| City of license | Garyville, Louisiana |
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| Broadcast area | River Parishes |
| Frequency | 1010 kHz |
| First air date | December 2, 1970 |
| Format | Catholic |
| Language | English |
| Power | 500 watts (day) 42 watts (night) |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 115 |
| Former callsigns | WKQT (1970-1985) WCKW (1985-2000) WLTS (2000)[1] |
| Owner | Covenant Network |
WCKW (1010 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Garyville, Louisiana, USA. The station is owned by Covenant Network.
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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" and was 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. Covenant Network purchased the station on January 2, 2007, and began transmitting Catholic programming. The station briefly became "WLTS" on October 20, 2000.[1] The station was re-assigned the call sign "WCKW" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on November 24, 2000.[1]
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