KNLS

The idea for KNLS came about during World War II, when Maurice Hall, a young Army Signal Corps officer, was involved in delivering shortwave radio transmitters to the Yalta Conference to keep President Franklin D. Roosevelt informed of news from Washington.

KNLS commenced broadcasting on July 23, 1983,[2] initially airing ten hours a day in Mandarin Chinese and Russian, later adding English programming.

However, in 1989, a new Programming Center was established in Franklin, Tennessee, featuring state-of-the-art recording studios and offices for permanent staff members.

In addition to the Alaska station, a new facility in Madagascar is being developed with three antennae to broadcast throughout Europe, Western Asia, the Middle East (in Arabic), Africa, India, and South America.

The station's Operations Center in Franklin, Tennessee, near Nashville, produces the programming, which follows a magazine-style format featuring Bible teachings, religious segments, reports on life in America, and music.

Also on the English broadcast is a prayer lesson presented by evangelist Andy Baker, whose segment was heard by missionary Gracia Burnham during the time she was held captive by terrorist rebels in the Philippines.