WTMK (88.5 FM) is a

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radio ...

broadcasting a Christian contemporary music format. Licensed to

Wanatah, Indiana Wanatah is a town in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,048 at the 2010 census. History The first settlements were made at Wanatah in the 1850s when the railroad was extended to that point. Wanatah was platted in 1865. ...

, United States, the station is currently owned by

Olivet Nazarene University Olivet Nazarene University (ONU) is a private Nazarene university in Bourbonnais, Illinois. Named for its founding location, Olivet, Illinois, ONU was originally established as a grammar school in east-central Illinois in 1907. In the late 1930 ...

. This station also broadcasts the Lowell Senior High School Red Devils football games as an affiliate of the

Regional Radio Sports Network The Regional Radio Sports Network is a radio network that broadcasts high school and college sports in northern Indiana. History Regional Radio Sports first broadcast in 1992 on WWJY (now WXRD) in Crown Point, Indiana. In order to establish a foo ...

History

WTMK began broadcasting in 2005 and was originally licensed to

Lowell, Indiana Lowell is a town in West Creek and Cedar Creek townships, Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 9,276 at the 2010 census. History Lowell was platted in 1853. It was named after Lowell, Massachusetts. The James Brannon Hou ...

.
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',

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, 2008. p. D-205. Retrieved October 28, 2020. It aired a Christian format was owned by

CSN International Christian Satellite Network (CSN) International is a Christian radio network based in Twin Falls, Idaho. KAWZ, 89.9 MHz, in Twin Falls is the uplink station, feeding 337 broadcast translators nationwide and 42 full-power radio stations across ...

. In 2008, CSN International sold WTMK, along with a number of other stations, to

Calvary Radio Network Calvary Radio Network is a network of Christian radio stations in the Midwestern United States, broadcasting Christian talk and teaching programs as well as contemporary Christian music. The network is based in Valparaiso, Indiana. History In 200 ...

, Inc. These stations were sold to

Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa is a Christian megachurch located near the boundary between the cities of Costa Mesa and Santa Ana in Orange County. Although the church takes its name from its original facilities on the Costa Mesa side of the bounda ...

later that year. In 2010,

purchased WTMK back from Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. The station was sold to Olivet Nazarene University later that year for $130,000, and began broadcasting the Christian contemporary music format known as Shine.fm. In 2015, the station was moved from Lowell, Indiana to Wanatah.Other News
, ''VHF-UHF Digest''. April 2015. p. 20. Retrieved October 28, 2020.

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* {{Religious Radio Stations in Indiana Mass media in Lake County, Indiana Radio stations established in 2005 2005 establishments in Indiana TMK Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States