Christmas through the Faith Broadcasting church. Many call back to let us know they radio interview program designed to toy drive. They also prepare Hampton have found a church, and have become inspire and motivate the listener and Roads youth for going back-to-school, active in it. demonstrate the truth that “with God all giving away thousands of school supplies Anne says that many times families things are possible” The Roadshow runs and back packs. listen to the Current together, because from 1:00 – 2:00pm daily, Monday through Their diamond on the air is their live their children like the music. God has put Friday. call in talk show The “Hour of Power this format together. It breaks down color WYCS is in the process of expanding Crusade” which airs daily 3p – 4p. It barriers. There are a minority of stations in their coverage into and beyond the greater allows the listeners to call in with their the US doing what we're doing. Hampton Roads area of eastern Virginia. concerns. And they take the time to pray The Current FM streams 64kb on the They are in discussions with city leaders and encourage thousands of callers internet at www.currentfm.com. locally to build a new tower and hope to weekly. You can also find a link to their have this completed by the end of 2011. Joy 1270 and Heaven 670 AM serve Facebook page and follow them on Twitter As Greg says, “we want to be an “oasis” the entire Hampton Roads area, as well as on their website. to our listeners. “oasis” means: “a Franklin, Windsor, Richmond, Petersburg, refreshing place to be” --- 91.5FM is that Northern VA and Elizabeth City NC. “refreshing place” to be in the midst of the Dr. Katrina L. Chase is the owner Faith They can be reached at (757) 6224- challenging times that we are living in.” Broadcasting and general manager for Joy 8444. You can also listen to them on the Greg felt a strong calling to ministry 1270 Am and Heaven 670 AM. internet at www.lifestream.tv/heaven670 which of course led him to the Oasis She has earned several degrees: a and www.lifestream.tv/joy1270. Network. But this calling has also led him Bachelor of Arts Degree from Old to become involved in itinerant ministry, If you've ever driven down a deserted highway at night, you know what a Dominion University, Master Degree from teaching soul-winning classes throughout lonely feeling that can be. But if you're tuned to a Christian radio station, you don't Norfolk State University, Doctoral Degree Hampton Roads and performing missions Mike Chandler is a co-owner of feel quite so all alone. Christian radio just makes you feel better. The Bible says from Norfolk Seminary and College and is work primarily in communist countries. Rejoice Musical Soulfood national radio faith comes by hearing, well Christian radio is spiritual nutrition for the ears. finishing her second Doctoral Degree from Greg lives in Newport News with his network, Rejoice 100.9 FM and LPTV Christian radio acts as a conduit for the Holy Spirit to reach out and touch the University of Phoenix. wife Margie and son Joshua. Television stations in Virginia Beach, individual minds and hearts with just the right word at just the right time. Katrina was C.E.O for a large You can get updates on local church Hampton and Myrtle Beach, South But, it hasn't always been that way. The seventies Jesus Movement propelled broadcasting company for many years. happening, weather updates and other Carolina. Christian music beyond the church walls. Now you can listen to Christian music or After advancing in the broadcasting information on Greg’s Facebook page, He began his career as a Visdeo teachings while your work or play, at home or at the office. industry she decided to become a www.Facebook.com/GregRoth. The Systems Engineer with the Space Shuttle Today's Christian radio carries call kinds of music and formats. You can broadcast owner herself. Together with website for Oasis Network is at Program at Kennedy Space Center, listen to stations that play primarily gospel, then there's Southern her husband she owns and operates Faith www.oasisnetwork.org. Florida. Although that took him into the Broadcasting Company in Norfolk ... 670 Greg Roth is the General Manager of gospel and urban gospel; praise and worship, inspirational, WYCS 91.5 FM, an affiliate station of the heavens, his switch to radio took him into AM and 1270 AM on your dial. the heavenlies. contemporary, classical, as well as Christian rap, rock and metal. Katrina co-hosts a daily, nationally Oasis Radio Network. You also have stations with live on-the-air discussions, mixed with Greg’s radio career began in 1991 in Rejoice! Musical Soul Food is a syndicated radio show, The Hour of Power STELLAR Award winning and CRYSTAL pre-recorded sermons and teaching ministries. Crusade, were she encourages and prays Seattle, Washington where he did traffic But like everything else, times are a changing. Music is now reports for KOMO radio as the “Road You can find all of the Christian radio MIC MEDIA Award nominated 24/7 Gospel for thousands of people daily. She also Anne Verebely is the general manager stations in Hampton Roads listed at: Radio Network. It is syndicated nationally available not only on the radio but through downloads, stream finds the time to be a professor at Norfolk Ranger.” audio, and even satellite. of The Current 88.5 FM. He started working for the flagship www.TheChurchGuide.com to 48 radio stations around the country. State University were she teaches radio Rejoice's programming has been Unlike secular stations that rely on advertising and She is one of those rare natives of station of the Oasis Radio Network (KNYD) and television sales. Hampton Roads. She’s married to Bill entertaining listeners since June 1989 and commercials, most Christian stations are listener supported. She is the co-pastor of Friendship in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma in 1994. After Verebely, her husband of 44 years. three years, he and his family moved to will continue to do so for years to come. What follows are six of Hampton Roads' most popular, Christian Cathedral in Suffolk, Virginia. She also Together they have 3 boys, and are worship music as well as local and Rejoice 100.9 is Hampton Roads' only stations and the general managers directing what you hear. assists her husband in their overseas Virginia in November of 1997 to start grandparents of 4 with a new grandbaby WYCS, 91.5FM. Their first