WUUU explained

WUUU
City:Franklinton, Louisiana
Area:Florida Parishes
Branding:Cat Country 98-9
Frequency:98.9 MHz
Format:Country
Erp:25,000 watts
Class:C3
Facility Id:22992
Callsign Meaning:U times three in callsign
Former Callsigns:KAKA (1995–1996)
WFCG-FM (1996–2003)
Owner:Pittman Broadcasting Services, L.L.C.
Website:catcountry989.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

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

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.

External links

30.7366°N -90.2015°W

Notes and References

  1. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/87043/wuuu-returns-with-a-roar/ WUUU Returns With A Roar
  2. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/87560/wuuu-roars-to-chr/ WUUU Roars To CHR
  3. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/119191/wuuu-roars-back-cat-country/ WUUU Roars Back To Cat Country