The Baptist groups on shortwave are all independent of each other in good Baptist tradition. Most are simply Baptist, although one comes from a Reformed background. They often use the King James Bible. The believe in the local authority of the church, baptism by immersion, and evangelism.
Jack Van Impe hosts a TV program called Jack Van Impe Presents. He is from Michigan but has a worldwide following. He talks about the end times and quotes King James Bible verses off the top of his head. Critics claim he uses a teleprompter but he's smart enough not to need one. His wife Rexella is a glamorous fashion plate. He believes in the fundamentals of the Baptist faith but cooperates with many other Christian groups, including Catholics.
This is the Michigan TV schedule. All times are EST.
City Station Day Time Ann Arbor W27CJ/27 SUN 8:00 PM Detroit W66BV/66 MON 1:00 AM Detroit WLPC/26 MON 8:00 PM Detroit W66BV/66 WED 9:30 PM Detroit WDWO/18 SUN 8:00 PM Detroit WADL/38 SUN 9:00 PM Detroit WMYD/20 SUN 12:00 MID Detroit WKBD/50 SUN 3:00 AM Detroit Cable TBN MON 1:00 AM Detroit Cable TBN WED 9:30 PM Detroit Cable INSP SUN 10:00 PM Flint/Saginaw WSMH/66 FRI 8:00 AM Flint/Saginaw WAQP/49 SUN 8:00 PM Gd Rap./Bat.Cr WTLJ/54 SUN 8:00 PM Kalamazoo WLLA/64 SAT 10:00 PM Kalamazoo W26BX SUN 8:00 PM Lansing WSYM SUN 7:00 AM Traverse City WFQX/33 SUN 10:30 PM
The Fundamental Broadcasting Network sponsors WBOH and WTJC. The network is a ministry of Grace Baptist Church in Newport, NC. Their beliefs are along the lines of Bob Jones University.
Programming is mostly, though not necessarily, parallel. Both stations are usually off frequency. Both calls are printed on the same QSL so you can verify both stations at once.
The Baptist Bible Hour is sponsored by the Primitive Baptists. They are primarily found in the Mid-South, or in places where there are many Mid-Southerners. I have visited one in Michigan. They sing beautiful four part acapella hymns. They call themselves primitive because they believe that they have the most basic form of the Baptist faith.
Words of Hope is sponsored by McFerrin Missionary Baptist Church. Missionary Baptists trace their history back to a movement in Kentucky during the late 1800s. This movement was called the Landmark Movement. Its theorists insisted, in contrast to liberal Baptists, that the church has the sole authority to administer the ordinances and to choose ministers. They are typical conservative, independent Baptists.
A Call to Worship is produced by the Zion Chapel in Holland, MI. They began with disaffected members of various reformed churches but now believe that they are more Baptist than anything.
The Churches of Christ are evangelical and non-denominational. They were founded by Baptists and Presbyterians. Their liberal counterparts are the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), usually just called the Disciples of Christ.
The Churches of Christ are independent of each other, true to their Baptist background. They are Restorationists, along with the Disciples and the Latter-Day Saint groups. Most people don't know that the the LDS groups trace their roots back to the Churches of Christ. Sydney Rigdon, a member of this group, was once Joseph Smith's right hand man. Smith took a good deal of his theology and ecclesiology from Rigdon. The group that follows Rigdon is called the The Church of Jesus Christ, often with Bickerton added after it. He was a later prophet of this church.
KNLS is operated by members of churches of Christ. This is not an easy station to hear in Michigan.
There is also a French transmission to Africa simply called Eglise du Christe. I assume that is is sponsored by a local church of Christ but I have yet to hear it.
Home
Pentecostals
Catholics
Latter-day Saints and Other Groups
Methodists
Adventists