World Harvest Radio International

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World Harvest Radio International (WHRI) is a shortwave radio station in the United States, broadcasting conservative religious programming worldwide in the English language on a number of frequencies. Part of the LeSEA Christian broadcasting group, WHRI is based in Cypress Creek, South Carolina, with its signal rebroadcast on its sister stations, WHRA in Greenbush, Maine, and KWHR in Naalehu, Hawaii.

[edit] History

WHRI signed on in 1985 with their first service, Angel 1, covering Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Two years later, its second service from WHRI, Angel 2 goes on the air, covering Europe, Central and South America.

In 1993, WHRI opened a second station, KWHR, which provided Angel 3 covering China and Eastern Asia, expanding in 1997 with Angel 4, covering the South Pacific.

In 1998, its third station, WHRA, signed on with Angel 5, a signal for Africa and the Middle East.

WHRI also operates Angel 6 with a signal primarily for Mexico.