About KADV

KADV's Mission Statement

Proclaiming Jesus IS the Answer!

To Focus our Community on a Risen Savior

• Through Programming

• Through Interaction with the Community

• Through Involvement with Youth

• Statement of Faith: KADV Statement of Faith

  ·         We believe that there is one God, eternally existing in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

  ·         We believe that the Bible is God's written revelation to man and that it is verbally inspired, authoritative, and without error in the original manuscripts.

  ·         We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, death on the cross to provide for our redemption, bodily resurrection and ascension into heaven, present ministry of intercession for us, and His return to earth in power and glory.

  ·         We believe in the personality and deity of the Holy Spirit, that He performs the miracle of the new birth in an unbeliever; seals, sanctifies and indwells believers, enabling them to live a godly life.

  ·         We believe that man was created in the image of God, but because of sin, was alienated from God. That alienation can be removed only by accepting, through faith, God's gift of salvation which was made possible by Christ's death.

  ·         We believe that salvation from sin, death, and hell is a free gift of God's grace to every one who believes in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

  ·         We believe that Jesus taught and practiced prayer as a means of going boldly before the thrown of God the Father in Worship, Petition and Intercession, so that we might individually and corporately know God’s perfect will for us, and find the strength to trust in and obey that will.

  ·         We believe that our Lord commanded us share the experience of our personal relationship with Jesus to those around us as a witness for Jesus Christ.

           

• History:

  • 1985 - Dr. Gaylord Boyer and Task Force Worker Steve White researched and prepared an FCC 301 application for construction permit for a FM Radio Station in Modesto, CA.

  • 1987 - Camp Meeting Dr. Gaylord Boyer had an information booth about a new FM Radio Station in Modesto, CA.  A new Christian, Jerry Moore, met with him and prayed about this venture.

  • 1988 - KADV was built by volunteers under the direction of Dr. Gaylord Boyer. The original transmitter, tower, antenna, and studio equipment had been out of service for eight years and was considered by some to be junk. It acquired for $1500, was rebuilt in the school shop and it was the start of KADV.  For the first six years this radio ministry was managed by Dr. Gaylord Boyer and operated solely by academy students and community volunteers.

  • 1988 - During the first three years the station operated in the evenings, which required that an operator be present at all times.

  • 1989 - Jerry Moore moved to Modesto and was reacquainted with Dr. Boyer.  He volunteered to be the Chief Engineer for KADV.

  • 1991 - A remote control system was purchased, and a microwave relay transmitter was installed in the Livermore hills, which permitted KADV to transmit a rebroadcast of the programming from KCDS (now called KNDL) located on the campus of Pacific Union College in Angwin, California. These installations permitted KADV to broadcast on a 24 hour a day basis. Local volunteers continued to broadcast live in the evenings.

  • 1994 - Dr. Boyer hired a Task Force Worker, Chris Carey and purchased a computer automation system and KADV was able to originate all of its programming without the assistance from KCDS.  State of the art and the time most of our music was played form 8 Pioneer 6 CD changers.  Most programs were provided by cassette and CD these programs had to be loaded into a bank of 8 cassette and 2 CD players 7 days a week to keep them current. 

  • 1997-  Dr. Boyer hired John Geli to replace Chris Carey as a Task Force Worker.  John and his wife Tami (part time) continued to operate KADV.

  • 1998 - New satellite systems were installed that allowed  KADV now receives a large percentage of it's programs via four roof mounted satellite dishes. This allowed the addition of more good programs.  While many programs were received by satellite it was still necessary to load cassettes and CDs 7 days a week.

  • 1998 - Due to illness Dr. Boyer turned the management of KADV over to John Geli. In 2000 John purchased a new computer automation system to replace the older Digilink automation system in use since 1994.  Prior to installation of the computer John left for LifeTalk Radio in Tennessee. 

  • 2000 - Steve White was hired as Station Manager.  With only 1 week to be trained by John, Steve was able to do little more than maintain the current operation.

  • 2002 - Dr. Boyer volunteered to help Steve with the day to day operation of KADV.

  • 2003 - Dr. Boyer and Jerry Moore volunteered their time to help.  With most program now provided on CD we were able to load the CDs into two CD changers and eliminate the need for people to come in and change programs over the weekend.

  • 2004 - We lost Dr. Boyer and Jerry Moore was hired as General Manager by KADV.

  • 2005 - The "new" automation system purchased by John Geli in 2000 was put into service.  With music and programs no on computer hard drive they can be loaded sometimes weeks in advance freeing up time for us to do more things in the community, and pursue underwriting to help finance the stations operation.

  The years went by and God continues to bless KADV.

• Location: Modesto is located in the central San Joaquin valley of California, midway between Fresno and Sacramento. Studios are located on the campus of Modesto Adventist Academy in the gymnasium building.

• Programming: KADV offers a light inspirational Christian format that is approximately 75% music and 25% preaching and teaching God's Word. KADV downlinks satellite programming from the following networks: Moody, Ambassador, USA, Focus, & Skylight. We also provide hourly newscasts from the Salem Radio Network . KADV is also a member of the Adventist Radio Network.

As we move forward in faith, KADV will continue to work on expanding its current coverage area so we can reach more people with the gospel message of Jesus Christ. KADV is currently laying plans that will allow its signal to be broadcast on the internet. We solicit your prayers and financial support in these fast moving times, let's help as many people as possible be able to discover Jesus and be ready for His soon coming!

Broadcasting Class

A one semester, 5-unit class in broadcating is offered every other year as an elective to the students enrolled in grades 9-12 at Modesto Adventist Academy.

The students get a broad background of the broadcast industry from guest speakers who are professionals in areas such as music, programming, engineering, and electronics.

Field trips also play an integral part in the class. Visits have been made to: Turning Point Studios, a professional recording studio in Placerville, CA; B-93, a commercial station in Modesto; KGO am 810, a major station and computer/electronics lab.

Students use KADV as their learning laboratory, gaining practical experience in radio by working a minimum of 30 hours on-the-air during the semester. Each student is also required to record and edit several 5-minute interviews or feature programs for possible airing.