Southern gospel

==Media==
Becoming popular through songbooks, such as those published by [[R. E. Winsett]] of [[Dayton, Tennessee]], southern gospel was and is one of the few genres to use recordings, radio, and television technologies from the very beginning for the advancements of promoting the genre.<ref>See, ''e.g.'', [[J. Bazzel Mull]].</ref>

One of the longest-running print magazines for southern gospel music has been the [[Singing News]].<ref name=SingingNews>{{cite web |url=http://www.singingnews.com/ |title=Southern Gospel Music, News, Christian Concerts, Charts, Radio, Songs &#124; The Southern Gospel Music Magazine &#124; SingingNews.com |author= The Singing News |quote= The Singing News |access-date=June 8, 2009}}</ref> They started in the early 1970s supplying radio airplay charts and conducting annual fan based awards. They also supply popular topic forums for southern gospel fans to meet and discuss the genre. The move to internet services has brought along companies such as [[SoGospelNews.com]] which has become a noted e-zine forum for southern gospel and has remained a supporter for the past twelve years. It too contains the music charts with forums and chat rooms available to the fans.<ref name=SoGospel>{{cite web|url=http://www.sogospelnews.com|title=SoGospelNews.com – Everything Southern Gospel|author=SoGospelNews.com|quote=SoGospelNews.com|access-date=June 8, 2009}}</ref>

Internet Radio has broadened the southern gospel music fan base by using computer technologies and continual streaming. Some of these media outlets are: Sunlite Radio which features many of the southern gospel programs likewise heard on traditional radio. This list includes The Gospel Greats with Paul Heil, which recently celebrated 30 years on the air, Southern Gospel USA, a weekly half-hour countdown show hosted by Gary Wilson, Classic radio programs such as The Old Gospel Ship and Heaven's Jubilee with Jim Loudermilk.<ref name="urlSunlite Radio - Internet Radios Best Country Music, Gospel & Hymns">{{cite web|url=http://www.sunlite-radio.com|title=Sunlite Radio – Internet Radio's Best Country Music, Gospel & Hymns|author=Sunlite Radio|quote= Sunlite Radio Media Outlet |access-date=June 8, 2009}}</ref> Another online station is "The Gospel Station."<ref name="urlThe Gospel Station, The Gospel Station">{{cite web|url=http://www.thegospelstation.com|title=The Gospel Station, The Gospel Station|publisher=The Gospel Station|quote= Media Outlet|access-date=June 8, 2009}}</ref>