WCKW
Radio station in Garyville, Louisiana
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WCKW (1010 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Garyville, Louisiana, United States. The station is owned by Covenant Network.
| Broadcast area | River Parishes |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1010 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Catholic |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Covenant Network |
| History | |
First air date | December 2, 1970 |
Former call signs | WKQT (1970–1985) WCKW (1985–2000) WLTS (2000)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 115 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 500 watts (day) 42 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°04′35″N 90°37′17″W |
| Translators | W230CL (93.9 MHz, Garyville) |
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Public license information | |
Programming
WCKW broadcasts a Catholic radio format to the greater New Orleans area, most notably the River Parishes of St. John the Baptist, St. Charles, and St. James.[3]
History
The station signed on in December 1970 as country music outlet WKQT, the sister station of WCKW-FM.[4] These stations were founded by Sidney Joseph Levet III, a New Orleans native and an electronic engineer.[4][5] In February 1990, Levet was named Broadcaster of the Year by the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters.[6] (Levet died in 1997.)[5]
By 1973, both stations became simulcasts with the AM becoming WCKW on March 2, 1985.[1] After the FM flipped to active rock, the AM was sold in 2000 to River Parishes Radio, who switched it to a gospel format. The station briefly became "WLTS" on October 20, 2000,[1] but the station was reassigned the call sign "WCKW" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on November 24, 2000.[1] Covenant Network purchased the station on January 2, 2007 and began transmitting its Catholic programming.