The Seventh-day Adventist Church is increasing its presence in Ireland by airing a weekly religious news radio program on Gospel 846AM radio, located in Red Castle, County Donegal, the Republic of Ireland.

The weekly 30-minute Network 7 News, a Christian news program produced by Adventist World Radio, will air for the first time on January 6, 2001.

According to Bert Smit, AWR’s region director for Europe, the potential listening audience is nearly 450,000.  “This AM station reaches a significant number of major cities and towns in the northern part of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland with a strong signal,” says Smit.  Network 7 News will be sent to Gospel 846AM via the Internet.

“Our dream is to have a half-hour daily,” said Alan Hodges, president of the Irish Mission which comprises the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, and has a membership of 334.

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