WKBU
Radio station in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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WKBU (95.7 FM, "Bayou 95.7") is a radio station licensed to New Orleans, owned by Audacy, Inc. It broadcasts a classic rock radio format, from studios it shares with sister stations at 400 Poydras Tower in downtown New Orleans. The station's transmitter site is in the city's Algiers district.
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| Broadcast area | New Orleans metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 95.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Bayou 95.7 |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Affiliations | United Stations Radio Networks |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | February 1953 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Kenner (city of license for 105.3 FM); "Bayou" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 52434 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 300 meters (980 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 29.920°N 90.025°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
The station broadcasts in HD Radio; its second subchannel formerly carried Metal Militia—a heavy metal-based format which changed its name in 2018 from The Metal Channel. The subchannel previously carried Live Rock.[2]
History
WTKL was at one time beautiful music WBYU (called Bayou 96) before going through a succession of ill-fated formats from country as WQXY (Y-96) from 1987 to 1990 and adult contemporary as WMXZ (Mix 95.7) from 1990 to 1993.
1993-2005: Oldies
In 1993, the station finally found suceess with an oldies format known as Kool 95.7 FM.
2005–present: Classic rock
Due to flood damage to its transmitter in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, WKBU and WTKL switched frequencies in early-October 2005.[3] At this time, the station became WKBU "Bayou 95-7" with a classic rock format.