Broadcast area | River Parishes |
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Frequency | 1010 kHz |
Programming | |
Language(s) | 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 | |
Facility ID | 115 |
Class | D |
Power | 500 watts (day) 42 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°04′35″N 90°37′17″W / 30.07639°N 90.62139°W |
Translator(s) | W230CL (93.9 MHz, Garyville) |
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.
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.[2]
The station signed on in December 1970 as country music outlet WKQT, the sister station of WCKW-FM.[3] These stations were founded by Sidney Joseph Levet III, a New Orleans native and an electronic engineer.[3][4] In February 1990, Levet was named Broadcaster of the Year by the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters.[5] (Levet died in 1997.)[4]
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.