WUUU
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WUUU
| logo = WUUU Cat Country 98.9 logo.png
| city = Franklinton, Louisiana
| area = Florida Parishes
| branding = Cat Country 98-9
| frequency = 98.9 MHz
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1995|p=fy}}
| format = Country
| erp = 25,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|100|meters}}
| 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.
| webcast = {{listen live|http://catcountry989.com}}
| website = [http://catcountry989.com 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.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/87043/wuuu-returns-with-a-roar/ WUUU Returns With A Roar] Radioinsight - December 20, 2013
On February 5, 2014, WUUU roars to Top-40 (CHR), branded as "Triple U 98.9".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/87560/wuuu-roars-to-chr/ WUUU Roars To CHR] Radioinsight - February 5, 2014 Three years later, the station roars back to country music, branded as "Cat Country 98.9".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/119191/wuuu-roars-back-cat-country/ WUUU Roars Back To Cat Country] Radioinsight - August 8, 2017
=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.
References
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External links
- [http://www.CatCountry989.com Station Website]
- [http://www.facebook.com/CatCountryNation Station Facebook]
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{{Lake Ponchartrain Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Louisiana}}
{{Daytime-only radio stations in Louisiana}}
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Category:Radio stations in Louisiana
Category:Country radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1995
Category:1995 establishments in Louisiana
Category:Franklinton, Louisiana
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