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{{Infobox radio station
| name             = WCKA
| logo             = WCKA Alabama810-94.3-97.1 logo - Edited.png
| logo_size        = 200px
| city             = [[Jacksonville, Alabama]]
| area             = East Alabama/ West Georgia
| branding         = Real Country WCKA 94.3, 97.1 & am810
| frequency        = 810 [[kHz]]
| translator       = 94.3 FM W232BS (Jacksonville)<br/>97.1 FM W246DB (Anniston)
| airdate          = March 19, [[1987 in radio|1987]] (as WJXL)
| format           = [[Country music|Country]]
| power            = 50,000 watts (day)<br/>500 watts (night)
| class            = B
| facility_id      = 7898
| coordinates      = {{coord|33|50|56.6|N|85|45|43.6|W|region:US-AL_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = WJXL (1987–1996)<br/>WNSI (1996–2004)<br/>WCKS (2004–2006)<ref name="fcc1"/>
| affiliations     =
| owner            = Steven L. Gradick
| licensee         = Alabama 810 LLC
| sister_stations  =
| webcast          = [https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WCKA Listen Live]
| website          = [https://www.wckaradio.com/ wckaradio.com]
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''WCKA''' (810 [[AM broadcasting|AM]], "Real Country") is a [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to serve [[Jacksonville, Alabama]], United States.  The station is owned by Steven L. Gradick and licensed to Alabama 810 LLC. It airs a [[Country music]] format.<ref name="arb1">{{cite web |title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/}}</ref>
Programming is simulcast on translators '''W232BS''' 94.3 FM (Jacksonville) and '''W246DB''' 97.1 FM (Anniston).
==Programming==
Real Country WCKA 94.3, 97.1 & am810 broadcasts a country format 24 hours a day. On air personalities include Rick Sisk, Roger Allen, Jim Morgan, and Lauren McCauley.
==History==
In March 1988, HMS Broadcasting Company of Jacksonville, Alabama, reached an agreement to sell '''WJXL''' to Bussey Hayes Communications, Inc.  The deal was approved by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] on April 29, 1988, and the transaction was consummated on May 2, 1988.<ref>{{cite web |work=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BAL-19880308EC) |date=1988-05-02 |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=110082}}</ref>
In July 1995, Bussey Hayes Communications, Inc., reached an agreement to sell WJXL to People's Network Inc.  The deal was approved by the FCC on September 12, 1995, and the transaction was consummated on December 21, 1995.<ref>{{cite web |work=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BAL-19950628EA) |date=1995-12-21 |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=210763}}</ref>
The station's callsign was changed from WJXL to '''WNSI''' on January 22, 1996.<ref name="fcc1">{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=7898&Callsign=WCKA |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}}</ref>
In May 1996, People's Network Inc., reached an agreement to sell WNSI to United Broadcasting Network, Inc.  The deal was approved by the FCC on July 19, 1996, and after an FCC-approved time extension the transaction was consummated on December 23, 1996.<ref>{{cite web |work=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BAL-19960530EE) |date=1996-12-23 |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=226671}}</ref>
In October 2003, United Broadcasting Network, Inc. ([[Ron Gettelfinger]], president) reached an agreement to sell WNSI to Steven L. Gradick's Alabama 810, LLC, for a reported sale price of $235,000.<ref name="bcf4">{{cite news |work=Broadcasting & Cable |title=Changing Hands - 2003-11-17 |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/151479-Changing_Hands.php?q=WPGG |date=November 17, 2003}}</ref>  The deal was approved by the FCC on November 25, 2003, and the transaction was consummated on November 26, 2003.<ref>{{cite web |work=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BAL-20031021ADL) |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=700542 |date=2003-11-26}}</ref> At the time of the sale, the station broadcast a [[news/talk]] format.<ref name="bcf4"/> The new owners of WNSI petitioned the FCC for new call letters and the station was assigned '''WCKS''' on February 5, 2004.<ref name="fcc1"/>
In December 2005, control of Alabama 810 LLC was transferred from Steven L. Gradick to Leslie E. Gradick.<ref>{{cite web |work=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BTC-20051206ABG) |date=2005-12-22 |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1103294}}</ref>  The station changed call letters again on November 29, 2006, when the station was assigned the current '''WCKA''' call letters by the FCC. And in 2019 when Leslie E. Gradick Passed the station Alabama 810 LLC was transferred back to Steven L. Gradick.<ref name="fcc1"/>
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=62024 FCC History Cards for WCKA]
*[http://www.ala810.com/ WCKA official website]
{{AM station data|7898|WCKA}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|138345|W232BS}}
*{{FXL|W232BS}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|139976|W246DB}}
*{{FXL|W246DB}}
{{Gadsden Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Alabama}}
[[Category:Radio stations in Alabama|CKA]]
[[Category:Classic country radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1987]]