USA Radio Network
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American Forces Network
The American Forces Network is the brand name used by the United States Armed Forces American Forces Radio and Television Service for its entertainment and command internal information networks worldwide...
and XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television. Its service includes 73 different music channels, 39 news, sports, talk and entertainment channels, 21 regional...
, and can be heard on the internet from USA Radio's website.
On March 5, 2008, USA Radio Network merged with Information Radio Network. IRN's programming remains mostly separate from USA Radio's in satellite lineups, since the two networks have significantly different formats (IRN has a more religious and alternative news format.)
History
USA Radio Network was established in 1985 by the late Marlin MaddouxMarlin Maddoux
Marlin Maddoux was a pioneer in Christian broadcasting. Marlin Maddoux was the host of Point of View Radio Talk Show, the Founder and President of the USA Radio Network and the National Center for Freedom & Renewal , Alliance Defense Fund co-founder as well as a noted journalist and author.Mr...
. Maddoux had hosted his own local conservative news talk program, Point of View, in Dallas, Texas since 1972. In 1982, the program began broadcasting nationwide on the Satellite Radio Network.
Mr. Maddoux identified the need for a national news service for radio stations not served by the major networks. The newly chartered USA Radio Network went on the air with its first newscast via satellite on September 15, 1985.
Maddoux died on March 4, 2004.
USA Radio Network News
Five minutes of national news at the top of the hour. ("Pre-feed": non-commercial version, at :55 past each hour, which runs four minutes and thirty seconds and includes one minute of "Christian Interest News". "NewsBreak", one minute headline news package airs at :30 past each hour. That's followed by a separate re-feed of the "Christian Interest News" at :32 past each hour.)Daybreak USA
"Americas's First Magazine Style Morning Radio Show" Hosted by Scott West. Focuses on national news and sports, interviews with newsmakers, entertainment, etc. Christy Cahela is the Executive Producer. Bobby Collins is the Technical Director.Point Of View
Talk show which brings insight of today's events from a conservative perspective. Founded by the late Marlin MaddouxMarlin Maddoux
Marlin Maddoux was a pioneer in Christian broadcasting. Marlin Maddoux was the host of Point of View Radio Talk Show, the Founder and President of the USA Radio Network and the National Center for Freedom & Renewal , Alliance Defense Fund co-founder as well as a noted journalist and author.Mr...
, the show is now hosted by Kerby Anderson and Carmen Pate.
Marriage Builders
Willard F. Harley, Jr., Ph. D. and his wife Joyce presents the latest research, trends, and issues on marriage.Golden Age of Radio Theater
Classic radio programming from the early days of radio. Hosted by Vic Ives.Ed McMahon's Lifestyles Live
Originating from Universal Orlando ResortUniversal Orlando Resort
Universal Orlando Resort is a theme park resort in Orlando, Florida. It is wholly owned by NBCUniversal and its affiliates. The resort consists of two theme parks , Universal CityWalk , and three Loews Hotels...
, Lifestyles Live is an hour-long program hosted by Ed McMahon
Ed McMahon
Edward Peter "Ed" McMahon, Jr. was an American comedian, game show host and announcer. He is most famous for his work on television as Johnny Carson's sidekick and announcer on The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992. He also hosted the original version of the talent show Star Search from 1983 to 1995...
, involving various interviews with celebrities and book authors. It was syndicated to various other networks as well as USA. With Ed's recent death, the future of the show is uncertain.
The Ron Seggi Show
A similar two-hour show hosted by Ron Seggi follows Lifestyles Live and also originating from Universal Orlando. Seggi and McMahon are close friends, and occasionally the two shows blur into each other.Mick Williams’ Cyber Line
A talk show that focuses on computer and technology. Broadcasted on Saturdays. Also broadcast on WWCRWWCR
WWCR is a shortwave radio station located in Nashville, Tennessee in the United States. WWCR uses four 100 kW transmitters which broadcast on 14 different frequencies....
