The Rhema Media model was used to establish UCB affiliates in Australia, the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries, and beyond.
[2] The Word For You Today is a free, daily devotional written by Bob Gass[3] and distributed internationally by United Christian Broadcasters, as website content, as an email newsletter and as quarterly print editions.
One million copies of the United Kingdom and Ireland print edition are distributed each quarter to UCB supporters.
[citation needed] Other regional editions are distributed to subscribers, churches and Christian organisations in other parts of the world.
In 1986, UCB's founder Ian Mackie was inspired during prayer to provide a national Christian radio station.
In 1987, UCB did its initial broadcasts via Manx Radio in the Isle of Man, but this had limited geographical reach and only aired from 10pm until 2am.
With no access to national AM or FM frequencies, UCB Europe was granted a licence to commence satellite broadcasting.
In 1994, the first edition of the UCB Word For Today, written by Bob and Debby Gass, was published, and 3,500 copies were distributed for free.
In 2007, UCB began a formal alliance with OneHope, distributing Bible literature to children and youth in the UK.
[citation needed] Gass died in 2019, but left several volumes of content for the service to continue distribution after his death.
As at the close of 2008, Vision operated on over 360 licences, including low powered services in metropolitan suburbs and rural towns.
By mid 2015, Vision had expanded to over 600 relay stations, mainly LPON licences (low power open narrowcast) but also including Adelaide 1611 AM.
A few years later they moved into larger premises in nearby Underwood to better provide a 24-hour 7-day broadcast to some 300+ relay stations across the nation, plus listeners on the Internet and via satellite.
Vision has been able to acquire over 600 high- and low-powered open narrowcast licenses and has quickly gone about the task of setting up a national network of relay stations across Australia, from the largest cities to regional centres and tiny isolated towns in the bush.
Although typically only one to ten watts, they usually give quite adequate residential coverage in small towns, depending on the antenna height above local terrain.
The network reached 150 relay stations by the end of 2003, and in the following year would see its first foray into AM radio sites in Shepparton, Bunbury and Kalgoorlie.
Vision's 200th relay station was powered up on Australia Day 2005 at the Central Australian town of Yulara – right next to Uluru (Ayers Rock).
[13] On 8 May 2018 United Christian Broadcasters Media Canada received CRTC approval to launch a station in Regina, Saskatchewan at 107.9 MHz.