Voice of hope

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Voice of Hope eV
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purpose Christian media production
Chair: Klaus Popa
Establishment date: 1948
Number of employees: 51
Seat : Alsbach chicken
Website: www.stimme-der-hoffnung.de

Voice of Hope eV is a Christian European media center of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Alsbach-Hähnlein , approx. 15 km south of Darmstadt . In addition to a German-language 24-hour television and radio station "Hope Channel", the media center also operates the Hope Biblical Study Institute with free ( long-distance Bible courses ) for various age groups, and produces audio books that can be borrowed free of charge as DVDs , CDs and CDs in DAISY format for the blind and the visually impaired . In February 2008, the Hessian State Authority for Private Broadcasting and New Media approved the voice of hope to broadcast its radio programs across Germany via satellite and the Internet . With the start of radio work in 1948, the voice of hope was one of the first Christian radio stations in Germany ( private station ). Voice of Hope was founded as a German-speaking branch of Adventist World Radio .

history

The Voice of Hope goes back to the Voicest of Prophecy , founded in 1929 as an Adventist broadcasting mission . Voice of Prophecy had bought airtime at Radio Luxemburg , in 1948 the German branch was founded by HG Stoehr based on the idea of ​​HMS Richards. The first manager in Berlin-Zehlendorf was Max Busch, the programs were produced in Paris . From 1948 to 1985, the Voice of Hope program was broadcast on Radio Luxembourg . Due to the audience feedback, a Bible Correspondence School (BKS) with free correspondence courses was founded, the forerunner of today's Hope Biblical Studies Institute. The Friedensauer Bild- und Tonstelle was founded in 1956 to supply communities in the GDR and Eastern European countries . In 1959, the voice of hope moved to Darmstadt , from then on the programs were produced in its own studio. In 1961 Erwin Berner took over the management, the BKS from then on was headed by Oswald Bremer, later by Wilhelm Räcker. In 1964 the Adventist hearing library for the blind was founded in the FRG . In 1965 the Friedensau Bible Lessons and a hearing library for the blind were founded in the GDR. In 1966 Erwin Kilian became head of the Voice of Hope , followed by Arno Patzke in 1978.

From 1971 various other European shortwave transmitters were added. From 1971 to 1992 it was broadcast on Radio Trans Europa (Portugal), 1975–78 on Radio Mediterran Malta, 1979–1981 on Radio Andorra , since 1985 on Adventist World Radio (Forlí, Italy) , 1992–1996 on Radio Moscow , 1994– 1998 via Radio Slovakia International and most recently until 2007 via Radio Austria International .

From 1992 the original institutions in the GDR were incorporated into the Voice of Hope (1992 Biblical Study Institute, 1994 Blind Hearing Library and Image Center Friedensau). In 1993 Günther Machel took over the management. The first video productions were made in 1994, in 1997 the company first appeared as an Internet provider , and in 1998 radio and television broadcasts began to be broadcast via satellite.

In 2002 Matthias Müller took over the management of the media center as managing director .

Live broadcasts were carried out for the first time in 2003 for the ecumenical year of the Bible . Since the German media landscape was opened to private radio in 1983, broadcasts have been carried out via numerous local private broadcasters. In some cases, Voice of Hope also appeared as its own licensee for local radio.

In 2004 the construction of a new media center in Alsbach-Sandwiese near Darmstadt began. The foundation stone was laid in March 2006. The Internet broadcaster "Go 7" began broadcasting in 2003, and in 2007 the 24-hour program Hope Channel Radio, which is now broadcast via the Eutelsat Hotbird 6 satellite in addition to the Internet. At the end of 2006, the voice of hope began operations in the new media center.

The Media Center received on 18 February 2008 by the Hessian Regulatory Authority for Commercial Broadcasting and New Media (LPR) admission to the nationwide transmission of their 24-hour Hope Channel - radio programs via satellite and Internet .

