WUUU
WUUU (98.9 FM, "Cat Country 98.9") is a 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.
| City | Franklinton, Louisiana |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Northshore New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Branding | Cat Country 98.9 |
| Slogan | Continuous Country Favorites |
| Frequency | 98.9 MHz |
| First air date | 1995 |
| Format | Country |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters |
| Class | C3 |
| Facility ID | 22992 |
| Call sign meaning | U times three in callsign |
| Former call signs | KAKA (1995–1996) WFCG-FM (1996–2003) |
| Owner | Pittman Broadcasting Services, L.L.C. |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | catcountry989.com |
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.
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
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WUUU
- Radio-Locator information on WUUU
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WUUU