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Dear friend,
What an amazing and God-filled year of ministry! This Annual Report of 2024 will share stories, images, some interesting data points and more, but it all comes down to accomplishing our mission.
Sharing this report illustrates intentional accountability to all who give so generously to make it possible. You’ll see information on WGTS and WGBZ; you’ll see AllWorship.com and When We Pray data as well. All of these are a part of Atlantic Gateway Communications, Inc., a nonprofit organization built specifically to own and operate these ministries.
As you page through this report, you’ll see the ministry through various lenses, such as financial accountability, community involvement, and on-air connections. My prayer is that you’ll recognize how your giving affects hundreds of thousands of listeners every week.
Your giving has built a ministry that is truly Always Encouraging and life-changing, something we need now more than ever.
God has entrusted us all (listeners, donors, team, board of directors) with a tremendous resource for sharing Jesus and His love.
As we review 2024, we also look forward with a big vision for 2025 and beyond as we answer God’s calling to provide comfort, joy, peace, and encouragement with more people than ever at a deeper level.
We recognize stress and loneliness all around us, and we understand that God has called us to be a voice for him and to make a difference in lives each minute of the day. The solution—learning more about Jesus Christ as he is our hope, no matter our circumstances. Let’s consider all that God will bring about as each of us commits to being the hope in someone’s life in 2025.
May God bless you, as you have blessed others through your faithful financial support.
With gratitude,
Your giving has built a ministry that is truly Always Encouraging and life-changing.
Kevin Krueger President and CEO
ON THE AIR
ON THE AIR
61,226
Incoming calls from listeners who interacted with our teams, sharing their stories, their laughter, their worries, and their questions
131,400
encouraging, messagefilled songs aired
The songs on WGTS gave me hope and comfort during an incredibly dark time.
Midday Host Becky Alignay
Times have been challenging for me lately. Your station always brightens my day and makes my heart smile.
16
number of programming team members working daily to bring the best possible ministry broadcast to the Nation’s Capital
#12
overall rank in Washington, D.C., of all radio*
*for listeners ages 6-plus for 13 months of 2024
309,100
weekly over-the-air listeners within the Baltimore and Washington, D.C., region
ON THE AIR
7 YEARS
400 of Placing the Bible Front & Center WGTS encouraging listeners to learn more—on a daily basis— about the Bible. Our programming includes the game Bible or Not hosted by Johnny and Stacey and the Verse of the Day.
365 Verse of the Day
to encourage and inspire listeners You can hear the Verse of the Day on-air and find it on our website, the app, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. games of Bible or Not with Johnny and Stacey
Exploring and learning scripture in a creative way
500
230
Bible study guides shared at events Bibles distributed at events
Breakaway host Kevin Krueger and producer Claude Jennings
Breakaway is the longest running community affairs program in Washington, D.C., having aired for more than 60 years.
Health Tips at 7:40 a.m. on Wednesday with an Adventist HealthCare professional
Breakaway programs and podcasts with local, regional, and national guests with host Kevin Krueger on Saturday and Sunday mornings from 9–11 a.m.
8,760
hours of life-changing
Afternoon Host Stacey Stone
ON THE AIR
4 artists visit WGTS studios, creating connections with listeners
Austin French
Danny Gokey
Emerson Day
Newsboys
6 1-minute devotionals
artists recorded to bring encouragement and inspiration to listeners
Accept the challenges that are thrown your way and use them to strengthen and grow your faith.
—Emerson Day
Scan the QR code to watch artist devotionals.
Austin French
Newsboys Adam Agee
Today in Hope at 6:10, 7:10, 8:10, and 9:10 a.m. on the Morning Show
A daily dose of encouragement through stories of hope
from listeners to encourage you 3 Story Project videos
National Community Church pastor, to relate the resurrection story to listeners 8 videos with Mark Batterson,
Scan the QR code to watch The Story Project with the Brice family
As a med school student, life gets really busy. WGTS grounds me when I feel my life is spinning out of control.
