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Posted on Sunday, January 21, 2007 at 6:56 PM by Jason Barker
The Orthodox Christian Network has launched their new 24-hour Orthodox Internet radio station, The Ark. Based on what I have heard so far, the station plays a mixture of Orthodox talk (particularly, of course, Come Receive the Light) and music. The music includes some recordings of traditional Orthodox hymns, but also includes what might be called "Contemporary Orthodox Music" (the type of music recorded and distributed by St. Romanos Records). They also play some music by non-Orthodox musicians - the first song I heard was "Sing Your Praise to the Lord" by Rich Mullins.
In addition to The Ark, I encourage you to listen to Ancient Faith Radio. Ancient Faith Radio features a mixture of Orthodox talk programs (including Come Receive the Light, Our Life in Christ - to whose podcast I've previously mentioned listening - and recordings of sermons and lectures) and recordings of Orthodox hymns. I particularly like the fact that they offer a 128k MP3 stream.
Both Internet stations are engaging in creating localized content. The Ark has a program through which parishes can create localized streams that will play sermons and announcements from local parishes, and Ancient Faith Radio has a program helping parishes to create commercials that can air on AM/FM radio stations.
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