. The show's web site and archived shows can be found at http://www.cyber-line.com
Technicial
The USA Radio Network distributes its programming via satellite. The USA Radio Network holds 3 satellite channels. The first channel is located aboard the SES AmericomSES Americom
SES Americom was a major commercial satellite operator based in the United States. Formerly RCA Americom and GE Americom, the company became one of the principal parts of SES S.A.....
's AMC-8 Satellite located at 139° west
139th meridian west
The meridian 139° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
longitude and utilizes the StarGuide Satellite Transmission System. This channel is obtained through ABC Satellite Services.
The remaining two channels are aboard the SES Americoms AMC-3
AMC 3
AMC-3 is a commercial broadcast communications satellite owned by SES World Skies, formerly SES Americom and before that GE Americom. Launched on September 4, 1997, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, AMC-3 is a hybrid C band/Ku band satellite. It provides coverage to the continental United States,...
Satellite located at 87° west
87th meridian west
The meridian 87° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, Central America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
longitude and utilizes a DVB MPEG-2 Compliant technology.
Awards
- 2002 Press Club of Dallas Katie award for "Best Major Market Newscast"
- 2004 Press Club of Dallas Katie award for "Editorial or Commentary"
- 2004 Press Club of Dallas Katie award for "Best Major Market Newscast"
- 2005 Press Club of Dallas Katie award for "Best Major Market Newscast"
- 2005 Press Club of Dallas Katie award for "Editorial or Commentary"
- 2005 Press Club of Dallas Katie award for "Specialty Reporting"
- 2006 Press Club of Dallas Katie award for "Best Major Market Newscast"
- 2006 Press Club of Dallas Katie award for "Best Major Documentary"
- 2006 Press Club of Dallas Katie award for "Editorial or Commentary"
- 2007 National Religious Broadcasters award for "Best News Format"
- USA Radio Network is also the recipient of the prestigious Associated Press “Mark Twain Award” for “Outstanding achievement in cooperative news coverage".
Bob Morrison, News & Sports Director
Bob Morrison was the News & Sports Director at USA Radio Network from January 2000-March 2008 (until USA was sold & moved to Memphis). He has been a Broadcast Journalist for decades. Morrison's current BroadcastNewsSource.com provides daily features copy and audio sound bites for use by hundreds of radio stations (in newscasts, news/talk shows and non-news -- such as entertainment-type Morning Programs -- when they do bits based on the news of the day), with Google Analytics indicating stations from around the world get news & audio from BNS. In addition to USA, his résumé includes both the ABC Radio and RKO Radio NetworkRKO Radio Network
The RKO Radio Networks, a subsidiary of RKO General, were the first commercial radio networks to distribute programming entirely by satellite. When it began operations on October 1, 1979, the initial RKO network was the first new full-service American radio network in 40 years. Satellite...
s in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and call letters that include KHJ
KHJ (AM)
KHJ Radio in Los Angeles, California broadcasts Spanish-language entertainment programming as La Ranchera. It was also one of America's most formidable Top 40 radio stations in the 1960s and 1970s as 93 KHJ before changing its format in 1980....
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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and, as News Director, at CBS News
CBS Radio
CBS Radio, Inc., formerly known as Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, is one of the largest owners and operators of radio stations in the United States, third behind main rival Clear Channel Communications and Cumulus Media. CBS Radio owns around 130 radio stations across the country...
-Talk station KRLD, KVIL, KLTY
KLTY
KLTY is a Christian contemporary music radio station owned by Salem Communications with studios located in Irving, Texas, near Dallas. The format is similar to the "Fish" branded stations Salem owns elsewhere and its slogan is: "Safe for the Whole Family"...
and KCBI all in Dallas-Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
. Morrison is a former president, vice-president and member of the Board of Directors of the Press Club of Dallas and is a past member and officer of the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Board of Directors. He has won multiple Press Club of Dallas Katie Awards including "Best Major Market Newscast", "Best Documentary" ("Axis of Evil Update"), "Best Editorial or Commentary" and "Best Specialty Reporting" ("Messiah Special").