WRTW is a Christian radio station licensed in Crown Point, Indiana, broadcasting on 90.5 FM. It is owned by Hyles Anderson College.WRTW fcc.gov. Accessed September 6, 2012 Its studios are located in the former federal courthouse and post office building on State Street in Downtown Hammond.Burton, Jeff. "Church transforms former courthouse", The Times of Northwest Indiana. September 27, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2021.Ross, Sue Ellen. "Courthouse becomes church headquarters", Post-Tribune. June 5, 2010. p. 15.
WRTW airs traditional Christian music and locally produced Christian talk and teaching programs, as well as national programs such as Thru the Bible with J. Vernon McGee, Family Altar with Lester Roloff, and Unshackled!Program Guide The Key FM. Accessed September 2, 2012 The station has also aired local high school sports games.Boyd, James; Weinstein, Robbie. "Week 14 prep football preview: Semistate championship matchups", The Times of Northwest Indiana. November 21, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2021."Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Friday, Aug. 25", Daily Southtown. August 24, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2021."Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019", Post-Tribune. October 23, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
History
Hyles-Anderson College first applied for a construction permit to build a station at 90.5 FM in 1989."New Stations", Broadcasting & Cable. December 4, 1989. p. 112. Retrieved June 19, 2021. However, Moody Bible Institute filed a competing application for the frequency and was granted a construction permit to build a station, which was to simulcast WMBI-FM.Ghrist, John R. (1996). Valley Voices: A Radio History. Crossroads Communications. p. 260. Moody's station was never built, and Hyles-Anderson was granted a construction permit in 2007."WTFDA FM News ", VHF-UHF Digest. August 2007. p. 13. Retrieved June 19, 2021.Application Search Details – File Number: BPED-19891019MA, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 19, 2021. The station began broadcasting in May 2010.Burton, Jeff. "Station beams positive message", The Times of Northwest Indiana. May 18, 2010."Church has its own FM fare", Post-Tribune. May 14, 2010. p. D6.
Simulcast In 2010, Hyles-Anderson College purchased the construction permit for a new radio station at 90.5 FM in Paxton, Illinois from the California Association for Research and Education, Inc. for $15,000."Station Swap In North Carolina", All Access Music Group. September 28, 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2021. On May 14, 2012, WRTW began to be simulcast on WRTK in Paxton, covering East-Central Illinois."The Key Adds a Brand New Station-WRTK in Paxton, IL", The Key. May 14, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
References
External links WRTW Station website