In January 2009 the commission to determine the concentration in the media sector (KEK) granted the media center “Voice of Hope” approval for its own new television channel “ Hope Channel Deutsch” for digital distribution via the ASTRA satellite and on the Internet. The license for a nationwide broadcast of the specialty television program was previously applied for from the Hessian State Authority for Private Broadcasting and New Media (LPR Hessen). Many years earlier, the voice of hope had regularly delivered broadcasts to the multilingual "HOPE Channel Europe" as well as rheinmaintv and Kabel BW . Since the start of its own 24-hour television channel ("HOPE Channel Deutsch"), the focus has been on German-language programs that are produced and managed in the in-house studios and editorial staff in Alsbach-Hähnlein. Later the HOPE Channel radio and television program could also be received regionally via cable (e.g. EWE TEL GmbH , wilhelm.tel , S + K Servicekabel AG etc.)

In 2014 a “generation change” was initiated in the Voice of Hope . Pastor Klaus Popa (38) replaced the previous managing director Matthias Müller (61), and Sven Fockner (36) took over the management of the International Biblical Study Institute (now the Hope Biblical Study Institute).

Since September 1, 2015, the voice of hope television broadcaster "HOPE Channel TV" has been broadcasting its programs in HD quality.

Offerings of the Voice of Hope

  • Hope Channel Radio - the German-language 24-hour radio station, can be received via ASTRA satellite and the Internet, in some regional cable networks , on the smartphone as an app and via radio.de
  • Hope TV Deutsch - the German-language 24-hour television station, can also be received via satellite ( Astra 1KR ) and the Internet, in the greater Vienna area via DVB-T and on smart and i-phones as an app, see Hope TV
  • Hearing Library for the Blind - looks after the blind and visually impaired mainly in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Christian magazines and book titles are regularly spoken on audio , MP3 and DAISY CDs or cassettes and are loaned to subscribers free of charge
  • Adventist Media Services (AMS) - creates broadcast content for Hope Channel radio and television and as a result creates CDs and DVDs for sale; advises the technical teams of other media centers worldwide and coordinates national and international satellite transmissions ; develops and supports evangelistic internet projects at home and abroad (www.ichwillleben.eu); Provision of broadcasts ( on demand ), podcasts , web hosting services and much more.
  • Hope Biblical Studies Institute - is the oldest institute for free distance Bible teaching in Germany (since 1948). Every year over 6,000 participants study one of a total of 11 free faith courses: z. B. for a better understanding of the Bible and the Christian faith, about biblical prophecy , health , lifestyle issues and various courses for children
  • Picture agency www.churchphoto.de - extensive Christian picture agency , as a swap exchange and buying platform

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Christian hearing library for the blind starts the new year with an expanded range of products" (www.lifepr.de) , February 3, 2016
  2. ↑ Radio license for "Voice of Hope" (apd)
  3. ↑ Radio-Journal 9/1998 ( Memento of November 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ About the Voice of Prophecy (English)
  5. ↑ Record (South Pacific Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church) ( Memento of the original from July 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , November 23, 2002 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / link.adventistconnect.org
  6. ↑ Radio Journal, Best of Story , September 1998 (including chronicle 1948–1998)
  7. ↑ a b 65 years “Voice of Hope” , September 5, 2013
  8. ↑ Chronicle of the media center
  9. ^ A b Radio Journal, Best of Story , September 1998
  10. ↑ Radio Portugal ( Memento of the original from August 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (History documents) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / home.wolfsburg.de
  11. ↑ 40 years of “Adventist World Radio” (AWR) , APD, March 23, 2011
  12. ^ APD Switzerland , March 26, 2009
  13. ↑ a b Generation change in Voice of Hope , February 18, 2014
  14. ↑ “Hope Channel and Motor Vision TV approved” (http://www.digitalfernsehen.de) , January 13, 2009
  15. ↑ Hope Channel TV from September 1st, 2015 in HD (www.medienjournal24.de)
  16. ↑ www.medienhb.de , June 1, 2015

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