In July, Jeremy Parsons (PCG Nashville Records), torchbearer for the golden age of the Grand Ole Opry, spent some quality time in the WSM temporary studio with one of Country radio’s most recognized voices, Bill Cody. “It was such a great visit in the studio with Bill. He’s a longtime family friend, and we always catch up on stories about the legends and our most recent vinyl ‘finds’ from a garage sale or record store,” Parsons explains. “Much like myself, Bill really just loves Country music. So, true blue, traditional Country music fans everywhere are lucky to have Mr. Cody behind the microphone spinning the oldies, while helping to open the door for artists like me whose only desire is to carry on the tradition!”
Making appearances all over Music City in support of his newest CD release, Doggondest Feelin’, Parsons’ classic, traditional sound has been welcomed by the local community and embraced with kudos by media and radio across the country and abroad. Jeremy has more than 750 songs in his catalog. He’s opened for George Jones and is a frequent backstage guest at the Grand Ole Opry, who has befriended Little Jimmy Dickens and Connie Smith. The Grascals, champions in Bluegrass, cut the Parsons-penned “Out Comes The Sun.”
Pictured: Bill Cody (back) and Jeremy Parsons

Sky Angel, a national provider of faith-based and family-friendly television and radio programming, announces the addition of SonLife Broadcasting Network to their Faith TV channel lineup. The network can now be viewed on Channel 125 for subscribers with the Faith or Family Values packages. The SonLife Broadcasting Network is an outreach of Jimmy Swaggart Ministries, offering a variety of live and prerecorded programs that appeal to audiences of all generations and backgrounds. The line-up is comprised of music, talk-shows, live church services, studio programs, youth programs, children's programs and much, much more.
“We are pleased to add SonLife Broadcasting Network to our Faith TV channel lineup, which now brings subscribers 58 inspiring Christian television and radio channels. Sky Angel and SonLife Broadcasting Network share a mission to reach the world for Jesus,” says Brian Collins, Executive Vice President - Programming/Media Sales.
“All of us at SonLife Broadcasting Network are very excited to broadcast our network on Sky Angel. We truly believe that this opportunity will be a tremendous blessing to SonLife Broadcasting Network supporters and Sky Angel subscribers,” says Jimmy Swaggart.

GOD TV CEO, Rory Alec and American singer, actor and writer, Pat Boone were in East Africa to open a community development center in Tanzania, as well as to dedicate GOD TV's latest broadcast tower in Kenya. The Pat Boone Family Life Center was officially opened by Pat Boone on July 26 after he partnered with GOD TV to provide foundational funding for the facility in Loiborsoit, Tanzania. This is GOD TV's newest Life Center, which will serve an entire Maasai community. The facility provides health services and clean water through a deep water well. The new Life Center will also provide electrical power, telephone and internet communications, along with a school fostering economic and agricultural development. “We are privileged to partner with Pat and Shirley Boone to impact the everyday lives of several thousand Maasai people,” said Rory Alec. “Pat Boone is just as well known for his artistic talents as his Christian faith. The generosity of the Boone family has inspired us to reach further to help bring about transformation in Africa.”
GOD TV's Mombasa Transmitter was dedicated to the Lord on July 27 in a special service held on site. This, GOD TV's fifth transmitter in Kenya, will provide one million Kenyans with free Christian television programming. GOD TV has been in Kenya for the past seven years, and now viewers in Mombasa are also able to tune in to watch popular Bible teachers, news, magazine programs, youth concerts, and live broadcasts from across the globe. GOD TV began broadcasting in Kenya in 2003 when the network launched its first transmitter in Eldoret in partnership with Sayare TV. Since then broadcast towers have been built in Timboroa, Nairobi, Nakuru and now Mombasa, reaching a combined viewing audience of several million homes. “We are delighted to broadcast the Gospel into more Kenyan homes, as well as to spearhead much-needed community upliftment projects,” said Rory Alec. “GOD TV aims to provide Christian programming in every major city in Africa, as it is God's Word that really changes lives. We also want to build Life Centers in needy areas to help build stronger communities.”
As an international media network, GOD TV focuses on sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with a connected viewing audience of nearly half a billion people worldwide. It also donates a percentage of its revenue to charitable projects, putting a high priority on serving the needs of those who are suffering. GOD TV can be viewed worldwide and all across the USA on channel 365 of DIRECTV as well as on select local cable stations in select cities. For more information visit www.god.tv.

Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), the world's largest religious broadcaster and America's most watched and requested faith channel, is pleased to announce that the Church Channel, its 24-hour network featuring church and religious programming from a wide variety of denominations and ministries, is now available on DISH Network, channel 258. Launched in 2002 in response to viewer demand, which has made worship and church services one of the most popular program categories on faith-based television, the Church Channel reaches over 43 million households nationwide. With its addition to the DISH Network lineup, the Church Channel is now available on many major satellite and cable services, including DirecTV, AT&T U-verse, Verizon Fios, and Sky Angel, as well as in selected markets on Comcast and Charter Cable. In addition, the network is carried internationally via 87 satellite transponders.
Paul Crouch Jr., TBN's Chief of Staff, recalled that the idea for a network dedicated to church programming was born when TBN executives realized that church services are among the most popular and highly rated programs on television. Christian researcher George Barna discovered that up to one-third of Americans were not making church attendance a regular priority, and that number was growing each year. His research also found that millions of Americans were turning to Christian media as their primary source for spiritual input, a statistic that provided momentum for the launch of a network devoted to broadcasting worship services. “Along with this viewer need, we were also aware that a lot of dynamic churches and ministries were producing top quality programs,” said Crouch. “We launched the Church Channel to tap into those resources and to provide a powerful new avenue to help viewers cultivate a relevant, meaningful worship lifestyle.”
Today, the Church Channel features ministry programs from the nation's most influential and popular spiritual leaders, along with the best programming from America's Mainline, Evangelical, Charismatic, and Catholic denominations and churches. Rod Henke, program director for the Church Channel, noted that no religious network features a wider variety of church service and religious programming than the Church Channel. He said, “We've taken care to select the very best of what is being produced in church programming today, and we feature prominent and favorite church leaders more often and at more convenient times throughout the week.” Henke noted that with its launch on DISH Network, the Church Channel takes its place as one of the most popular and uplifting faith channels available on satellite and cable television. “Think about it! Twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year, viewers in more than 43 million households across America have unlimited access to the very best in church and ministry programming. In today's market, we think that's a big plus.”