WTWW
| City | Lebanon, Tennessee |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Canada, Europe, Middle East, Africa |
| Slogan | We Transmit World Wide |
| Frequency | 5.83 MHz (03:00–15:00 UTC) 9.475 MHz (15:00–03:00 UTC) |
| First air date | February 19, 2010 |
| Format | Religious paid programming |
| Language(s) | English |
| Power | 100 kW |
| Class | HF Broadcasting |
| Facility ID | IHFC/P-20080122 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°16′35″N 86°5′58″W / 36.27639°N 86.09944°WCoordinates: 36°16′35″N 86°5′58″W / 36.27639°N 86.09944°W |
| Callsign meaning | We Transmit World Wide |
| Former callsigns | WBWW (during construction) |
| Affiliations | Scriptures For America |
| Owner | Leap of Faith, Inc. |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.wtww.us |
WTWW is a shortwave station located in Lebanon, Tennessee.
WTWW, according to their website, stands for "We Transmit World Wide".
WTWW, according to the FCC, 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 and 9.48 MHz, and recorded by several listeners who uploaded the audio to YouTube.
Both the frequencies 5.755 MHz and 9.48 MHz and their transmitters were previously used by Christian shortwave outlet KAIJ in Dallas, Texas.
WTWW officially signed on at 1500 UTC on Friday, February 19, 2010 using the 9.48 MHz frequency at a low over-the-air power and streaming [1] with programming from the Scriptures for America broadcast network.
As of March 2010[update], WTWW (as WBWW) is licensed to operate at 100 kilowatts with an azimuth of 40°, every day, on 5.755 MHz from 00:00 to 07:00 UTC and on 9.48 MHz from 12:00 to 19:00 and 22:00 to 24:00 UTC, targeting CIRAF zones 4 and 9 (eastern Canada), 18 and 27–28 (Europe), 37–38 (north Africa), 39 (the Middle East), and 46–47 (western and central Africa).
As of Monday, March 1, 2010, WTWW is full power on 9480 kHz from 1200 to 2300 UTC and 5755 kHz from 2300 to 1200 UTC with programming from the Scriptures For America broadcast network. As of early 2013, WTWW is now broadcasting nighttime 5.085 MHz at 00:00 UTC.
According to Dxing Info, WTWW is run by George McClintock, who for many years was one of the owners of the Nashville, Tennessee shortwave station WWCR, which formerly aired the Scriptures For America broadcast network.
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