BibleTelling Radio Stories

2-Minute and 4-Minute Radio Spots

BibleTelling has crafted new, shorter versions of the stories of the Bible for airing on radio stations. If you are interested in airing (or sponsoring the broadcast of) one of these series, please contact us.

• 2-Minute Spot
  — The whole Bible in a year, one story at a time
  — 52 weeks x 5 days = 260 stories
  — 15-second introduction, 90-second story, and 15-second trailer
  — The anchor for the year is Christmas
  — The Old Testament ending the week before Christmas
  — The New Testament stories start on Monday of the week of Christmas
  — Once the New Testament ends, the Old Testament starts around the middle of April
  The exact number of (Mon-Fri) days changes from one year to another.
   Contact us to receive a schedule for each year.

• 4-Minute Spot
  — 15-second introduction, 3 1/2-minute story, and 15-second trailer
  — 52 Bible stories each year on a three year cycle = 156 stories total
  — Each year there is a new set of Life of Christ stories, Book of Acts stories, and Old Testament stories
  — Christmas and Easter stories are repeated each year

Radio Files for Station Technicians

Broadcast-ready audio files of the 2-minute and the 4-minute stories. For substitute stories contact us.

• 2-Minute Radio Spots
• 2-Minute Radio Spots-Gold’s Gym (includes Gold’s Gym sponsorship intro message)
• 2-Minute Radio Spots-Carlyle Christian Church (includes church sponsorship intro message)
• 4-Minute Radio Spots and Schedule

Here is the recommended daily broadcast schedule for airing all 260 2-minute stories — with the stories of the birth of Jesus at Christmas time.

Customized Radio Spots Sponsors

Some radio stations require commercial sponsorship for the 2-minute and 4-minute radio spots. If your church or business is interested in sponsoring the spots, please contact us.

Here are sample 2-Minute spots with commercial modifications.

• 2-Minute Radio Spot – Calvary Baptist (Calvary Baptist church sponsorship intro)
• 2-Minute Radio Spot – Gold’s Gym (Gold’s Gym sponsorship intro)

Guidelines for How the Stories are Crafted

• Each story is accurate to Scripture. Nothing has been added to embellish what is given in the Bible.
• Each story is basically the simple telling of a Biblical event. Everything has been removed that distracts from the simple understanding of the story.
• Smaller events in the Bible are grouped together with another event to make a larger combined story.
• Larger stories are broken into two or three parts.
• If a story appears more than once, it is compiled together into one story.
• The Stories in the book are between 3-10 minutes in length (average telling or reading speed). These have been condensed for radio so they can be told in 90 seconds.
• Nothing in the story is left out because of offensive content. Therefore, we have placed an icon in the book next to stories that might be considered inappropriate for younger children. These stories are included in the year-long series, but alternatives are made available for those who decide not to use them.

Radio Stations

WPEO 1020AM in Peoria, Illinois is broadcasting the 2-minute Bible Stories at 7:28am and 4:20pmMonday-Friday.

WCXO Max 96.7FM in Carlyle, Illinois is broadcasting three (3) 2-minute Bible Stories during the  6:00am-9:00am time slot each Sunday morning. Sponsored by Carlyle Christian Church.

WINB Shortwave Radio in Pennsylvania, is broadcasting the 2-minute Bible Stories at 3:58pm and 8:58pm Monday-Friday.

WBNH Good News Radio 88.5FM in Pekin, Illinois and 100.1FM in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, is broadcasting the 4-minute Bible Stories at 8:55am Saturday mornings.