About Us

SONshine Ministries Mission Statement

SONshine Ministries, Inc. was organized in June, 1985 with the expressed purpose: "...to provide Christian and educational radio programs to the public; to provide unique types of radio programming that in themselves do not generate sufficient sponsor interest but could be listener supported..."

The late Samuel H. Shrum was the founding president.

SONshine Ministries has a non-profit status with the IRS and has a board of seven directors.

SONshine Ministries provides a way by which listeners can directly help keep the Christian formats on WBTX and WLTK by contributing to the non-profit organization. SONshine Ministries then has sponsorship contracts with both stations and pays for the time to sponsor selected programs and blocks of music.  Sponsored programs include: Insight for Living with Chuck Swindoll, In Touch with Charles Stanley, Breakpoint with Chuck Colson and others.

Of course, there are also certain types of advertising that WBTX and WLTK will not consider, such as advertising for the lottery and beer companies.

By contributing to these sponsorships through SONshine Ministries, local Christians can support local Christian radio formats that reflect their own moral, social and Biblical values.

SONshine Ministries