TWR and K-LOVE Link Efforts in Global Outreach

Quick Summary: TWR (also known as Trans World Radio) and K-LOVE are partnering to reach up to 190 countries with positive, gospel-centered content. The ministries will focus especially on unreached people groups and on places closed or restricted to Christian missionary efforts.


K-LOVE CEO Tom Stultz (left) and TWR President and CEO Andy Schick lead the two ministries as they join forces to bring gospel-centered content to people around the world.

TWR (also known as Trans World Radio) and Christian radio powerhouse K-LOVE are joining forces in a mission to bring positive and encouraging gospel-oriented content to the world, the organizations announced today.

The venture is a collaboration of two organizations that have been reaching people with God's message for almost 120 years combined. Together, the ministries hope to reach up to 190 countries with a special emphasis on countries that are closed or restricted to Christian missionary efforts.

“When we realized we could extend our positive and encouraging messages on a global basis, we knew we had to pursue it,” K-LOVE CEO Tom Stultz said. “We are delighted TWR is as excited about this as we are. Our combined mission is to make Christ known where he's not known.”

TWR President Andy Schick said, “K-LOVE excels at music and encouragement, and TWR has spent over 70 years reaching people in their own language with local teams around the world. Tom and the K-LOVE team understand that cultural differences matter and that ministry in someone's heart language is how you reach them with the love of Christ.”

Founded in 1982, K-LOVE today owns and operates the world's two largest Christian music radio networks, K-LOVE and Air1, with more than 1,100 broadcast signals across all 50 states. TWR, with its Americas offices in Cary, North Carolina, is an international Christian media ministry with local ministry teams around the world, broadcasting biblical programming in more than 200 languages and dialects.

This collaboration will bring together K-LOVE's trusted, positive and encouraging radio brand with TWR's international reach and relationships across 190 countries, the ministries’ leaders say. It will link more people around the world to the hope of Christ and open new territory for the gospel through the expansion of Christian radio, particularly for unreached people groups and strategically significant locations.

TWR's local ministry teams can adapt K-LOVE's content to connect with people in their own context and heart language, ministry leaders explained.

“We believe God has brought these two ministries together to help move more people closer to Jesus by combining our strengths, expanding our reach, and creating more opportunities for lives to be transformed,” said Bobby Wood, K-LOVE chief of staff. “Together, we are seeking to make a greater impact than we could alone, advancing the mission of sharing Christ's love with those around the world that need to hear it the most.”

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the goal of the TWR and K-LOVE partnership?

Although the ministries will remain completely independent organizations, the goal of the TWR (also known as Trans World Radio) and K-LOVE partnership is to bring positive, gospel-centered content to people around the world. The ministries hope to reach up to 190 countries, combining K-LOVE’s music and encouragement with TWR’s international reach.

Where will the partnership reach people?

TWR and K-LOVE hope to reach up to 190 countries, with special emphasis on places where Christian missionary efforts are closed or restricted. The ministries also plan to focus on unreached people groups and strategically significant locations.

How will content connect people of different cultures?

TWR’s local ministry teams will adapt K-LOVE’s content to fit people’s own contexts and heart languages. TWR has spent more than 70 years reaching people in their own languages, and it broadcasts in more than 200 languages and dialects.

Why does heart-language ministry matter? 

Cultural differences matter, and people connect most deeply with ministry in their heart language. That’s why TWR’s local teams are central to this partnership: They adapt K-LOVE’s content to each community’s context so it speaks to people in a way that feels natural and personal.

About TWR and K-LOVE

About TWR

TWR (also known as Trans World Radio) is an international Christian media ministry with local ministry teams around the world. It broadcasts biblical programming in more than 200 languages and dialects and has spent over 70 years reaching people in their own languages.

About K-LOVE

K-LOVE is a Christian radio ministry founded in 1982. It owns and operates the world’s two largest Christian music radio networks, K-LOVE and Air1, with more than 1,100 broadcast signals across all 50 states.