WCKV-LD

WCKV-LD is a low-powered television station licensed to and serving Clarksville, Tennessee. It broadcasts on UHF digital channel 22, but through the use of PSIP, over-the-air receivers display it as virtual channel 22. It is carried on local cable system CDE Lightband on channel 12, and Clarksville-area Charter Cable systems on channel 6.[1] The station is an affiliate of The Walk TV network.[2]

WCKV-LD
Clarksville, Tennessee
United States
CityClarksville, Tennessee
BrandingWCKV-TV
ChannelsDigital: 22 (UHF)
Virtual: 22 (PSIP)
Subchannels22.1 The Walk TV
22.2 Right Now TV
22.3 Independent / Classic Programs & Movies
22.4 NRB Network
AffiliationsThe Walk TV
OwnerTN Media Group, Inc.
First air dateMay 28, 1998 (1998-05-28) (22 years ago) as W69EC'
Call sign meaningW ClarKsVille
Former call signsW69EC (1998-2000)
WCKV-LP (2000-2010)
W30DE-D (2010-13)
Former channel number(s)Analog:
69 (UHF)
49 (UHF)
Digital:
30 (UHF)
Virtual:
21 (UHF)
Transmitter power10 kW
Facility ID188077
Transmitter coordinates36°31′39″N 87°21′30″W
WebsiteWCKV.com

History

The station began broadcasting on May 28, 1998 on UHF analog channel 69 under the callsign W69EC. In 2000, the call letters were changed to WCKV-LP, and the station moved to UHF channel 49. WCKV-LP launched their digital signal on W30DE-D, which started broadcasting on UHF digital channel 30 in 2010, with their analog signal being closed down in a flash-cut procedure days later. The station changed their call letters to the current WCKV-LD in 2013.[3]

WCKV currently has a construction permit to increase the effective radiated power from the current 10,000 watts to 12,940 watts.

Digital television

Digital channels
Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[4]
22.1 480i 4:3 WCKV The Walk TV
22.2 Right Now TV
22.3 Classic shows
22.4 NRB Network

Programming

Aside from programming from The Walk TV, WCKV offers an array of local programming, like Clarksville’s Top Spots, Tennessee’s Wild Side, and many more. The Walk TV's programming includes a mixture of family, healthy-lifestyle, and religious programming, similar to those of CTN and Doctor TV. One hour of children's programming is broadcast Monday through Saturday from 3 to 4 p.m. CT, making a total of six hours of children's educational programming. Some public domain movies and episodes of Bonanza are also aired.[5]

In March 2015, WCKV-LD began carrying Doctor TV programming on a second digital subchannel, and classic programming on the third subchannel, with the fourth one carrying the NRB Network.

In 2018, Doctor TV was dropped from the Second Subchannel & replaced with a simulcast of the Main WCKV Channel. Two years later on June 15, 2020, The simulcast of the Main WCKV Channel was replaced with Right Now TV. (A channel that is focused towards a male audience.)

Coverage area

Until early 2015, WCKV's transmitter is located in central Montgomery County in Clarksville, TN just off Wilma Rudolph Blvd and Dunbar Cave Rd. The station now broadcasts from a tower mast at the corner of Franklin and Second Streets in downtown Clarksville. With its 10,000 watts of power, its over-the-air signal can cover all of Montgomery County, reach into parts of Dickson, Cheatham, Houston, Robertson, and Stewart counties of northwestern Middle Tennessee. Thanks to the city's proximity to the Kentucky state line, the signal can also penetrate some parts of Christian, Todd, and Trigg counties of western Kentucky.[6] At least Grade B coverage of WCKV is available as far north as Hopkinsville and Elkton.

References
  1. WCKV-TV - Clarksville, TN | John Michael Talbot - Official Homepage
  2. "Affiliates". The WALK TV. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  3. "RabbitEars.Info". Rabbitears.info. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  4. RabbitEars.info - Digital TV Market Listing for WCKV-LD
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20141012001945/http://wckv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/WCKV-TV-Grid-July-2014.htm. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "RabbitEars.Info". Rabbitears.info. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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