| Founded
        in 1969, Evangel Ministries, Inc. (EMI) today operates three radio
        stations in Eastern and Central Wisconsin. Originally an outreach of
        Evangel Community Church in Menasha, EMI became independent in 1982 to
        more effectively serve the greater Christian community. By the late 1970's, EMI
        served the community through Christian bookstores in Neenah and
        Appleton, a graphics and printing company and WEMI-FM. During the late
        1980's, the various locations of Evangel Christian Book Center were
        consolidated in a central location to create Wisconsin's largest
        Christian Bookstore. Ranking among the top 100 Christian bookstores
        nationwide, ECBC provided books, music, gifts and other materials for
        church ministry and personal Christian growth.
         In 1989, WEMI moved into
        larger, more efficient facilities. Seeking to fulfill it's mission
        statement, EMI acquired WGNV-FM (88.5) in Central Wisconsin in 1991.
         91.5, broadcasting
        to the
        Green Bay, Wisconsin and North area, was added to the EMI station stable
        in 1998. Called WEMY, it serves the Green Bay -
        Northern Wisconsin - Lake Shore listeners.
         Radio is today the preferred
        medium to reach a well-defined audience. Unlike television viewers,
        radio listeners identify closely with their favorite station. Radio fits
        well into today's mobile lifestyle, and becomes a personal companion at
        home, at work, in the car - even out jogging. It is this intimate
        characteristic that makes radio so appropriate for Christian ministry,
        speaking to the heart of one person at a time - a hundred thousand times
        over.
         The ministry of EMI builds on
        these inherent strengths to reach the people of Eastern and Central
        Wisconsin with the Christian message of hope and reconciliation. 
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