WUUU

WUUU
Broadcast areaFlorida Parishes
Frequency98.9 MHz
BrandingCat Country 98-9
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
OwnerPittman Broadcasting Services, L.L.C.
History
First air date
1995 (29 years ago) (1995)
Former call signs
KAKA (1995–1996)
WFCG-FM (1996–2003)
Call sign meaning
U times three in callsign
Technical information
Facility ID22992
ClassC3
ERP25,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitecatcountry989.com

WUUU (98.9 MHz, "Cat Country 98.9") is an American country music-formatted radio station with offices in Covington, Louisiana and Hammond, Louisiana. The station, which is owned by Pittman Broadcasting Services, LLC., operates with an ERP of 25 kW.

History

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The station signed on the air in 1995 as a class A station playing country music owned by Gaco Broadcasting Corp. In May 2002, the station was sold to Marcus Pittman, III.

On December 18, 2013, the station was relocated to a new transmitter site just north of Folsom, Louisiana, and upgraded to a Class C3 operating at 25,000 watts. Two days later, the station returned to the air with a loop of Roar by Katy Perry.[1]

On February 5, 2014, WUUU roars to Top-40 (CHR), branded as "Triple U 98.9".[2] Three years later, the station roars back to country music, branded as "Cat Country 98.9".[3]

Callsign history

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The WUUU call sign once belonged to WNFZ/94.3 of Powell, Tennessee, in the 1970s. They were also used from 1982 to 1993 by WUMX/102.5 of Utica, New York, and from 1993 to 1996 by WARW/93.5 in Remsen, New York.

References

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  1. ^ WUUU Returns With A Roar Radioinsight - December 20, 2013
  2. ^ WUUU Roars To CHR Radioinsight - February 5, 2014
  3. ^ WUUU Roars Back To Cat Country Radioinsight - August 8, 2017
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30°44′12″N 90°12′05″W / 30.7366°N 90.2015°W / 30.7366; -90.2015