Radio Eden 

A Global Broadcasting Company

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is Satellite Radio?
A: Traditional radio is either on AM or FM which you can receive with a little handheld radio or on your tuner which is connected to your hifi system. The range of a normal radio station is limited to the locality or it is regional. On short wave there will be international coverage but the quality of the signal may not be very good.

Satellite radio is somewhat different. You need a satellite dish, a digital satellite receiver and either a hifi system or a TV set to listen to satellite radio. Once the dish is pointing to the satellite and the digital receiver has scanned for all available stations, you can listen to radio stations in hifi quality. The range of the station is defined by the satellite's footprint and tends to cover a whole country or a continent. In our case the footprint covers all continents except for most of South America and New Zealand.

Q: Who is listening to Satellite Radio?
A: In the US and in Western Europe you may not be too familiar with direct to home (DTH) satellite services, yet in most other parts of the world Satellite media is the main source for entertainment. In Eastern Europe at least one of three homes is equipped with one or several satellite dishes. In Asia almost every second home is equipped with a dish on the side of the house and in Africa this technology is making fast advances too. The choice of media via DTH satellite services is huge and this presents an opportunity for new and upcoming broadcasters to present their programs to a constantly growing audience.

Over time a lot of TV and radio stations have opened up to reach out to communities in countries with oppressive regimes. In the Middle East and North Africa it is typical for a household to have two or three dishes hooked up to a satellite receiver. In Europe most households have a system dedicated to one satellite on which most of the national TV stations are hosted. Still a lot of households will have access to a movable dish or a dish with several LNB's to tune in to different satellites. In Sub-Saharan Africa satellite reception is becoming more popular amongst the middle class. In India and the Far East the main access to media are satellites.

With our service you will find that people from all over the footprint (reception) area will tune in to the satellite and also choose to listen to Radio Eden.

Q: How much does it cost to listen to satellite radio?
A: Listening to satellite radio is free. There are a lot of Pay-to-View services on satellites but the majority of services in Europe and the Middle East are free-to-air.  The satellites we have chosen at Radio Eden are strategic with many free to air services to ensure that we can maximise on our audience.

To buy a dish and a receiver is nowadays very cheap. A full satellite reception kit consisting of the dish, dish mountings and a digital receiver can cost as little as 40 Euros ($60). I would think that prices are similar if not lower in the Middle East and Africa.

It is safe to assume that the average household in the third world will be in a position to afford satellite TV/Radio.

Q: How do I tune in to Radio Eden?
A: Six steps to listen to Radio Eden:

To listen to Radio Eden you will need:

1. a satellite dish
2. a standard digital satellite receiver with a standard K-Band LNB for EB9 and Galaxy 19 and a C-Band LNB for IS-10
3. align the dish to either 9 or 68.5 degrees East or 97 degrees West along the geostationary orbit.
4. make sure you are either tuned in to Eurobird 9, Intelsat 10 or Galaxy 19
5. scan the data feed and look for Radio Eden
6. select the 'Radio' button on your remote control, look for and choose 'Radio Eden' and then simply enjoy the programme 24/7

The tuning details for manual tuning on Eurobird 9:

Frequency: 11.917 (V) / 27494
Polarisation: vertical
APID: 3013
PPID: 3013
VPID: 0000

EPG identifier: Radio Eden

 On the Internet:
You can only listen to a selection of broadcasters featured on Radio Eden at www.angeloffaith.com


Q: What will I hear on Radio Eden?
A: You will hear a music speech mix of about 50/50.
At the moment we are running a 6 hour block which is repeated 4 times a day. The block starts at 8am BST and then follows through until the next morning.

We try to play good rock and pop music from new upcoming artists you are unlikely to hear on other radio stations. You will hear a couple of broadcasters who produce programs for us or are using our platform for their programs.
In the 5th hour you will hear Mikelive and broadcaster from the heart of England playing an ecclectic mix of old and new rock and pop.

In the 6th hour we tend to broadcast specialist and foreign language programs:

Monday - German
Tuesday - Specialist Program
Wednesday - Russian language program (The Apologet or TWR Kyiv)
Thursday - Arabic language program
Friday - Farzi language program
Saturday - Specialist Program - special music genre, rock music show
Sunday - Specialist Program -Book Reading:"The Shaking" by J.Noble

Other regular programs (times are in British Standard Time):

Mondat -    9:00 am Wounded Healer (Pstr. Gerald Jordan)
Monday -  10:00 am Creation Research (John McKay)
Monday -   13:15 am German (Rudy Rodell) - Wunderbare Liebe
Tuesday -   8:00 am Ark of the covenant (Ap. Bryson Alexander)
Tuesday -   8:30 am  GNBA - Bringing the Book Alive
Tuesday -   9:00 am Faith at Work (Dr. Carey Hedgpeth)
Tuesday -  11:00 am GNBA - Bible Focus
Tuesday -  13:15am GNBA - Finding the Plot
Wednesday - 8:15 am GNBA - Bringing the Book Alive
Wednesday - 11:00 am GNBA - Bible Focus
Thursday -  8:00 am Crying out Ministry (Gloria Mancini)
Thursday -  8:30 am GNBA - Bringing the Book Alive
Thursday - 11:00 am GNBA - Bible Focus
Friday -  8:15 am GNBA - Bringing the Book Alive
Friday - 11:00 am GNBA - Bible Focus
Saturday -  8:15 am GNBA - Bringing the Book Alive
Saturday -  8:00 am Understanding the End of the Age (T. Garcia)
Saturday - 10:00 am Creation Research - (John McKay)
Saturday - 11:00 am Ken Gaub Ministry
Saturday - 11:30 am Walking in the Supernatural - (Dr. Bill Smith)
Sunday    -  8:00 am Discovering Truth (Pstr Andy Andrews)
Sunday    -  8:30 am Applied Bible Concepts (Carmen Harris)
Sunday    -  9:00 am Behind the Pulpit (Ap. Willie Simmons)
Sunday    - 10:00 am Amazing Grace (Rudy Rodell)
Sunday    - 10:30 am Alan Maybury - Allnations Community Church
Sunday    - 11:30 am GNBA - Word Alive
Sunday    - 13:00    John Noble - Book Reading of 'The Shaking'
Daily       - 12:00am Mikelive - www.mikelive.co.uk


All programs above are repeated in 6 hour intervals until the next morning.

Q: What does it take to get my program on Radio Eden?
A: It is our aim to be an affordable platform for any broadcaster. In the first instance talk to us about your project. We are keen to ensure that your program fits in with our audience. As a company we follow a Christian ethos and we would insist for our clients to respect this with regards to the material you would wish to broadcast.

We accept advertising contracts, music programs, outreach and social agenda programs.

If you are based in the US or Canada please contact our partner organisation PanAmerican Broadcasting to discuss your project. If you are based in Europe, the Middle East, Africa or Asia please contact us directly.

Cost:
Getting on air with Radio Eden is not much more expensive per minute than an International phone call. If you have a message to broadcast we have the technology and the platform to reach millions.


Q: How many people listen to Radio Eden?
We did a survey in the beginning of 2010 and based on feedback from the Internet and other sources and broadcasting only via EB9 and IS10 we arrived at a figure of about 2 million listeners per annum. The number at any one time is most likely well below that but still comparable to a major urban FM radio station. The main difference is that listeners are from all areas throughout the Globe - representing a truly global community.
We are keen for our programs to have a wide appeal and ideally be of interest to listeners throughout the reception area.