ONG KONG
TAPE RECORDED PROGRAMS
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Paul Bartel
Robert Patterson
Produces "Mandarin Bible School"
1/2 hour five days a week
Voice of China, Peniel Mission
Produces daily broadcasts, ".Truth and
Freedom", "Words of Life" and a
children's program in Cantoneseo
Has F. E. B, C, recorder.
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TAPE RECORDED PROGRAMS
Baptist
(South India)
Maurice Blanchard
From Ramapatnam Baptist Theological
Seminary, Has been working on Indian
.language tapes for a long time, but as yet
has not been able to send anything.
Evangelical Alliance Mission
East Khandesh
Don Hillis
Sending programs in Marathi. (Now
having received an FEBC recorder, has
promised more programs in both
Marathi and Bengali. )
David A. Seamands
He is District Superintendent in India
and has promised to make recordings .
N. Foul V . Gupta
Has made sermons in Telegu on tape.
Is soon to set up Bible School in Indian
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Christian and Missionary Alliance
Chester Travis
Produces a.ll the Vietnamese broadcasts,
Has FEBC recorder. ,
Mr. Le-van-Thai
Chairman of Committee which handles
broadcasts.
PM DISTRIBUTION
Christian and Missionary A1liarice
Chester Travis
Representative for PM distribution
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INDONESIA
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Macassar
Walter M. Post
Would .like to provide Indonesian broad
casts from the Bible School, but they
have no tape recorder.
Assembly of God
Ambon
John C . Tinsman
Has a tape recorder, and we have sent
him a microphone but as yet he has sen
nothing. He has promised to produce
broadcasts in Indonesian,
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Byron Ross(as of 3/1/53 in the Philippines)
.Mrs. Ross produces a program in
Indonesian on tape recorder loaned by
FEBC.
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Page 18~Staff Information Release Nool, -March 1953=Publications and Documentation
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TAPE RECORDED PROGRAMS
Independent (Church of the Open Door, Los Angeles)
Harry J o Swan
Evangelical Alliance Mission
Methodist
Go Ye Fellowship
Evangelical Free
Has a broadcast over seven Japanese
stations and is sending a.l.l of his
recorded Japanese broadcasts to us,
Sends tapes of interviews with Christian
men at the battlefront and items of
interest for broadcast on various "pub.lic
interest" programs o
.William E, Schubert
Producing Bible studies in Mandarin,
Evyn Adams
A, E , Mitchell
His FEBC tape recorder was stolen but
as soon as he gets another one, he wi.l.l
send tapes in Japanese,
Sends weekly devotional broadcast in
Eng.lisho
Produces weekly Japanese broadcasto
Far East Gospel Crusade??Paci:Eic Orient Broadcasting Company
Bernard Shaw
Assists interested missionaries and
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shipped, Produces some Japanese
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JAPAN (continued from page 1~)
TAPE RECORDED PROGRAMS continued
Japan Evangelistic Band
Produces "Japanese Gospel Hour1?
forwarded from Home Office to Manila,
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TAPE RECORDED PROGRAMS
Oriental Missionary Society
Ed Kilbourne
On furlough
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P1v1 DISTRIBUTION
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Zamboanga
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Glan, Cotabato
Byrom Ro s s
Baptist(Independent)
Leyte
Assembly of God
Rudy Esperanza
Presbyterian
Lingayen, Pangasinan
James Moore
Field Director of C&MA and is interested
in all cooperation between their Phi:lippin~
missionaries and FEBC. Cooperates in
distribution of PMs ,
Pm repair and distribution for Cotabato
and Davao area,
Cooperating in PM distribution and
follow up.
Cooperates in Pm distribution and
follow up ,
Milton Vereide
Ensign Leininger
They cooperate in PM distribution
Evangelical United Brethren
Mt, Province
Rodney A, Sandberg
PM distribution
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PHILIPPINES (continued from page 21)
United Christian Missionary Society
N o W , Luzon
Norwood Tye
Hubert Reynolds
Romblon Island
Jack Richey
Free Methodist
Mindano
Rayrr.~ond Streutker
Naomi Thorson
PM distribution and follow up
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SINGAPORE
TAPE RECORDED PROGRAMS
Has custody of FEBC tape recorder.
He produces a program in Tamil.
China Inland Mission
H, A, J, Lead
Will use recorder that G. D, James has
in Bethesda Hall and they have promised
to produce programs.
"The Bible Societies in Maylaya"
On furlough
Assemblies of God
Alfred F. McGrew
Works with FEBC recorder,
Bismark Si Man Djuntok
Assists in broadcasts.
Speaks excellent Malay.
