Broadcast area | New Orleans metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 690 kHz |
Branding | Catholic Community Radio |
Programming | |
Format | Religious |
Ownership | |
Owner | Catholic Community Radio Inc. |
History | |
First air date | September 10, 1953 |
Former call signs | WTIX (1953–2005) WIST (2005–2012) |
Call sign meaning | the "Queen of New Orleans", Our Lady of Prompt Succor |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 74090 |
Class | B |
Power | 9,100 watts (daytime) 2,100 watts (nighttime) |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°57′53″N 89°57′31″W / 29.96472°N 89.95861°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | catholiccommunityradio |
WQNO is a station based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The station is owned by Catholic Community Radio, Inc. and broadcasts at 690 kHz with a power level of 9,100 watts daytime and 2,100 watts nighttime. The station mostly runs Roman Catholic programming from EWTN radio.
The facilities of the station, previously called WTIX, were severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina in late August 2005. The station had the target date to resume broadcasting on December 1, and in November requested the new letters WIST. Other stations have used the WTIX letters in the years since 2005.