# WTWW

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Radio station in Lebanon, Tennessee, United States

WTWW Lebanon, Tennessee United States Broadcast area Canada, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Africa[1] Frequency 5.085 MHz Branding Scriptures for America Programming Language English Format Religious Affiliations Scriptures For America Ownership Owner Leap of Faith, Inc. (George McClintock, chairman) History First air date February 19, 2010 Former call signs WBWW (during construction) Call sign meaning We Transmit World Wide Technical information Facility ID IHFC/P-20080122 Class HF Broadcasting Power 100,000 watts Transmitter coordinates 36°16′35″N 86°5′58″W / 36.27639°N 86.09944°W / 36.27639; -86.09944 Links Webcast Listen Live Website WTWW.org

**WTWW** is a [shortwave](/source/Shortwave_radio) station located in [Lebanon, Tennessee](/source/Lebanon%2C_Tennessee). It is officially licensed to Leap of Faith, Inc. and leased mostly to Scriptures for America, a service produced by [LaPorte Church of Christ](/source/LaPorte_Church_of_Christ). The station has sporadically operated since 2023 on three frequencies: 5.085, 9.475, and 9.93 [MHz](/source/Megahertz) due to frequent equipment failures, a persistent problem throughout the station's history.

Until 2022, WTWW had also carried an [oldies](/source/Oldies)/[classic hits](/source/Classic_hits) format operated by the station's then-lead engineer Ted Randall, who also appeared on several programs on the station, and his wife Holly on the 5.085 MHz and 9.94 MHz frequencies.[2] WTWW went off-air November 10, 2022, with Randall taking the oldies format to [WRMI](/source/WRMI); the station returned to the air sporadically in December solely carrying Scriptures for America.

## History

WTWW, according to the FCC,[3] was originally licensed a construction permit as **WBWW** on June 30, 2009. Testing began in January 2010 and ending mid-February 2010. Testing frequencies used were 5.755 [MHz](/source/MHz) and 9.48 MHz, and recorded by several listeners who uploaded the audio to [YouTube](/source/YouTube).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] WTWW broadcast throughout its existence via a heavily-used transmitter donated by [KNLS](/source/KNLS), after that station upgraded to a new transmitter.

WTWW officially signed on at 15:00 [UTC](/source/Coordinated_Universal_Time) on Friday, February 19, 2010 using the 9.48 MHz frequency with low power and streaming [\[1\]](http://www.wtww.us/online)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] with programming from the [Scriptures for America](/source/LaPorte_Church_of_Christ) broadcast network, part of a [long-term leasing agreement](/source/Local_marketing_agreement) that has continued throughout WTWW's existence.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Both the frequencies 5.755 MHz and 9.48 MHz and their transmitters were previously used by Christian shortwave outlet [KAIJ](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=KAIJ&action=edit&redlink=1) in [Dallas](/source/Dallas), [Texas](/source/Texas).

In January 2010, WTWW (as WBWW) was licensed to operate at 100 [kilowatts](/source/Watt#Kilowatt) with an [azimuth](/source/Azimuth) of 40 degrees, every day, on 5.755 MHz from 00:00 to 07:00 UTC and on 9.48 [MHz](/source/Hertz) from 12:00 to 19:00 and 22:00 to 24:00 UTC, targeting [CIRAF zones](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CIRAF_zone&action=edit&redlink=1) 4 and 9 ([eastern Canada](/source/Eastern_Canada)); 18, 27, & 28 ([Europe](/source/Europe)); 37, & 38 ([north Africa](/source/North_Africa)), 39 (the [Middle East](/source/Middle_East)); and 46 & 47 (western and central Africa).[1]

In 2015, WTWW briefly served as the terrestrial broadcast home of [Art Bell](/source/Art_Bell)'s overnight radio program *Midnight in the Desert*.[4]

### The Big One on 5085

See also: [WRMI § WRMI Legends](/source/WRMI#WRMI_Legends)

From August 2018 to 2022, WTWW's lead engineer Ted Randall operated a locally originated personality [oldies](/source/Oldies) format on the 5.085 MHz signal in the evenings, with veteran disc jockeys and voiceover artists to host the programming. Among its hosts was famed sound engineer [Bob Heil](/source/Bob_Heil), who hosted an hour of "Live Theater Organ from the Ozarks."[5] WTWW disc jockeys worked unpaid for the station, broadcasting remotely from their homes.[6][7] In a 2017 interview with *The Spectrum Monitor*, Randall described his arrangement with WTWW as a barter agreement with its owners, providing engineering services in exchange for the right to use the WTWW transmitters for music and [amateur radio](/source/Amateur_radio) programming as he saw fit, akin to a [local marketing agreement](/source/Local_marketing_agreement).[8]

### Temporary shutdown and departure of The Big One

On November 9, 2022, Randall announced his departure from the station, eventually taking the station's programming to a [WRMI](/source/WRMI) transmitter five days later. The station briefly shut down after Randall's departure.[9][10] WTWW sporadically returned to the air December 22, carrying Scriptures for America on the 5.085 (and eventually 9.475) frequencies.

