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.

WUUU
Broadcast areaFlorida Parishes
Frequency98.9 MHz
BrandingCat Country 98-9
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
OwnerPittman Broadcasting Services, L.L.C.
History
First air date
1995 (29 years ago) (1995)
Former call signs
KAKA (1995–1996)
WFCG-FM (1996–2003)
Call sign meaning
U times three in callsign
Technical information
Facility ID22992
ClassC3
ERP25,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitecatcountry989.com

History

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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

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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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  1. ^ WUUU Returns With A Roar Radioinsight - December 20, 2013
  2. ^ WUUU Roars To CHR Radioinsight - February 5, 2014
  3. ^ WUUU Roars Back To Cat Country Radioinsight - August 8, 2017
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