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{{Infobox television station

| callsign = WCKV-LD

| city =

| logo =

| branding = WCKV-TV

| digital = 22 ([[Ultra high frequency|UHF]])

| virtual = 22

| subchannels =

| translators =

| affiliations = {{ubl|'''22.1:''' The Walk TV|''for others, see {{Section link||Subchannels}}''}}

| location = [[Clarksville, Tennessee]]

| country = United States

| owner = TN Media Group, Inc.

| licensee =

| airdate = {{start date and age|1998|05|28|p=y}}

| last_airdate =

| callsign_meaning = ClarKsVille

| sister_stations =

| former_callsigns = {{ubl|W69EC (1998–2000)|WCKV-LP (2000–2010)|W30DE-D (2010–2013)}}

| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 69 (UHF, 1998–2000), 49 (UHF, 2000–2010)|'''Digital:''' 30 (UHF, 2010–2020)|'''Virtual:''' 21}}

| former_affiliations =

| erp = 15 [[Kilowatt|kW]]

| haat = {{convert|17.3|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| facility_id = 188077

| coordinates = {{coord|36|31|39.1|N|87|21|30|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}

| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]

| website =

'''WCKV-LD''' (channel 22) is a [[low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power television station]] in [[Clarksville, Tennessee]], United States, affiliated with the [[religious broadcasting|religious]] network The Walk TV.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewalktv.wordpress.com/affiliates-2/|title=Affiliates|work=The WALK TV|access-date=January 3, 2015}}</ref> The station is owned by TN Media Group, Inc. WCKV-LD's transmitter is located at the corner of Franklin and Second Streets in downtown Clarksville. On [[cable television|cable]], the station is available on CDE Lightband channel 12 and [[Charter Spectrum]] channel 6.<ref>[http://johnmichaeltalbot.com/wckv-tv WCKV-TV - Clarksville, TN | John Michael Talbot - Official Homepage]</ref>

==History==

The station began broadcasting on May 28, 1998, on UHF [[analog television|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/tvq.php?request=items&facid=188077|title=RabbitEars.Info|publisher=Rabbitears.info|access-date=January 3, 2015}}</ref>

==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 [[Christian Television Network|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=WCKV TV-Grid July 2014|url=http://wckv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/WCKV-TV-Grid-July-2014.htm |access-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012001945/http://wckv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/WCKV-TV-Grid-July-2014.htm |archive-date=October 12, 2014 }}</ref>

In March 2015, WCKV-LD began carrying Doctor TV programming on DT2, and classic programming on DT3, with DT4 carrying the [[NRB Network]].

In 2018, Doctor TV was dropped from DT2 and was replaced with a [[simulcast]] of DT1. Two years later on June 15, 2020, The DT1 simulcast was replaced with Right Now TV. (A channel that is focused towards a male audience.)

==Technical information==

===Subchannels===

The station's digital signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:

{| class="wikitable"

|+Subchannels of WCKV-LD<ref>[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=188077 RabbitEars.info - Digital TV Market Listing for WCKV-LD]</ref>

! [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]

! [[Display resolution|Res.]]

! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]

! Short name

! Programming

|-

! scope = "row" | 22.1

| rowspan=4| [[480i]]

| rowspan=4| [[4:3]]

| rowspan=4| WCKV

| The Walk TV

|-

! scope = "row" | 22.2

| Right Now TV

|-

! scope = "row" | 22.3

| Classic Shows

|-

! scope = "row" | 22.4

| [[NRB Network]]

|-

|}

==Coverage area==

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 County, Tennessee|Dickson]], [[Cheatham County, Tennessee|Cheatham]], [[Houston County, Tennessee|Houston]], [[Robertson County, Tennessee|Robertson]], and [[Stewart County, Tennessee|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 County, Kentucky|Christian]], [[Todd County, Kentucky|Todd]], and [[Trigg County, Kentucky|Trigg]] counties of western [[Kentucky]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/contour.php?appid=1611581|title=RabbitEars.Info|publisher=Rabbitears.info|access-date=January 3, 2015}}</ref> At least Grade B coverage of WCKV is available as far north as [[Hopkinsville, Kentucky|Hopkinsville]] and [[Elkton, Kentucky|Elkton]].

==References==

{{Reflist}}

{{Nashville TV}}

{{Other Tennessee Stations}}