WRTW is a

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, broadcasting on 90.5 MHz FM. It is owned by Hyles Anderson College. Its studios are located in the former federal courthouse and post office building on State Street in Downtown Hammond. WRTW airs traditional

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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

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'' The station has also aired local high school sports games.

History

Former Hammond Post Office and Federal Courthouse

Hyles-Anderson College first applied for a construction permit to build a station at 90.5 FM in 1989. However,

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filed a competing application for the frequency and was granted a construction permit to build a station, which was to simulcast

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.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. The station began broadcasting in May 2010.Burton, Jeff. "Station beams positive message", ''

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''. May 18, 2010.

Simulcast

In 2010, Hyles-Anderson College purchased the construction permit for a new radio station at 90.5 FM in

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from the California Association for Research and Education, Inc. for $15,000. On May 14, 2012, WRTW began to be simulcast on 90.5 WRTK in Paxton, covering East-Central

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References

External links

WRTW Station website
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