New Life Broadcasting of Pa., Inc. provides an avenue by which the gospel of Jesus Christ can be advanced through various radio ministries. Currently, this takes the form of owning and operating an FM translator which brings Family Radio to the Lancaster/Lebanon area on 97.7 FM. Translators owned by Family Radio also bring it to the York area on 88.7 FM and Harrisburg area on 101.7 FM. Those closer to the Philadelphia area can receive Family Radio directly from Camden, NJ on 106.9 FM.

Programming Highlights

Enjoy the sounds of traditional Christ-centered music interspersed with news, Bible teaching, devotional programs and inspirational vignettes. Start your weekday at 6:00 with Rise and Rejoice, then at 9:30 increase your Bible knowledge with Family Bible Study followed by Back to the Bible. Round out your morning with The Christian Home from 10:30 to 1:00. Early afternoon is dedicated to verbatim inspirational readings on the Radio Reading Circle and Family Bible Reading Fellowship from 1:00 to 2:00. The remainder of the afternoon contains mostly music with Music to Live By, Transition and Evensong.

Evening hours provide additional music and teaching with Radio Reading Circle at 7:30, Patterns at 8:00, Open Forum at 8:30, Family Bible Reading Fellowship at 10:00 and Family Bible Study at 10:30. Quietly finish your day with music on Echoes at 11:00 and Nightwatch at 12:00. Early morning hours contain additional teaching and music. Saturdays and Sundays continue with additional programming for your family growth and enjoyment.

FM Translators

FM Translators are designed to receive a desired distant FM radio station and rebroadcast it into local communities. As such, they automatically receive the distant station, change the frequency (location on the radio dial) and rebroadcast it to the communities at relatively low power levels. They are often located high on a mountain where the distant signal is the strongest. This also enhances their local coverage area and signal strength.

Translators normally may not be owned and operated by radio stations beyond their primary coverage area. Those which rebroadcast stations that have educational status are exempted from this FCC rule. The result is that most translators are owned and operated by organizations consisting of interested people in the local communities. Initially New Life Broadcasting of Pa., Inc. was formed for such a purpose. This was before Family Stations, Inc. was granted the educational status by the FCC. Today, Family Radio owns and operates many radio stations and FM translators across the USA, extending the reach of their Christ centered programming to countless more people. New Life Broadcasting has continued to exist with the hopes of establishing additional translators in areas still without good Christian radio ministries.

Lancaster/Lebanon Translator

The Lancaster/Lebanon translator is located on Furnace Mountain near the northern edge of Lancaster County. An array of directional antennas beam the transmissions toward Akron, Lancaster, Mount Joy and Lebanon. Due to the distances to these communities, a waiver granted by the Federal Communications Commission allows this translator to transmit at a much higher power level than normally allowed in the eastern USA. As with most translators, it occupies rented space on an existing tower. Some contributions to Family Radio by local listeners go toward this rental expense. Other operating and maintenance expenses are paid from funds contributed directly to New Life Broadcasting of Pa., Inc. Both organizations rely entirely on listener contributions to meet their operating expenses.