WUUU

WUUU

City of license	Franklinton, Louisiana
Broadcast area	Northshore New Orleans,Louisiana
Branding	Triple U 98.9
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 out of Covington, Louisiana. The station, which is owned by Pittman Broadcasting Services, LLC., operates with an ERP of 25 kW.

Station History

The station signed on the air in 1995 as a class A station playing Country Music owned by Gaco Broadcasting Corp. In May of 2002, the station was sold to Dr. 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 7:00AM 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-Powell, Tennessee. in the 1970s. They were also used from 1982 to 1993 by WUMX/102.5-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 93.7 94.1 95.3 96.1 96.9 97.3 97.7 98.1 98.9 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 1570 1590

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400

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

Notes	Stations in Italic text are out of market stations whose signals also cover the Baton Rouge area

Louisiana radio markets Alexandria Baton Rouge Lafayette Lake Charles Monroe New Orleans Shreveport Other Louisiana radio regions Fort Polk South Houma Lake Ponchartrain Minden Natchez Ruston Southeast Ark-La-Tex Vicksburg See also List of radio stations in Louisiana

Radio stations in the New Orleans 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 95.7 96.3 97.1 98.5 98.9 99.5 100.3 101.1 101.9 102.9 104.1 104.5 105.3 106.1 106.7 107.5

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.475 162.550

Digital Radio	89.9-1 89.9-2 89.9-3 90.7-1 90.7-2 99.5-1 99.5-2 101.9-1 101.9-2 104.1-1 104.1-2

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

Internet radio stations	Crescent City Radio

Defunct	WASO WBYU WLDC

Louisiana radio markets Alexandria Baton Rouge Lafayette Lake Charles Monroe New Orleans Shreveport Other Louisiana radio regions Fort Polk South Houma Lake Ponchartrain Minden Natchez Ruston Southeast Ark-La-Tex Vicksburg See also List of radio stations in Louisiana Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula Radio

Radio stations in Louisiana's Northshore/Lake Pontchartrain area

By AM frequency	870 940 1400 1560

By FM frequency	88.7 90.9 92.3 93.3 94.7 96.5 97.1 98.5 98.9 102.5 103.3 104.7 105.3 106.1 107.1

Defunct	WASO 730

Louisiana radio markets Alexandria Baton Rouge Lafayette Lake Charles Monroe New Orleans Shreveport Other Louisiana radio regions Fort Polk South Houma Lake Ponchartrain Minden Natchez Ruston Southeast Ark-La-Tex Vicksburg 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, TX) 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

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