As of January 2025, WTWW's 5.085 and 9.475 frequencies were off the air, according to [Glenn Hauser](/source/Glenn_Hauser), whose syndicated *World of Radio* was re-added after Randall's departure; Hauser did record operations on 9.93 carrying repeats of [Brother Stair](/source/Brother_Stair).[11]

Randall died May 11, 2025.[12]

## Programming

Scriptures for America operates primarily as an outlet for the pre-recorded sermons of LaPorte Church of Christ founder [Peter J. Peters](/source/Pete_Peters) (who died in 2011 shortly after the station began broadcasting) and his successors.[13] The [Anti-Defamation League](/source/Anti-Defamation_League) has identified Peters's programs as "bigoted pseudo-religious [Christian Identity](/source/Christian_Identity) (and) [antisemitism](/source/Antisemitism)" and had attempted to take stations that had carried the program at the time (before WTWW had signed on) to be subjected to FCC investigations for broadcasting to domestic audiences, as the ADL argued such programs had no relevance outside the United States.[14]

LaPorte had also previously offered The Bible Worldwide, which offered [audiobook broadcasts](/source/Radio_audiobook) of the Holy Bible in various languages (with the [King James Version](/source/King_James_Version) being used for English readings), when WTWW had an additional frequency to spare.[15] During his time with the station, Randall commented that the transmitter carrying The Bible Worldwide worked properly almost all of the time while the ones carrying Scriptures for America frequently malfunctioned, which Randall mused could have been a case of [divine intervention](/source/Divine_intervention).[8]

As of October 2023, WTWW began accepting programming from other religious broadcasters under the guidance of Bob Biermann, including Biermann's talk show Truth2Ponder, which originates from WRMI.[16] Beginning in July 2025, WTWW became the lone remaining affiliate of the Overcomer Ministry radio service, which was founded by the late Brother Stair; McClintock stated that his "understanding is that they will not be renewing contracts, presumably expiring on different dates at different stations" and that he was negotiating to keep the program on WTWW.[17]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-fcc-b09fcc02_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-fcc-b09fcc02_1-1) ["FCC HF Stations Seasonal Operating Frequency Schedules"](https://www.fcc.gov/ib/sand/neg/hf_web/B09FCC02.TXT) (Winter '09 Version 2 ed.). Federal Communications Commission. January 7, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Sulek, Marissa (March 25, 2022). ["Lebanon radio station tunes broadcast to Ukraine and Russia"](https://www.wvlt.tv/2022/03/25/lebanon-radio-station-tunes-broadcast-ukraine-russia/). *WVLT*. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Archived Main Station Record - WBWW"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111019224838/https://transition.fcc.gov/ib/sand/neg/hf_web/WTWW.txt). [FCC](/source/FCC). June 30, 2009. Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2025.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_bot:_original_URL_status_unknown))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Art Bell returns again](http://www.radiosurvivor.com/2015/05/art-bell-returns-again/). *RadioSurvivor.com*. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Last WTWW on-air schedule from before Randall et al. departure](https://web.archive.org/web/20220812143900/https://wtww.us/pages/schedule.php), August 12, 2022, retrieved March 1, 2024

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Wilbanks, Kase (April 4, 2022). ["Lubbock radio DJ reaching Ukraine on shortwave WTWW with truth, hope, classic hits"](https://www.kcbd.com/2022/04/04/lubbock-radio-dj-reaching-ukraine-shortwave-wtww-with-truth-hope-classic-hits/). *KCBD*. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Little • •, Joe (April 2022). ["San Diego Radio Host Broadcasts from His Closet for Listeners in Ukraine"](https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/san-diego-radio-host-broadcasts-from-his-closet-for-listeners-in-ukraine/2910336/). *NBC 7 San Diego*. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-livingthedream_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-livingthedream_8-1) Baker, Keith (January 2017). [Living the Shortwave Broadcasting Dream at WTWW](https://www.thespectrummonitor.com/Jan2017TSM.pdf). *The Spectrum Monitor*. p. 9. Retrieved October 4, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Glenn Hauser logs November 8, 10-11, 2022](https://www.mail-archive.com/hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com/msg61382.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [Glenn Hauser log November 10-16](https://www.w4uvh.net/ghlogs_2022_1110_1116.txt)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [Glenn Hauser log January 16, 2025](https://www.w4uvh.net/ghlogs_2025_0116_0122.txt)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Harrison, Michael (May 20, 2025). ["Broadcast Engineer Ted Randall Dies at 73"](https://talkers.com/2025/05/20/broadcast-engineer-ted-randall-dies-at-73/). *[Talkers](/source/Talkers_(magazine))*. Retrieved March 17, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [Network Programs](https://sfawbn.com/home/network-programs/). *Scriptures for America*. Retrieved September 12, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["ADL REPORT FINDS RIGHT-WING EXTREMISTS USE SHORTWAVE RADIO TO TARGET U.S. AUDIENCES; ASKS FCC TO INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF REGULATIONS"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045543/http://archive.adl.org/presrele/dirab_41/2655_41.html). Archived from [the original](http://archive.adl.org/presrele/dirab_41/2655_41.html) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2023. Pastor Pete Peters, a leading figure in the bigoted pseudo-religious "Christian Identity" movement, preaches anti-Semitism on his show, "Truth for the Times," on WRNO and WWCR.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** [The Bible Worldwide](https://web.archive.org/web/20151013030729/http://wtww.us/pages/bible-worldwide.php) (2015 archived version). WTWW Web site. Retrieved September 12, 2023. The inclusion of "Pastor Peters" in the programming indicates its origins from LaPorte.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** Hauser, Glenn (October 5–11, 2023). [World of Radio Episode 2212](https://www.w4uvh.net/ghlogs_2023_1005_1011.txt). Retrieved October 11, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** [Hauser, Glenn](/source/Glenn_Hauser) (July 3, 2025). ["Episode 2302"](https://www.w4uvh.net/ghlogs_2025_0626_0702.txt). *Glenn Hauser's World of Radio*. Retrieved August 16, 2025.

