Far Eastern Broadcasting expanding capacity to reach Cambodians for Christ
Far Eastern Broadcasting Co. (FEBC) is marking eight decades of ministry by constructing a new ministry center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
A new broadcast tower and transmitter, which became operational in mid-2025, now give FEBC the potential to reach approximately 80 percent of Cambodia’s population by radio. The new ministry center will build upon that expanded reach by providing modern studios and production facilities for radio, podcasts, video, streaming and emerging digital platforms.
During the groundbreaking ceremony, FEBC leaders and staff gathered at the site to pray over the land, the construction project and, most importantly, the people whose lives will be transformed by the ministry that takes place there.
“This is about much more than constructing a building,” said Ed Cannon, president and CEO of FEBC USA. “We are building for the next generation of ministry in Cambodia, for those who come after us. Radio remains an extraordinarily important part of how we reach people, but today we also have opportunities through streaming, social media, podcasts, video and personal relationships that our founders could never have imagined. This center gives our Cambodia team the tools and space they need to remain close to the listener and share the hope of Jesus Christ for decades to come.”
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The new ministry center will include expanded production facilities designed not only for traditional broadcasting but also for podcasts, both audio and video, as well as other video content. The first floor will feature meeting space where FEBC can welcome listeners, conduct conferences and training, host ministry gatherings and make the facility available to ministry partners who also are engaged in fulfilling the Great Commission.
“Our desire is to be close to the listener,” said Samphal Makara, national ministry director for FEBC Cambodia. “With the new tower, we can reach more people across Cambodia. With this new ministry center, we will have the space and technology to serve those listeners in new ways. We can create more relevant content, meet people face to face, strengthen local ministry partnerships and help more Cambodians hear and understand the good news of Jesus Christ.
Similar expansion projects currently are in discussion and design stages in other parts of the FEBC world.
“The technology will continue to change,” Cannon said. “There will undoubtedly be ways of communicating 10 or 20 years from now that we cannot even imagine today. We want to build facilities and equip our national teams so they are ready to use those platforms when they arrive. The method may change, but our mission does not: Until All Have Heard.”
More information is available at www.FEBC.org.
–Lee Hartman | Metro Voice
Photo: FEBC.org
