{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Gospel Soundcheck","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck","author_name":"Joanne Brokaw","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/author\/jbrokaw","title":"Contemporary Christian radio second most popular music format in US - Gospel Soundcheck","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iHz1XEAcDz\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/12\/contemporary-christian-radio-s.html\">Contemporary Christian radio second most popular music format in US<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/12\/contemporary-christian-radio-s.html\/embed#?secret=iHz1XEAcDz\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Contemporary Christian radio second most popular music format in US&#8221; &#8212; Gospel Soundcheck\" data-secret=\"iHz1XEAcDz\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"A Reuters story out this weekend reported that Contemporary Christian radio is now the second most popular radio music format in the U.S. According to Inside Radio, which tracks radio statistics, the most popular format overall is now News\/talk, with 2,064 stations, inching out Country, with 2,024 stations. The third most popular format is Religious\/teaching,&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/files\/import\/christian-radio.jpg"}