The Story Project videos started in 2013, with 40 produced in all.
EASTERN SHORE
On July 26, WGBZ 88.3 marked its 3-year anniversary with a concert at the Caroline Street Stage near the boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland, with Christian artist Danny Gokey. More than 700 people attended, and more than 1,000 cups of ice cream were shared.
ON THE GROUND
ON THE GROUND
WGTS listeners gave 1,279 bottles of laundry detergent throughout the year to help families in need
1,279 bottles of laundry detergent for 78,000 loads of laundry
1,688 pounds of food
1,000 toys and hundreds of diapers
451 children sponsored through
61 Sticker Stops
happening at churches, schools, hospitals, and parks to connect with listeners
8,624 ice cream treats served during the summer months at 8 locations, including concerts and other gatherings
ON THE GROUND
FORKING AND COUNTRY MICAH TYLER COLTON DIXON
12 concerts attended by more than
49,500 listeners
held at churches, arenas, and county fairs
MATTHEW WEST
SIDEWALK PROPHETS
ONLINE
1.8 million
Prayers prayed by listeners for other listeners on When We Pray since we
I especially appreciate the When We Pray part of your ministry. Thank you for praying for my father who is suffering from liver problems.
Protection 3 3 3 3 3 3 listening hours on our app, website or using a smart speaker
3.5 million
allworship.com
AllWorship.com celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2024, and now has seven channels of Christian music, including an all-gospel music channel.
WGTS also introduced the WGTS Classics streaming channel this year. It is available on the app and on the website, and features Christian music from the 1980s through the early 2000s.
I am a missionary in southern India. I very much appreciate your ministry and have been abundantly blessed over the past year that I’ve been listening.
109,000 hours a month of listening
1,941 downloads of the app
9,050 monthly visits to the website
568 financial gift totaling $27,467
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INTERNS
3 Interns who learned about media programming, marketing, fundraising, and leadership by helping in various departments.
“It is important that we invest in young people through practical exposure and education, helping them explore the many career paths within media ministry.”
–Kevin Krueger, President and CEO
Jacob Blabey
Emma Myers
Qurãn Harris
HANDS & HEART VOLUNTEERS
50+ Hands and Heart volunteers
who greet listeners at events, share ice cream or a sticker with them, and pray with them.
FINANCIALS
13,919
98,924
$8,402,219
Total income from all sources
Atlantic Gateway Communications ministries— WGTS 91.9, WGBZ 88.3, AllWorship, and When We Pray, are listener-supported. The complete audited financial report will be available on the website in early July. Scan this QR code to go to our “Financial Accountability” page on our website.
Afternoon Host Johnny Stone
$1,200,436
directors
Charles A. Tapp, Chair
Kevin Krueger, President
Duane Dorch, Treasurer
$1,371,927
Donald Martin, Secretary
Hanna Blake
Celeste Ryan Blyden
Lerone Carson
Terry Johnsson
Stephanie Juneau
Dan Loukota
Greg Scott
Tom Wetmore
1,520 t-shirts given to generous listeners 156 coffee packs
WGTS has been accredited by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, who provides this status to leading organizations who uphold standards for financial accountability, transparency, fundraising, and board governance.
MINISTRY EXPANSION
In April, WGTS team and board members gathered for a ribbon-cutting and dedication of the new space that extended the second floor of our studios and offices. Pictured are our board of directors chair, Charles A. Tapp, evening producer Mercedes Rich, and President and CEO, Kevin Krueger, to cut the ribbon for our new space. Krueger said, “Expanding our working space means we will be better able to serve our communities. New and visionary ways of sharing Jesus with the nation will be developed in this space. As this area allows God’s work to grow, more people will discover hope as they get to know him.”
Best Christian Workplace Award
Atlantic Gateway Communications has been named a “Best Christian Workplace by the Best Christian Workplace Institute (BCWI), for the fifth year in a row.
“The certification by BCWI is confirmation of what I am privileged to witness every day—a team that loves to serve,” said Kevin Krueger, President and CEO.
