WUUU

WUUU

City	Franklinton, Louisiana
Broadcast area	Northshore New Orleans, Louisiana
Branding	Triple U 98.9
Slogan	Modern Hit Music
Frequency	98.9 MHz
First air date	1995 (as KAKA)
Format	Top 40/CHR
ERP	25,000 watts
HAAT	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.

WUUU (98.9 FM, "Triple U 98.9") is a top 40/CHR-formatted radio station based in Covington, 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. Audio testing began by playing Katy Perry's "Roar" 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.^[1]

At 7:00 AM on February 5, 2014, WUUU launched a CHR-mainstream format, branded as "Triple U 98.9".^[2]

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 WOKR/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

Radio stations in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 89.3 89.7 90.3 91.1 91.5 91.9 92.3 92.7 93.1 93.7 94.1 95.1 95.3 96.1 96.5 96.9 97.3 97.7 98.1 99.1 99.9 100.7 101.5 102.5 102.9 103.3 103.7 104.1 104.5 104.9 105.5 106.1 106.5 107.3 107.9

By AM frequency	870 910 1150 1210 1260 1300 1380 1460 1550 1590

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400

By callsign	K237EW K249DV K275AL K279AL KAJD-LP KBRH KDDK KHB46 KHXT KKAY KLSU KNXX KPAE KQXL-FM KRVE KSMB KTDY KVDU KXKC KYFJ WBKL WBRH WBRJ-LP WBRP WDGL WEMX WFMF WHYR-LP WIBR WJBO WJFM WLRO WMIY-LP WNXX WPFC WPYR WRKF WRKN WRQQ WSGX-LP WTGE WTQT-LP WUBR WWL WWRA WXOK WYNK-FM

Nearby radio markets Alexandria Houma Lafayette Lake Ponchartrain New Orleans McComb-Brookhaven Natchez See also List of radio stations in Louisiana

Radio stations in the New Orleans, Louisiana market

By AM frequency	600 690 750 800 830 870 940 990 1010 1060 1230 1280 1320 1350 1540 1560

Shortwave radio stations	7.505

By FM frequency	88.3 88.7 89.1 89.9 90.7 91.1 91.5 92.3 93.3 94.3 94.7 94.9 95.1 95.3 95.7 96.3 97.1 98.5 98.9 99.5 100.3 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.9 104.1 104.5 105.3 106.1 106.7 107.5

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.475 162.550

Digital Radio	89.1-1 89.9-1 89.9-2 89.9-3 90.7-1 90.7-2 93.3-1 93.3-2 95.7-1 95.7-2 97.1-1 97.1-2 98.5-1 98.5-2 99.5-1 99.5-2 101.1-1 101.1-2 101.9-1 101.9-2 104.1-1 104.1-2 105.3-1 105.3-2

By callsign	K242CE KGLA KHB43 KKND KKNO KLRZ KMEZ KNOL KVDU KWMZ-FM WBOK WBSN-FM WCKW WEZB WFNO WGSO WGUO WHIV-LP WKBU WLMG WLNO WNKV WNOE-FM WNOZ-LP WODT WOTB WQNO WQUE-FM WRBH WRJW WRKN WRNO WRNO-FM WSHO WSLA WTIX-FM WTUL WVDL-LP WVOG WWL WWL-FM WWNO WWOZ WWWL WXDR-LP WXL41 WYLD WYLD-FM WYLK WZRH

Internet radio stations	Crescent City Radio

Defunct	WASO WBYU WLDC

Nearby radio markets Baton Rouge Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS Houma Lake Ponchartrain See also List of radio stations in Louisiana

Radio stations in Louisiana's Northshore/Lake Pontchartrain area

By AM frequency (kHz)	870 1400 1560 1570

By FM frequency (MHz)	88.7 90.9 91.3 94.7 96.5 98.9 100.1 103.3 104.7 106.1 107.1

By call sign	KSLU WABL WFPR WGON WHFF-LP WHMD WJSH WOTB WRQQ WSLA WTGG WUUU WWL WYLK WZRH

Defunct	WASO/730

Nearby radio markets Baton Rouge Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula Houma McComb-Brookhaven New Orleans See also List of radio stations in Louisiana

CHR / Top 40 radio stations in the state of Louisiana

By frequency	92.1 93.1 94.5 94.5 97.1 97.3 98.9 102.5 103.1

By callsign	KNNW KQHN KQID-FM KRUF KSMB KTSR WEZB WFMF WUUU

By city	Alexandria Baton Rouge Franklinton Lafayette Lake Charles Monroe New Orleans Shreveport (KQHN) (Waskom, Texas) Shreveport (KRUF)

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Louisiana See also Contemporary Hit Radio Rhythmic KISS-FM MOVin Radio Disney

Daytime-Only radio stations in Louisiana

Stations	KAGY - Port Sulphur KBCL - Bossier City KCLF - New Roads KGLA - Gretna KKNO - Gretna KMRC - Morgan City KNEK - Washington KTTP - Pineville KWDF - Ball WBOX - Bogalusa WOMN - Franklinton WSLA - Slidell

Coordinates: 30°44′12″N 90°12′05″W / 30.7366°N 90.2015°W / 30.7366; -90.2015

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