WCKW

Radio station in Garyville, Louisiana
30°04′35″N 90°37′17″W / 30.07639°N 90.62139°W / 30.07639; -90.62139Translator(s)W230CL (93.9 MHz, Garyville)Links
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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.

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.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCKW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S.". 1972 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1972. p. B-89.
  5. ^ a b "WCKW founder Levet's rites scheduled today". The Advocate. Baton Rouge, LA. June 7, 1997. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  6. ^ "WBRZ named top La. station". The Advocate. Baton Rouge, LA. February 10, 1990. Retrieved October 21, 2011. Sidney Levet III, president of WCKW/WCKW-FM, was named Broadcaster of the Year.
  • Facility details for Facility ID 115 (WCKW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
  • WCKW in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
  • WCKW-AM Radio Tower toppled (1988) on YouTube
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