Covenant Network

{{short description|Catholic radio network in the United States}}

{{Infobox radio network

| network_name = Covenant Network

| logo = Covenant Network logo.png

| country = United States

| network_type = Radio network

| available = United States

| owner =

| launch_date = {{Start date|1997|5|1}}

| webcast = [https://ourcatholicradio.org/player Listen live]

| website = {{URL|ourcatholicradio.org}}

| }}

The Covenant Network is a network of Catholic radio stations in the Midwestern United States. Covenant maintains 15 full-power radio stations and a further 25 dependent translators in Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma.

The Covenant Network maintains studios in St. Louis, Missouri, where it owns two AM stations feeding three FM translators. Covenant stations carry EWTN Radio programming as well as network productions and other Catholic radio shows.

History

Covenant was the brainchild of Tony and Teresa Holman, who met in St. Louis and felt a calling to share their faith. After looking for stations to buy, Covenant Network began broadcasting May 1, 1997, on WRYT, licensed to Edwardsville, Illinois.{{cite news|url=https://www.whig.com/20170325/two-natives-bring-new-catholic-radio-stations-to-region|work=Herald-Whig|date=March 25, 2017|first=Matt|last=Dutton|access-date=June 10, 2019|title=Two natives bring new Catholic radio stations to region}} After using the Illinois studios acquired from WRYT, Covenant bought a former dance studio on Hampton Avenue in St. Louis{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32729298/wrytamen/|title=WRYT-AM(en)|first=John M.|last=McGuire|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=July 29, 1998|access-date=June 10, 2019|page=E1}} ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32731493/radio_wryt_is_one_of_the_few/ Continued]) and began producing programming. In 1998, Covenant acquired its second station, the former WTIM in Taylorville, Illinois, and renamed it WIHM.{{r|amen}}

In 2005, Covenant added a second frequency in the St. Louis area when it acquired KIRL in St. Charles, Missouri and relaunched it as KHOJ.{{Cite web |url=http://www.stlamerican.com/business/kirl-sold-to-covenant-network/article_1a8c01d7-e774-5c8e-a311-b52e10bcf90d.html |title=KIRL sold to Covenant Network |last=Hayes |first=Bernie |date=2005-05-06 |website=St. Louis American |language=en |access-date=2019-06-10}}

In 2019, Covenant agreed to purchase WQNA in Springfield, Illinois, from Capital Area Career Center for $47,000; Covenant was already heard there on two translators.{{cite news|url=https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191119/wqna-fm-sold-to-catholic-radio-group-signal-goes-silent|work=State Journal-Register|date=November 19, 2019|first=Steven|last=Spearie|title=WQNA-FM sold to Catholic radio group; signal goes silent|access-date=November 20, 2019}}

Stations

Covenant Network owns 16 full-power stations and 25 dependent translators:

Call sign ! data-sort-type="number" \| Frequency ! City of license ! State ! class="sortable" \| FCC info
class="wikitable sortable"
style="border: 2px solid #00f;" \| {{rh}} \| WRYT	1080 AM	Edwardsville	Illinois	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|27556\|WRYT\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| WTTT	88.3 FM	Springfield	Illinois	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|8603\|WTTT\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| W224DC	92.7 FM	Caseyville	Illinois	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|156900\|W224DC\|FCC}}
style="border: 2px solid #00f;" \| {{rh}} \| KHOJ	1460 AM	St. Charles	Missouri	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|7114\|KHOJ\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| K244FO	96.7 FM	Crestwood	Missouri	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|144050\|K244FO\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| K275CI	102.9 FM	St. Charles	Missouri	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|153975\|K275CI\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| KBKC	90.1 FM	Moberly	Missouri	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|90381\|KBKC\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| K234CC	94.7 FM	Columbia	Missouri	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|154020\|K234CC\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| K277BZ	103.3 FM	Fulton	Missouri	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|153994\|K277BZ\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| KEFL	91.5 FM	Kirksville	Missouri	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|171939\|KEFL\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| W229BU	93.7 FM	Quincy	Illinois	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|144094\|W229BU\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| KHJM	89.1 FM	Dexter	Missouri	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|175893\|KHJM\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| K232FF	94.3 FM	Cape Girardeau	Missouri	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|156957\|K232FF\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| KHJR	88.1 FM	St. Thomas	Missouri	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|171236\|KHJR\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| WCKW	1010 AM	Garyville	Louisiana	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|115\|WCKW\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| W230CL	93.9 FM	Kenner	Louisiana	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|142778\|W230CL\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| WGMR	91.3 FM	Effingham	Illinois	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|172818\|WGMR\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| W273CF	102.5 FM	Mattoon	Illinois	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|154178\|W273CF\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| WHJR	88.3 FM	Murphysboro	Illinois	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|175898\|WHJR\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| WHOJ	91.9 FM	Terre Haute	Indiana	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|76151\|WHOJ\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| W226AZ	93.1 FM	Martinsville	Illinois	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|144404\|W226AZ\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| W281BG	104.1 FM	Knightsville	Indiana	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|157006\|W281BG\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| WIHM	1410 AM	Taylorville	Illinois	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|42644\|WIHM\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| W296CT	107.1 FM	Stonington	Illinois	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|144102\|W296CT\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| WIHM-FM	88.1 FM	Harrisburg	Illinois	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|175887\|WIHM-FM\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| W275CB	102.9 FM	Mount Vernon	Illinois	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|144396\|W275CB\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| WMSH	90.3 FM	Sparta	Illinois	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|172232\|WMSH\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| K275BU	102.9 FM	Washington	Missouri	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|153954\|K275BU\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| K211GB	90.1 FM	Gray Summit	Missouri	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|156959\|K211GB\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| WOLG	95.9 FM	Carlinville	Illinois	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|8882\|WOLG\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| W205BG	88.9 FM	Springfield	Illinois
{{rh}} \| W213CD	90.5 FM	Vincennes	Indiana	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|144420\|W213CD\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| K216GM	91.1 FM	Canton	Missouri	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|143926\|K216GM\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| K219CX	91.7 FM	Atoka	Oklahoma	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|81231\|K219CX\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| W220EN	91.9 FM	Carlyle	Illinois	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|144072\|W220EN\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| W241CC	96.1 FM	Williamsville	Illinois	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|151646\|W241CC\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| W246BL	97.1 FM	Salem	Illinois	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|144393\|W246BL\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| W265CW	100.9 FM	Centralia	Illinois	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|144394\|W265CW\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| W285EX	104.9 FM	Springfield	Illinois	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|151636\|W285EX\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| WRMS	790 AM	Beardstown	Illinois	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|13649\|WRMS\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| W221BX	92.1 FM	Pittsfield	Illinois	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|144070\|W221BX\|FCC}}
{{rh}} \| W292FC	106.3 FM	Beardstown	Illinois	{{FCC-LMS-Facility\|156873\|W292FC\|FCC}}

References

External links

[https://ourcatholicradio.org Covenant Network website]

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