Skip to content
01903 286400
  1. Douglas Malton, Feba founder, sits at a wooden desk writing. He has dark brown hair and is wearing a navy suit.
    1959
    Starting out

    In 1959, the Far East Broadcasting Associates (later Feba) was founded by John Wheatley, a British radio engineer, and Douglas Malton (pictured) to support the Far East Broadcasting Company’s (FEBC’s) Christian missionary radio, which had been broadcasting from the Philippines since 1948, transmitting the gospel to Asia.

  2. An old 1960's film photograph of a busy city street in India.
    1964
    Feba in India

    Feba’s first missionaries, Malcolm and Maureen Fidge, established a studio in Bengaluru, India, producing programmes in Indian languages for FEBC broadcasts.

  3. A film photograph of a radio mast being built in the middle of the ocean in the Seychelles for Feba's radio station in the 1960's.
    1967
    The Seychelles Station

    Feba was licensed to build a shortwave station in the Seychelles to reach India, Pakistan, Africa, and the Middle East. It began test broadcasts in 1969 and regular programming in 1970.

  4. A five rupee note, given to Feba by one of their first listeners in India to support the ministry, framed and hanging on the wall in the UK office.
    A precious gift

    On a trip to India Douglas Malton met a local lady, Mrs Kelly. She had been faithfully praying for the gospel to be shared via radio in India and gave a five-rupee note to Feba “so that my people can hear the gospel”. This sacrificial gift was a huge blessing and encouragement to Douglas and is displayed in our UK office to this day.

  5. A young woman operating a recording device in the Feba Seychelles station in the 1960's.
    Expansion of Feba

    Feba expanded its ministry to Pakistan, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Bangladesh and Tibet, often partnering with local churches and agencies to produce relevant content.

  6. Hands operating a sound desk at the Feba radio station in the Seychelles in the 1960's.
    Accessible broadcasts

    Feba developed creative approaches for broadcasting in regions with limited church presence, using local languages and storytelling to share the love of Jesus in accessible ways. Feba received thousands of letters, with testimonies of lives transformed, faith, and community development.

  7. Farida, Station Manager at Radio Wimbe in Mozambique, talking to a man holding a small blue audio device. They are standing outside surrounded by grass and trees.
    2003 onwards
    A new era

    By 2003, rising costs and new broadcasting technologies led to the closure of the Seychelles station and a new era for Feba. Moving into a partnership model, Feba began resourcing and supporting local Christian organisations who were using radio, audio Bibles, SD cards and digital platforms like social media.

  8. A woman in Mozambique grins at the camera while holding a radio. She is wearing a paisley green scarf on her head and a pink and purple top.
    Today
    Continuing the mission

    Feba continues to focus on broadcasting God’s love into hard-to-reach places. We work with local partners using audio media to bypass barriers like geography, war and political restrictions to share the love of Jesus.

Help us reach the unreached