## External links

- [WTWW.org](https://wtww.org/) - Official WTWW web site since 2024

- [Scriptures for America Worldwide Broadcast Network](http://www.sfawbn.com)

- [WRMI Legends](http://www.wrmilegends.com/) — the former official WTWW Web site operated by the Randall group

- [Main Station Record](https://www.fcc.gov/ib/sand/neg/hf_web/WTWW.txt) from the FCC International Broadcasting Bureau

v t e Radio stations in the Nashville metropolitan area (Tennessee) By AM frequency 560 650 760 790 830 880 900 980 1160 1200 1240 1300 1360 1380 1430 1450 1470 1490 1510 By SW frequency 5.085/9.475 3.215/6.115/15.825 4.84/13.845 5.935/7.49/9.35/12.16 5.89/9.98 By FM frequency 88.1 88.3 88.5 88.7 89.1 89.5 89.9 90.3 91.1 91.7 92.1 92.9 93.7 94.1 94.5 95.5 96.3 97.1 97.9 98.9 99.7 100.1 101.1 102.5 102.9 103.3 104.5 104.9 105.9 106.7 107.5 LPFM 101.5 107.1 Translators 89.9 90.7 92.3 92.5 93.3 94.9 95.9 97.5 98.3 99.3 100.5 101.9 W270AF W270BK 102.1 103.9 104.9 106.3 107.1 107.9 NOAA Weather Radio frequency 162.475 162.525 162.55 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 88.5-1 88.5-2 89.5-1 89.5-2 90.3-1 90.3-2 92.1-1 97.1-1 97.1-2 97.1-3 97.1-4 97.9-1 97.9-2 97.9-3 101.1-1 101.1-2 102.5-1 102.5-2 102.5-3 102.5-4 102.9-1 102.9-2 102.9-3 102.9-4 104.5-1 104.5-2 104.5-3 105.9-1 105.9-2 106.7-1 107.5-1 By call sign KIG79 W210CD W214BQ W222BZ W223BV W227DC W235BW W240CA W248BQ W252CM W257BX W263AI W270AF W270BK W271AB W280FN W285FB W292ED W296DE W300DO WANT WAIV WAYM WAYW WBUZ HD2 HD3 HD4 WCJK WCOR WCRT WECV WENO WFCM-FM WFCN WFFI WFSK-FM WGFX HD2 HD3 WGNS WHEW WHPY-FM WJXA WKDA WKDF WLAC WLVN WLVU HD2 HD3 HD4 WMDB WMOT HD2 WMTS-FM WNAH WNFN WNG631 WNQM WNRQ HD2 WNSR WNTC WNVL WNXP WPLN-FM HD2 WPRT-FM HD2 HD3 HD4 WQQK WQZQ WRFN-LP WRLT WRVW WSIX-FM HD2 HD3 WSM WSM-FM WTWW WUBT HD2 WVCP HD2 WVOL WWCR WWTN WXK63 WXNA-LP WYFN WYGI Defunct W4XA WCRT-FM1 (98.7 FM) WMRO (1560 AM) WRVU W47NV/WSM-FM Radio stations in Middle Tennessee Clarksville-Hopkinsville Cookeville Nashville Tullahoma-Manchester Other nearby regions Bowling Green Chattanooga Florence-Muscle Shoals Huntsville Jackson and Northwest Tennessee See also List of radio stations in Tennessee

v t e Shortwave radio stations located in the United States Government stations American Forces Network Radio Free Asia Radio Martí Voice of America WWV WWVH Private stations KIMF1 KJES KNLS KSDA KTMI1 KTWR WBCQ WEWN WHRI WINB WIPE1 WJHR WMLK WRMI WRNO WTWW WWCR Defunct stations KAIJ KFBS KGEI KVOH KYOI/KHBI KRHO KTBN KUSW KWHR WBOH WCSN WGEO WGTG WHRA WJIE WNRI WNYW WSHB WTJC WWBS WWFV WWRB WYFR See also Shortwave broadcasting in the United States Radio portal Notes 1. CP granted, not yet on air

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