WKBU

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**WKBU**
Broadcast area	New Orleans
Branding	"Bayou 95.7"
Slogan	"Rockin' The Bayou"
First air date	1960s
Frequency	95.7 (MHz)
Format	Classic rock
ERP	100,000 watts
Callsign meaning	Former city of license was Kenner, Louisiana and a referrence to Louisiana's BayoU
Owner	Entercom
Website	Bayou 95.7's website

WKBU, AKA Bayou 95.7, is a mainstream Rock music outlet serving the New Orleans area. The Entercom station is licensed to Kenner, Louisiana and broadcast at 95.7 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW.

[edit] History

Before October 2005, the station was Oldies WTKL. WTKL was at one time Beautiful music WBYU (also ironically called Bayou 96FM) 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 before settling on an oldies format that lasted for 12 years.

In early October 2005, WKBU and WTKL (Kool 95.7) switched frequencies because WKBU's original transmitter was badly damaged during Hurricane Katrina.

In May of 2006, Bayou 95.7 changed its slogan from "Rockin' The Bayou" to "Everything That Rocks" and broadened its playlist as the station became the only terrestrial ROCK format in the Crescent City. But that all changed on November 13, 2006, when Clear Channel Communications flipped KHEV to Active rock, thus giving the New Orleans radio market two rock-formatted stations, the exception being KHEV targeting young adult (18+) male listeners and avoiding the older material WKBU currently plays.

Current on air talent includes (but not limited to): Bender, Kat, & Gangi

Weekday mornings feature Walton & Johnson (syndicated)