Trans World Radio (TWR) is a multinational evangelical Christian media distributor. The largest Christian media organization in the world, it uses mediumwave or high-powered AM and shortwave transmitters, local FM radio stations, cable, satellite, Internet, and mobile device technologies. Currently, their programs can be heard in 190 countries in more than 300 languages and dialects.

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Trans World Radio (TWR)

Founded	1952 (1952)
Founder	Paul Freed [nl]
Type	Evangelical Media Distributor
Headquarters	Cary, North Carolina
Area served	190 Countries 275 languages and dialects
Key people	Lauren Libby, president
Website	twr.org

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TWR distributes programs for ministries such as Thru the Bible and Turning Point as well as their own programs.

TWR is a member of Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA), Evangelical Press Association (EPA), National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), and International Orality Network (ION).

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Broadcasting facility

Transmission antennas

Bonaire operations of Trans World Radio in FM 89.5 MHz and AM 800 kHz.

TWR started in 1952, when Paul Freed ^[nl] set up the organization to reach Spain by broadcasting from Morocco. Later, TWR moved to Monaco. Other major transmitting sites include Guam (KTWG), Bonaire,^[1] Sri Lanka, Cyprus, and eSwatini (Swaziland). The Federal Communications Commission has assigned the call letters KTWR to the Guam transmitter site. The callsign PJB is assigned to the Bonaire station.