Editing Educational Media Foundation (section)

==Structure==
Educational Media Foundation (EMF) is governed by a board of directors. The current chairman of the board is Donna Ecton.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chairman of the Board |url=https://www.klove.com/about-us/leadership |access-date=July 18, 2019 |publisher=K-Love}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chairman of the Board |url=https://www.air1.com/about/leadership |access-date=July 18, 2019 |publisher=Air1}}</ref> The current CEO of EMF is Todd Woods.  

The vision for a professional Christian music radio ministry with major-market air talent was an idea KFRC DJ Bob Anthony Fogal had in 1978 that came to fruition on October 15, 1982, when the organization's first signal went on air.

In 1986, Dick Jenkins was named president and CEO of EMF. Mike Novak was next, heading the group from 2008 to 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gospelmusic.org/newsmedia/OMNewswire_detail.aspx?iid=36739&tid=33 |website=GospelMusic.org |title=OMNewswire |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225150745/http://www.gospelmusic.org/newsmedia/OMNewswire_detail.aspx?iid=36739&tid=33 |archive-date=February 25, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.charitynavigator.org/__asset__/studies/2010_CEO_Compensation_Study_Revised_Final.pdf |date=2010 |title=CEO Compensation Study |edition=Revised Final |website=Charity Navigator }}</ref> On June 1, 2018, Novak announced that he would retire from EMF within the next several months after 20 years of service to the organization. And on July 15, 2019 Bill Reeves became the CEO of EMF. 

In its first 40 years, EMF has had only four CEOs - Fogal, Jenkins, Novak and Reeves (plus Alan Mason's interim role for the first half of 2019).

EMF's stations are licensed as [[non-commercial educational]] (NCE) radio stations. Funding for Air1 and K-LOVE comes from listener donations in a manner similar to [[public radio]] stations. The majority of donations are made during seasonal pledge drives, usually in the spring and in the fall.

The organization is a member of the [[Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability]] (ECFA).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ecfa.org/MemberProfile.aspx?ID=9101 |title=Educational Media Foundation |website=Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability }}</ref>

On May 27, 2022, EMF broke ground for its new global headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee, south of Nashville.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://radioink.com/2022/05/31/emf-breaks-ground-on-new-franklin-facility/?vgo_ee=957yMcTlA5M5MS065d33AIvy7T5YEJ8ohjC9vauJg30= |title=EMF Breaks Ground on New Franklin Facility |website=Radio Ink}}</ref>