WCKW (1010 AM) is an American

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to serve the

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, United States. The station is owned by

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Programming

WCKW broadcasts a

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to the greater

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, St. Charles, and St. James.

History

The station signed on in December 1970 as

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outlet WKQT, the sister station of WCKW-FM. These stations were founded by Sidney Joseph Levet III, a New Orleans native and an electronic engineer. In February 1990, Levet was named Broadcaster of the Year by the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters. (Levet died in 1997.) By 1973, both stations became simulcasts with the AM becoming WCKW on March 2, 1985. After the FM flipped to

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, 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, but the station was reassigned the

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"WCKW" by the

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(FCC) on November 24, 2000.

purchased the station on January 2, 2007 and began transmitting its Catholic programming.

References

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WCKW-AM Radio Tower toppled (1988)
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