Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Commercial Christian radio is a radio format that plays popular music styles with a focus on a Christian message. Many Christian Radio stations are commercial in nature, and select music in a manner intended to increase profitability of advertisers, thereby increasing the value of the station's advertising, and the station's profits. Other Christian Radio stations are supported by listeners, or by Christian organizations or institutions. In many ways, Christian radio mirrors mainstream music radio. Many Christian radio stations play primarily gospel music, while others play all formats of Contemporary Christian music including rock and roll, pop, rap, country, and alternative. Many artists within the Christian music industry criticize Christian radio for only playing "safe" music, and not taking enough chances on new artists or, in some cases, older artists, that may not be as appealing to the largely conservative Gospel Music Association. Popular artists on Christian radio include Steven Curtis Chapman, Carman, and Sandy Patti. See also: radio, music radio and internet radio. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.