Awesome, Mormon Channel radio launches today. The “official radio station of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints” is internet based but will be available via HDRadio where Bonneville radio stations are plus via a soon to be released iPhone app.

The Mormon Channel is the official radio station of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The channel originates from Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah and broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Content for the station comes from the vast archives of the Church, along with several new series created specifically for this station. The Mormon Channel also features great programming from various partner organizations, including Deseret Book, Bonneville, the Deseret News, LDS Business College, and the campuses of Brigham Young University.

The daily schedule only lists the current day so far but has a lot of programming crammed in. There are eight podcasts available

Although I like all the new media that has developed thanks to the internet, I have always loved radio. It’s nice to see that the Church is showing a renewed interest in a global radio station and embracing a new generation of technology to distribute it. This seems like a quick turnaround from Church Audio Content Survey it had just last month.

[via @RichmanLarry w/ more at LDSMediaTalk]

More at the LDS Newsroom, explaining some of the shows that will be broadcast.