WUUU
Radio station in Franklinton, Louisiana, United States
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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.
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| Broadcast area | Florida Parishes |
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| Frequency | 98.9 MHz |
| Branding | Cat Country 98-9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Pittman Broadcasting Services, L.L.C. |
| History | |
First air date | 1995 |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 22992 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| 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. Two days later, the station returned to the air with a loop of Roar by Katy Perry.[2]
On February 5, 2014, WUUU roars to Top-40 (CHR), branded as "Triple U 98.9".[3] Three years later, the station roars back to country music, branded as "Cat Country 98.9".[4]
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.
