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WCKW
Garyville, Louisiana;
Broadcast area	River Parishes
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)
Technical information
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 / 30.07639°N 90.62139°W
Translator(s)	W230CL (93.9 MHz, Garyville)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WCKW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b "WCKW founder Levet's rites scheduled today". The Advocate. Baton Rouge, LA. June 7, 1997. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
^ "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.