Vision Christian Radio

{{Short description|Radio network in Australia}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=May 2014}}

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| name = Vision Christian Radio

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| branding = Vision Christian Radio

| frequency = AM: 1620 kHz Brisbane

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| repeater = {{ubl|AM: 1017, 1611–1665 kHz|FM: 87.6–104.5 MHz|VAST: 614|DAB+: Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney}}

| airdate = {{Start date|1999|02|01|df=yes}}

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| format = Christian radio

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| owner = Vision Christian Media

| licensee = United Christian Broadcasters Australia Ltd.

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| webcast = [https://vision.org.au/radio/vision-christian-radio-stream/ Listen Live]

| website = {{URL|https://vision.org.au/radio/}}

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Vision Christian Radio is an Australian narrowcast radio station owned and operated by Vision Christian Media, an affiliate of United Christian Broadcasters. It broadcasts a Christian radio{{sfn|Griffen-Foley|Horsfield|Horsfield|2014|p=411–413}}{{cite web |title=RCS signs deal with United Christian Broadcasters |url=https://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/rcs-signs-deal-united-christian-broadcasters |website=radioinfo |access-date=7 July 2019 |date=26 June 2003}}{{cite news |title=Vision Talbot FM begins broadcasts |url=https://www.maryboroughadvertiser.com.au/2013/07/vision-talbot-fm-begins-broadcasts/ |access-date=7 July 2019 |work=Maryborough District Advertiser |date=9 July 2013}} format of music and talk from studios in the Brisbane suburb of Underwood, to a network of more than 800 AM and FM radio frequencies.{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://vision.org.au/about-us/ |website=Vision Christian Media |publisher=United Christian Broadcasters Australia Ltd |access-date=7 July 2019}}

The station first broadcast on 1 February 1999 as Vision FM, with a single transmitter located at Beaudesert, Queensland.{{cite web |title=Ex-pat Australian returns to head up Vision FM |url=https://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/ex-pat-australian-returns-head-vision-fm |website=radioinfo |access-date=7 July 2019 |date=22 January 2004}} By 2001 it had established around 40 transmission sites, and 156 by 2004. The network's growth was assisted first by the purchase of 16 High-Powered Open Narrowcast (HPON) licenses in Western Sydney in 2002,{{cite web |title=Vision FM launches high power station in Victoria |url=https://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/vision-fm-launches-high-power-station-victoria |website=radioinfo |access-date=7 July 2019 |date=20 March 2003}} and thereafter other HPON licenses in Victoria and Western Australia.

In 2023, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) reported that it had 875 radio transmitters across Australia in all mainland states.{{cite web |title=High power and low power radio open narrowcasters: programming and broadcasting data: Information provided by radio open narrowcasters pursuant to the Broadcasting Services (Additional Conditions – Open Narrowcasting Radio Services) Notice 2023 |url=https://web.acma.gov.au/rrl/client_search.client_lookup?pCLIENT_NO=1102518 |website=Australian Communications and Media Authority |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia |access-date=1 Nov 2023 }}

In 2023 Vision Christian Radio started transmitting on DAB+ throughout Brisbane,{{cite web |title=DAB+ in Brisbane |url=http://vision.org.au/brisbane |access-date=1 November 2023}} expanding to Melbourne{{Cite web |title=Vision Christian Radio Melbourne on DAB+, FM, AM & APP |url=https://vision.org.au/melbourne/ |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=Vision Christian Media |language=en-US}} and Sydney{{Cite web |title=Vision Christian Radio Sydney on DAB+, FM, AM & APP |url=https://vision.org.au/sydney/ |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=Vision Christian Media |language=en-US}} in 2024 with plans for expansion across Australia with DAB+.{{Cite web |title=Vision Christian Radio on DAB+ |url=https://vision.org.au/dab/ |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=Vision Christian Media |language=en-US}}

During 2023, Vision Kids was launched as a streaming only radio station that provides positive music and content to kids featuring content from Colin Buchanan, Dan Warlow and Sean W Smith.{{cite web |title=Vision Kids: Australia's First Children's Christian Channel |url=https://radioinfo.com.au/news/vision-kids-australias-first-childrens-christian-channel/ |website=RadioInfo |access-date=1 November 2023}}

In 2025, Vision Worship was launched as a music stream designed to uplift and inspire. Featuring powerful songs that glorify God, it helps you stay connected to Him throughout your day. Whether at home, work, or on the go, Vision Worship creates an atmosphere of praise, drawing you closer to His presence.