Proclaiming the Gospel of Christ to the Ark-La-Miss Region!

Have you gotten The WORD? Serving 12 counties and parishes in northeast Louisiana and west-central Mississippi, 1420 AM The WORD reaches out to a potential listening audience of over 450,000 people and millions more around the world via the world-wide-web, delivering 24/7 of Christian talk programming and the Biblically sound, scripturally faithful teaching and preaching of God's Word. The WORD serves this dynamic market by providing a platform for a broad spectrum of local and national ministries to present a Biblically-based worldview and to spread the message of the Gospel.

The WORD also strives to connect its listening audience to reliable businesses and professionals who provide goods and services that serve our listener's needs.



Like More Information?

To find out more, and request a complete marketing packet, with rates, marketing research and more, contact Mike Corley today at 601-636-1108, or email Mike at wqbc@wqbc.net We can mail you a marketing packet, or email it to you in a Zip file format.


Downloadable Materials:

  • The WORD Brouchure
  • NRB Report-"Nearly Half of All Americans Listen to Christian Radio"
  • NRB Report-"Who is Our Audience?"
  • NRB Report-"Christian Media Audience Surpasses Church Attendance"




    Why Christian Radio?

    The need for clear and deliberate voices for the Gospel is tremendous:

  • In Mississippi alone, 57% of the population admits to being unchurched.
  • On any given Sunday, some 2 million people in Mississippi do not attend a church of ANY kind.
  • Only 11% of Christians believe the Bible is the inspired, infallible Word of God.
  • Nationally, 54% say that Jesus Christ in NOT the only way to salvation.
  • 45% say that abortion is acceptable.
  • Over 60% of Christian pastors admit they do NOT have a Biblical worldview.
  • Meanwhile, cults and false religions are growing at a phenomenal rate!
    (Statistics from the Barna Research Group and the Glenmary Research Center)

    Is Christian RADIO Effective?

    WQBC is part of a growing trend among people who prefer Christian programming to secular. According to a report from the National Religious Broadcasters:

  • Americans on average listen to 20 hours of radio programming each week.
  • Nearly half of all U.S. adults (46%) listen to a Christian radio broadcast in a typical month.
  • Nearly 28% of non-Christians listen monthly as well.
  • Religious formats continue to be one the fastest growing segments today.
  • Religious broadcasting stations may likely surpass the number of Country formatted stations within the next 1-2 years.
  • The listening audience for religious stations has also grown on average between 20–26% from 1999–2004.
  • Listeners of Christian radio are19% more likely to have children
  • Three-fourths of religious radio listeners own a home.
  • African Americans make up 35% of the listening audience.