Educational Media Foundation

Education Media Foundation (formerly EMF Broadcasting, or just simply EMF) is a not-for-profit organization that operates radio networks specializing in adult contemporary Christian music, including Air1 and K-LOVE. EMF is based in Rocklin, California, a suburb of Sacramento, California.

As of November 2008, EMF directly owned and operated at least 245 radio stations. The Air1 and K-LOVE programming is distributed by satellite and carried on its own stations, a large number of lower power FM translators, and some stations which it operates on behalf of other owners.

EMF's President and CEO, Mike Novak, was named to those positions on October 1, 2007, succeeding Dick Jenkins, the network's founder.

The K-LOVE Air1 Foundation operates as a fundraising arm of EMF.

Current Brands

Air1 Radio

Air1 is a contemporary hit radio (CHR) radio network in the United States, playing Contemporary Christian music, especially the Top 40 hits. In 1986, KLRD began broadcasting Christian music from Yucaipa, California, and went by the on-air moniker K-LORD. In 1994, KXRD was started as a sister station to KLRD. In 1995, K-LORD changed their name to "Air1" and began broadcasting via satellite from St. Helens, Oregon. In 1999, Air1 joined with Educational Media Foundation, and finally in 2002, it moved its headquarters to Rocklin, California. Air1 makes use of broadcast translators to spread the signal across much of the country. As of November 2011, the network lists 90 full powered radio stations and 125 translators of various power levels reaching 40 states.