Reaching

20 Languages

+300,000 Listeners

Listeners

Minority Language Broadcasts

Internet Broadcasts via
Mobile Device since 2009

History

• April 1951, FEBC added Vietnamese broadcasting to our schedule.  In 1966, the first Vietnamese programmers joined FEBC staff in Manila. The majority of Vietnamese programs were developed by this team. 
• April 1975, South Vietnam was overtaken by the North.  Our Vietnamese staff were evacuated and relocated to the US, where they established the Vietnamese Department.   “Nguon Song Radio” has aired uninterrupted to Vietnam ever since.  In May 2001, production began for our Minority Language broadcasts that continue to this day.

• Vietnamese language programs are produced in the U.S. and aired by shortwave from the Philippines 1.5 hours each day.  
• Programs have been available on our website since 2001. 
• Broadcast programs and CDs are being developed in-country and overseas.
• IBMD (Internet Broadcasts via Mobile Device), launched in 2009, is a new content-delivery system using cell phone memory chips and speaker boxes to deliver Christian messages.  It has been very successful at reaching many thousands throughout the country.

Minority Language Broadcasts Minority Language programs are developed by ethnic programmers for 20 (out of 54) ethnic minority groups.  These broadcasts are aired from Manila 3 hours daily.

Listener Response – In 2010, 268,700 listeners responded to our broadcasts through FEBC Vietnam.