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Europe

Regional Spotlight

Even in the midst of a general religious decline, opportunities for open dialogue on spiritual matters are presenting themselves among the post-modern generation.
In central and eastern Europe, 25 percent of young people are unemployed; drug and alcohol abuse and suicide are common.
About 24 nations in Europe have less than 1 percent evangelicals and of these, 11 have less than 0.2 percent.

Source: Operation World, 21st Century Edition

Key Strategies

Produce and air women’s programming for southern and central Eastern Europe
Offer chronological Bible story programs for Balkan language groups
Produce and air children’s/youth broadcasts for southern and central Eastern Europe
Offer Bible training programs in 25 languages

Technology

Trans World Radio uses the most appropriate media for reaching intended audiences at the most suitable times of day. Programs are broadcast from these locations:

Broadcast Site	Wave	Transmitting Power/Amt
Albania	AM	500,000-watt/1
	SW	100,000-watt/2
Austria	SW	100,000-watt/1
Central Asia	AM	1,000,000-watt/1
	SW	100,000-watt/1
Central Asia East	AM	150,000-watt/1
Middle East	AM	600,000-watt/1
Germany	SW	100,000-watt/1
Grigoriopol	AM	1,000,000-watt/1
	AM	500,000-watt/1
Monte Carlo	AM	1,000,000-watt/1
	SW	100,000-watt/2
	LW	2,000,000-watt/1
Russia	AM	600,000-watt/1
	SW	100,000-watt/2
		2 Nationwide State Channels; 705 stations
Ukraine		2 Nationwide State Channels; 217 stations
Various European Countries		Nationwide FM Coverage (Italy, Spain, Portugal, etc)
Great Britain		DTH* Satellite; Channel 888 Sky digital (24-hour digital channel)
		Eutelsat’s Hotbird DTH* Satellite (One 24-hour channel)

*Direct To Home

TWR-Europe distributes programs by satellite to various transmitting sites where they are aired. Seven 24-hour channels on the Eutelsat satellite are used for this purpose.

Languages & Dialects

Albanian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Mandarin, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Romani Balkan, Romani Bayash, Romani Kalderash, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish

Programs & Initiatives

Award-winning youth program Blow the Box is reaching out to teens in the United Kingdom
Live audio streaming and on-demand streaming have begun in select languages online
Several partners in central east Europe are airing well-crafted children’s programs on local mainstream stations

TWR Staff

A working staff of 87 professionals from 19 countries carries out TWR-Europe’s ministry at five locations: Vienna, Austria; Wetzlar, Germany; Barneveld, the Netherlands; Bratislava, Slovak Republic; and Pfaeffikon, Switzerland.

Partners

TWR-Europe has 28 partners from 27 European countries who cooperate in the broadcasts. Seminars, conferences and program sponsorships for Third World countries are other ways in which TWR and its partners cooperate. They are:

Albania – VALET E UNGILLIT in Tirana, Albania; founded June 2003.
Austria – ERF-OSTERREICH in Vienna; founded September 1981.
Belarus – TWR-BELARUS in Brest; founded March 1992.
Bulgaria – STUDIO 865 in Sofia; founded April 1991.
Croatia – TWR-CROATIA “VAL EVANDJELJA” (GWA) in Cakovec; founded May 2000.
Czech Republic – TWR-CZECH in Brno; founded September 1990.
Denmark – NOREA RADIO DANMARK in Haderslev; founded February 1970.
Finland – SANANSAATTAJAT in Hyvinkaa; founded June 1973.
France – RADIO COLOMBE in La Verpilliere; founded October 1982.
Germany – ERF-GERMANY in Wetzlar; founded October 1959.
Greece – TWR-HELLAS in Athens; founded February 2003.
Hungary – MAGYAR EVANGELIUMI RADIO ALAPITVANY (MERA) in Budapest; founded July 1991.
Italy – CENTRO DI RADIODIFFUSIONE CRISTIANA in Seregno; founded July 1960.
Lithuania – GEROSIOS NAUJIENOS CENTRAS (GNC) in Vilnius; founded 1998.
Netherlands – TWR-NEDERLAND EN BELGIE in Barneveld; founded September 1965.
Norway – P7 KRISTEN RIKSRADIO in Knappskog; founded December 1996.
Norway – NOREA MEDIEMISJON in Kristiansand; founded 1956.
Poland – TWR-IMPULS POLSKA in Wroclaw; founded September 1994.
Portugal – RTM-PORTUGAL in Lisbon; founded June 2002.
Romania – TWR-ROMANIA in Bucharest; founded October 1998.
Russia – TWR-RUSSIA in Moscow; founded November 1994.
Serbia/Montenegro – TWR Serbian/Montenegro in Pancevo; founded December 2000.
Slovakia –TWR-SLOVAKIA in Bratislava; founded September 1990.
Spain – EVANGELISMO EN ACCION in Malaga; founded May 1967.
Sweden – NOREA RADIO SVERIGE in Angelholm; founded September 1993.
Switzerland – ERF-SCHWEIZ in Pfaeffikon; founded 1973.
Ukraine – TWR-UKRAINE in Kiev; founded February 1994.
United Kingdom – TWR-UK in Altrincham; founded November 1963.

Listeners Respond

“An atheist told me to listen to your program—he was impressed with it. I now listen when I can, and it is so good. I have never heard all that in any churches I have attended.” –Greece

“Every evening with my wife and our little son, we listen to God’s Word. We need this wonderful ‘spiritual food.’ The Bible is always current and fruitful, and helpful to everyone who is looking to God.” –Bulgaria

“My wife and I have listened to your Bible program both in the morning and evening for about four years. Now we have the Internet, so we can listen there, too. Thank you for a very good program.” –Finland