Hour of Decision radio program
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The "Hour of Decision" radio program was an influential Christian broadcast featuring evangelist Billy Graham’s sermons and messages, reaching a global audience for decades.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hour of Decision radio program canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6377309 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hour of Decision radio program Context triple: [William Franklin Graham Jr., notableWork, Hour of Decision radio program]
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A.
American Voices (radio program)
American Voices is a U.S. public radio program featuring stories and commentary about American culture, people, and ideas, hosted by former Senator Bill Bradley.
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B.
"The Bell Telephone Hour"
"The Bell Telephone Hour" was an American radio and television program that featured classical music, opera, and high-quality musical performances from prominent artists between the 1940s and 1960s.
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C.
The Alcoa Hour
The Alcoa Hour was an American live television anthology drama series that aired on NBC in the 1950s, featuring original plays and adaptations sponsored by the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa).
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D.
The World Tomorrow (radio program)
The World Tomorrow was a religious radio broadcast associated with the Worldwide Church of God that featured evangelist Garner Ted Armstrong discussing biblical prophecy and contemporary world events.
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E.
The Time for Decision
The Time for Decision is a 1944 political and diplomatic analysis book by former U.S. Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles, arguing for a post–World War II international order based on collective security and cooperation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hour of Decision radio program Target entity description: The "Hour of Decision" radio program was an influential Christian broadcast featuring evangelist Billy Graham’s sermons and messages, reaching a global audience for decades.
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A.
American Voices (radio program)
American Voices is a U.S. public radio program featuring stories and commentary about American culture, people, and ideas, hosted by former Senator Bill Bradley.
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B.
"The Bell Telephone Hour"
"The Bell Telephone Hour" was an American radio and television program that featured classical music, opera, and high-quality musical performances from prominent artists between the 1940s and 1960s.
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C.
The Alcoa Hour
The Alcoa Hour was an American live television anthology drama series that aired on NBC in the 1950s, featuring original plays and adaptations sponsored by the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa).
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D.
The World Tomorrow (radio program)
The World Tomorrow was a religious radio broadcast associated with the Worldwide Church of God that featured evangelist Garner Ted Armstrong discussing biblical prophecy and contemporary world events.
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E.
The Time for Decision
The Time for Decision is a 1944 political and diplomatic analysis book by former U.S. Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles, arguing for a post–World War II international order based on collective security and cooperation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian radio program
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evangelistic program ⓘ religious broadcast ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
encourage personal conversion
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provide spiritual guidance to listeners ⓘ spread the Christian gospel message ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association radio ministry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Billy Graham crusades ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | weekly program ⓘ |
| broadcastScope |
global audience
ⓘ
international ⓘ |
| contentType |
Christian testimonies
ⓘ
recorded sermons ⓘ religious messages ⓘ |
| coreMessage |
Jesus Christ as Savior
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
authority of the Bible ⓘ necessity of personal decision for Christ ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| features | Billy Graham sermons ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian preaching
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religious talk ⓘ |
| hasFormatElement |
invitation to Christian commitment
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music segment ⓘ sermon segment ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Billy Graham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association staff ⓘ |
| hasMainPresenter | Billy Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Bible teaching
ⓘ
Christian salvation message ⓘ evangelism ⓘ personal faith in Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| influenced | later evangelical radio programs ⓘ |
| medium |
audio broadcast
ⓘ
radio ⓘ |
| notableFor |
featuring Billy Graham crusade sermons
ⓘ
global Christian outreach ⓘ wide international radio syndication ⓘ |
| producedBy | Billy Graham Evangelistic Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Evangelical Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Protestant Christianity ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Christians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
general radio listeners ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hour of Decision radio program Description of subject: The "Hour of Decision" radio program was an influential Christian broadcast featuring evangelist Billy Graham’s sermons and messages, reaching a global audience for decades.
Referenced by (1)
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