WRTW
{{short description|Christian radio station in Crown Point, Indiana}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| logo = WRTW station logo.jpg
| logo_size = 250px
| name = WRTW
| airdate = May 2010
| frequency = 90.5 MHz
| city = Crown Point, Indiana | country = US
| area = Chicago market / Northwest Indiana
| format = Christian Radio
| owner = Hyles Anderson College
| erp = 3,100 watts
| haat = {{convert|183|m|sp=us}}
| branding = The Key
| class = B1
| facility_id = 28188
| webcast = [https://thekeyfm.com Available on website]
| website = {{URL|https://thekeyfm.com/}}
| licensing_authority = FCC
| callsign_meaning = "We Reach the World"
| repeaters = WRTK (90.5 MHz) Paxton, Illinois
}}
WRTW is a Christian radio station licensed in Crown Point, Indiana, broadcasting on 90.5 MHz FM. It is owned by Hyles Anderson College.[http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WRTW 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. "[https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/church-transforms-former-courthouse/article_c592c450-dd21-5d01-973a-1630af20ff44.html 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![http://thekeyfm.com/program/ Program Guide] The Key FM. Accessed September 2, 2012 The station has also aired local high school sports games.Boyd, James; Weinstein, Robbie. "[https://www.nwitimes.com/sports/high-school/football/week-prep-football-preview-semistate-championship-matchups/article_ae6c6167-982f-54a0-829b-24a5f5db9efc.html Week 14 prep football preview: Semistate championship matchups]", The Times of Northwest Indiana. November 21, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2021."[https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/sports/ct-sta-local-scores-st-0825-20170824-story.html Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Friday, Aug. 25]", Daily Southtown. August 24, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2021."[https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/sports/ct-ptb-spt-local-scores-st-102419-20191023-tdujgto23zbglpmgy4a5yidlea-story.html Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019]", Post-Tribune. October 23, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
History
File:Former Hammond Post Office and Federal Courthouse.jpg
Hyles-Anderson College first applied for a construction permit to build a station at 90.5 FM in 1989."[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1989/BC-1989-12-04.pdf 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."[https://www.wtfda.org/vud100s/2007/08-2007EVUD.pdf WTFDA FM News]", VHF-UHF Digest. August 2007. p. 13. Retrieved June 19, 2021.[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1091018 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."[https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/81364/station-swap-in-north-carolina 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 90.5 WRTK in Paxton, covering East-Central Illinois."[https://thekeyfm.com/the-key-adds-a-brand-new-station-wrtk-in-paxton-il/ The Key Adds a Brand New Station-WRTK in Paxton, IL]", The Key. May 14, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
{{RadioTranslators
| call1 = WRTK
| watts1 = 3,000
| haat1 = 128
| fid1 = 176945
| class1 = A
| freq1 = 90.5
| city1 = Paxton, Illinois
}}
References
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External links
- [https://thekeyfm.com/ WRTW Station website]
- {{FM station data|28188|WRTW}}
{{Northwest Indiana Radio}}
{{Religious Radio Stations in Indiana}}
{{Religious Radio Stations in Illinois}}
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