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Construction progress on Hope Media Group’s new global headquarters in Valley Ranch is shown as of late June.

The media group includes: • KSBJ: a Houston-based Christian radio station • WayFM: a network of Christian radio stations that broadcast in Texas, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Colorado • Vida Unida: a Spanish Christian radio station that broadcasts in Houston, Miami and New York City • NGEN: a digital-only Christian pop and hip-hop station • WAY LOUD: a digital-only Christian rock station • Hope Nation: a digital platform that houses podcasts, videos, articles and Bible studies • Hope Events: a department that hosts concerts and events • God Listens: a prayer app

Launched in 1982, KSBJ is now the nation’s largest Christian radio station in terms of audience.

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Hope Media Group to move headquarters to Valley Ranch When Chuck Lay—better known to radio listeners as Buddy Holiday—launched KSBJ in 1982, he had no idea the Houston-based radio station would one day become the nation’s largest Christian radio station. “Back then, there was no Spotify or Pandora—music was not as easy to come by as it is today,” said Joe Paulo, president and CEO of Hope Media Group. “So the dream and the vision was, ‘Can we just have an FM radio station that can provide great, high-quality Christian music to people 24 hours a day?’” The framework Stay tuned In late 2023, Hope Media Group broke ground on its new global headquarters, which is set to anchor Valley Ranch’s entertainment district upon opening in April 2025. The facility will house roughly 100 employees. “We really need a facility that’s designed for not only current-day media but the media that’s going to take us to the future, because the facility we’re in now was really geared around a single radio station, ... and Hope Media Group is now a lot more than [that],” he said. The project is part of a $30 million campaign that

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will allow the nonprot to expand its reach for Spanish listeners and ramp up its digital media. As of mid-June, the organization was $5 million from its goal.

Today, KSBJ is one of several radio stations housed under the umbrella of Hope Media Group. Based in Humble, the nonprot multiplatform media organization has expanded across state lines to include both local and national radio stations in English and Spanish. Additionally, the organization produces digital content, including a network of podcasts, and hosts a variety of events and concerts throughout the year. “Only about 5% of our audience actually nancially supports the organization, so when you think about all that’s taking place, and it’s being done by a rela- tively small group of people, it’s really remarkable. It really speaks to the generosity of Texans and, speci- cally, Houstonians,” Paulo said.

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