Cornerstone Radio
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Cornerstone Radio is a broadcast outreach ministry of Cornerstone University, which consists of four distinct networks
WCSG FM 91.3
After five years of preparation, 91.3 WCSG-FM (standing for “College and Seminary of Grand Rapids) went on air on June 9, 1973, with an easy listening and fine arts format. In 1981, WCSG’s programming changed to a primarily Christian format and three years later, the station began broadcasting inspirational programming and music twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Today, 91.3 WCSG-FM is the most listened-to Christian radio station in West Michigan, providing contemporary inspirational Christian music and programming to the local market and streaming “live” on the Internet. The station is a community outreach ministry of Cornerstone University.
Awards and honors The station received a special recognition at the National Association of Religious Broadcasters convention in February 2001, when Focus on the Family selected WCSG from among 987 U.S. radio stations for its Station of the Year Award. Then, in April 2001, the Gospel Music Association nominated WCSG for a Dove Award for Station of the Year.
Vision WCSG is known as an inspirational format leader among Christian radio stations nationwide. Through its music and programming, and with its outreach events, its staff hope individuals receive a greater understanding of who God is and how they might better live for and serve Him.
WaY fm
WaY fm is a dual-station radio network in Southwest Michigan which operates as a broadcast ministry of Cornerstone University. WAYK 88.3 fm in Kalamazoo, Mich., went on the air on February 1, 1997, and WAYG 89.9 fm in Grand Rapids, Mich., joined WaY fm network on February 1, 1999.
WaYfm streams its 24-hour youth-oriented mix of alternative Christian music with an edge and youth-targeted programming to challenge and encourage teens and young adults to live for Jesus Christ. The response has been overwhelmingly positive, with an audience of 70,000 listeners.
During 2001, WaYfm hosted or co-hosted 17 concerts, with in excess of 40,000 total attendees, and another 11 large non concert-driven events. Rich Anderson, morning host and station manager, estimates that in excess of 500 people made decisions as a direct result of WaYfm programming or WaYfm-sponsored events in 2001. About 20% of those decisions were first-time commitments to Christ.
His Kids Radio
His Kids Radio is a subscription-only SCA-based radio station operated by WCSG, a Contemporary Christian FM radio station owned and operated by Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
History His Kids Radio began as CSN, the Children's Sonshine Network. It broadcast Christian children's programming. CSN featured taped-programs such as The Sugar Creek Gang (Moody Bible Institute) and Adventures in Odyssey (Focus on the Family). They also had a live phone-in show on Saturday mornings.
An extensive program guide was available from WCSG. When the station was not airing special programs it would play Christian children's music, most of which was from Christian children's artists and musicals; much of the content could be purchased at a local Christian bookstore. "Night Light" was a six-hour period from midnight to 6:00 A.M. where the station played soothing instrumentals punctuated by comforting narratives of Bible verses.
The radio service utilized an SCA subcarrier signal of WCSG's 91.3 MHz FM transmission. Special SCA / FM receivers were required to receive CSN programming; they were available from local churches and direct from WCSG for an initial receiver fee plus a programming fee of five dollars per month.
Today His Kids Radio can be heard using the same SCA / FM receivers for a programming fee of $14.99 a month. Their network has grown to stations across the United States, and in some areas the signal is available over regular AM and FM radio stations. The SkyAngel Christian satellite TV broadcast service offers His Kids Radio programming on channel 9750. It can also be heard online at their official website.
Mission Network News
Mission Network News (MNN), a broadcast ministry of Cornerstone University, reports on the work on mission agencies and relief organizations around the world.
MNN is heard on over 800 radio stations in 28 different countries – plus via shortwave to Europe, Africa, the Americas and the South Pacific – and on the Internet, providing daily updates on evangelical mission activity around the globe. MNN’s goal is to educate, motivate and mobilize Christians for missions. Ruth Bliss, MNN producer, reports that even in countries completely closed to evangelistic outreach, people still have access to MNN on the Internet, a blessed opportunity for ministry. Responses to Mission Network News radio programming and Internet news reports have come from people in 90 countries who have heard or read their mission news reports.
Stations
Cornerstone University Broadcasting
- WAY-FM 89.9 Grand Rapids, Michigan/88.3 Kalamazoo, Michigan: non-profit pop-oriented Contemporary Christian music radio station in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo.
- WCSG-FM 91.3 Grand Rapids, Michigan: non-profit worship-oriented Contemporary Christian music and talk radio station in Grand Rapids.
- Mission Network News (http://www.mnnonline.org): Radio newscast about Christian evangelism around the world. Available on affiliated radio stations and satellite worldwide.
- His Kids Radio (http://www.hiskidsradio.net): A Christian version of Radio Disney.