broadcast was national ministry programs. Like most FM Urban Gospel radio station. They outreach ministry. Each year they travel to due at the time of this publication. Christian stations, they are listener broadcast the latest contemporary and Bahamas and Jamaica teaching and on December 4, 1997. If you believe that God has a plan for The Oasis Network is very unique in supported. The station has been on the traditional Gospel music, plus classic hits. preaching the goodness of God. you, then His plan began to develop while air since 2004. They also interview gospel artists, She enjoys many things especially many ways. They aren’t set to any one Anne was just a little girl. At the age of 7, programming format. Greg says the Oasis Colleen also helps manage WPMH nationally-known ministers, authors, etc., being a wife to Dr. Joseph Chase Jr. and a she would play “radio” with a little record 1010 AM. This is the company's heritage on a regular basis. Weekend programming proud mother of two sons, Joseph III and Network likes to “mix” Southern Gospel, Colleen Dick is the Assistant Manager player and some 45’s. She loved it then with Inspirational and contemporary for a group of station here in Virginia, as Christian station featuring some of the is enhanced with specialty shows such as Justin. She loves golfing, exercising, and she loves it now. She’s been in radio best national and local preachers and "The Dottie Peoples Show", "The World's watching various sports and motivating formats. WCYS 91.5 FM is a full-power well as Florida. WWIP 89.1 FM is their only North Carolina, Maryland, Ohio and since 1989. Gospel station broadcasting 24 hours a FM station in Virginia. She has been with teachers. Greatest Radio Show, "Rejoice in The Virginia. others to do better in life. Katrina strongly Anne is very active at Wave Church in WHKT 1650 AM features conservative Word With Bishop Greg Davis"and “The believes that “How a person starts out in day. Their bible teaching segments are 15 the Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting He is presently overseeing operations Virginia Beach, where she is a big church minutes in length and feature local and and Delmarva Education Association for talk. National programs - Laura Ingraham, Joe Ligon Show" for a station in Roanoke, and WYRM in life does not determine their future.” She supporter and very excited about what Mark Levin to name just a few. Local Their signal covers all of Northeast has received many honors but her highest national Pastors such as Joyce Meyers, ten years. Norfolk. God is doing. Kenneth Hagin, Charles Capps and Bob She was born to an Air Force family in personality Jon Cash is on the air Mon-Fri North Carolina and Hampton Roads. Their WYRM 1010 AM is Virginia's most honor is being a child of the most, high The Current FM is unique and on the at 12 PM. ministry is just not on the air, but involves God. She is an inspiration to many people Collins. Elmira, NY. Much of her childhood was on powerful Christian station, licensed to cutting edge. It's top 40 Christian music Their Programming schedule is: the move, as her family changed duty Listeners to WWIP enjoy ta variety of a lot of interaction and support of operate at 50,000 watts. WYRM focuses young and old. with many of our artist's crossing over to worshipful music and the strong community projects. “Joy” 1270 WTJZ and “Heaven” 670 6:00am – 9:00am Inspirational Music stations from California, Vermont, Maine on teaching ministry and family friendly mainstream. 9:00am – 1:00pm Bible Teaching and Florida. preaching and teaching programs. Listeners like Rejoice 100.9’s very information programs. They offer talk only WRJR plays the best in traditional and Their music reaches those who don't Their desire is to expand their listener interesting topic driven morning show and contemporary gospel music. They feature 1:00pm – 2:00pm Roadshow Colleen studied broadcasting while in and do not program music. go to church as well as those who do. 2:00pm – 3:00pm Bible Teaching college and earned a B.S. in Broadcasting reach, add more corporate and ministry their 7 pm to 8 pm Praise and Worship Larry Cobb started in radio in 1971. about 300+ of Hampton Roads top Listeners like their accessibility and Anne says the station receives many calls 3:00pm – 2:00am Inspirational Music from Pensacola Christian College and an partners, and become more involved in segment called “a Shelter in the Storm” He was an on air DJ from 1971 - 1978. In Churches and leaders weekly. their willingness to be helpful. They also and emails from listeners who like their 2:00am - 6:00am Bible Teaching M.A. in Communication - Film from Regent community events. You can find out more about Rejoice 1975, Larry became involved in Christian East station has live local announcers. like their mix of teaching and information music, and as they listen they begin to Their listeners enjoy the wide University. You can find WWIP on Facebook 100.9 FM and their many events taking radio when he and a friend switched They are never syndicated. programs. Many of their teachings are question their lives. Some have addictions variety of music and programming that In 2003, she married her husband, under WWIP 89.1. Their website is place locally at WPMH to a Christian format. Faith Broadcasting ministers to many given by local pastors and ministries. and realize that they need to be free. Some can be heard both over-the air and on the Jim. Together, they recently celebrated www.wwip.org. www.musicalsoulfood.com. You can also He has spent years in marketing and of the needs of their listeners in Hampton You can find them on the internet at have been hurt by life, but as their lives internet (www.oasisnetwork.org) One of the birth of their daughter, Rhiannon, in You can also find a website for WHKT befriend them at programming Christian stations, and Roads. They feed over 10,000 people each www.wyrmradio.com, where you can also change, they end up calling the station our most popular programs in our line-up January. at www.1650whkt.com. The website for www.Facebook.com/musicalsoulfood and helping build stations in West Virginia, year for Thanksgiving. They supply toys at listen to live stream of their programming. requesting that we direct them to a good is our Roadshow. The Roadshow is a daily WWIP 89.1 FM broadcasts praise and WPMH is still under construction. follow them on twitter @musicalsoulfood.