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APE RECORDED PROGRAMS
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Wayne Persons
Has FEBC recorder and produces dai.l
Siamese programs a Has constructed
complete studio with a.ll facilities for
preparing FEBC programs ,
Cha.lame Liempitcharat
Outstanding speaker,
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Page 25cStaff Information Release No,I, March 1953~Publications and Documentation
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Manila, ,January 30, 1953
By Gene D. Symonds
United Press Staff Correspondent
MANILA =~ (UPS ~~ A radio stai:ion built by the faith of three young Americans on
the outskirts of Manila daily spreads the voice of Christianity around the world and through
the Iron Curtain of Soviet Russia and Rf:d China,
For 20 hours a day in 34 languages and. dialects, radio station DZAS broadcasts to
25 countries, programs of public interest and welfare ~= music, education, first aid,
hygiene, agriculture, news ~~ and Bible studies,
Its seven powerful transmitters, using specially beamed antennas, carry the Word
of the gospel into the farthest corners of Russia and China, from Japan. to Indonesia and
a.ll countries in between, and even to the United States and Europe, Its main aim, however,
is to spread Christianity in Asia,
The non?commercial, non=profit station is interdenominational. No time is sold.
Its airwaves are freely open to all missionary and evangelical groups, to churches and
local pastors and individuals, so long a~a their objective is to preach the gospel of salvation
through Christ,
There is no fixed income. The station and its operators are supported only by the
donations of listeners and persons moved by their hearts to help.
Literally, the station was built on faith, After the end of the last war, John C.
Broger, a naval veteran from Fullerton, Calif. , Robert Bowman, Altadena, Calif. , and
William J, Roberts, Inglewood, Calif. , got together to use their radio talents by starting
a station to spread the gospel in Asiao
They tried first to establish the station in China but red tape prevented it.
"We thank God now for that," Bowman said.
Filipino officials were quick to give them approval and sanc,~ion to the plan. With
only $1, 000 in the bank in December, 1945, the three took an option on 12 T/2 acres of
land just narth of Manila worth $20, 000. Then they hit the speakers' trail in the United
States to raise the rest of the money,
One week before the option date ~Nas up they were still several thousand dollars
short of the $20, 000 needed,
"We decided not to worry," Bowman, who is presently running the station, said,
"I.f God wanted us to succeed he would p~?ovide a way, We decided on a week of prayer."
On the day the option was due to :lapse the were $4 000 short, Comnin into their
office tha~l-~~S~~l$S,~F?~~~Q~S~~~(i~~. ~~t~~P~i~13~0~~~~~i~~~g~.~"alrfho, while
on a vacation in California, had heard them tell of their plan,
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Qcontinued from page 25)~~Manila, Jan, 30, 1953-By Gene D, Symonds, United Press
Staff Correspondent
"My heart has been moved," the businessman said, "Please accept my check,"
It was for $5, 000,
The contributions continued and soon they had enough money for a bare beginning,
Broger put the first program on the air in June, 194$, The contributions continued and
the station grew,
Today, the material value of the station is estimated at close to a quarter of a
million dollars, Its spiritual value to its staff and its listeners is much greater than that,
The work of Broger, Bowman and Roberts has reaped results around the world,
In their files are letters from great cities and simple farms, praising the programs and
begging them to continue o
There are many news broadcasts each day using the dispatches of United Press,
From Shanghai recently came a letter sayingo !'Only from you are we getting the trutho
Please give us more,"
An hour and a half of Russian is broadcast each day, There are programs in Amoy
a:rad Arabic, Japanese and Hindu, Turkish and Urdu, Korean and Malayan, There are a
total of 34 0
In December 2a 800 letters came to the station, a few of them by the underground
out of China a
The scope of programming is wide, Missionaries throughout Asia send tape
recorded sermons and talks, native music and stories to DZAS for broadcast, This way
the message and entertainment is carried to every corner of a countryo
Many program scripts are written on the fringes of the Iron and Bamboo curtains,
bringing a ringing authenticity to the beam of truthfulness focused on the communist
countries,
To reach hundreds of thousands of people in areas where there are no radios or
electricity, DZAS sends "portable missionaries " mo battery operated, pre tuned receiv~
ing sets worth $35,
The communists have a dread of i:h;e things DZAS has to say, It is estimated that
25 transmitters are being used by the reds in Manchus and China to jam the broadcasts,
But they still get through, as the .letters attest.
Even attempts by the communists to exploit the station's high "hooper rating,"
have turned a ains e
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Staff Correspondent
Officials in communist Czechoslovakia sent propaganda to DZAS, asking that it be
sedo Bowman used it all rights by incorporating it into programs revealin
the tra
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p
nd shallowness of -the communist ideology and to compare it with Christianity,
The three young Americans with a dream are making good on their desire to preach
he gospel of Christ "to the regions beyondo"
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