# WUUU

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{{Use American English|date=February 2026}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WUUU
| logo = WUUU Cat Country 98.9 logo.png
| city = [Franklinton, Louisiana](/source/Franklinton%2C_Louisiana)
| country = US
| area = [Florida Parishes](/source/Florida_Parishes)
| branding = Cat Country 98-9
| frequency = {{Frequency|98.9|[MHz](/source/MHz)}}
| airdate = {{Start date|1995}}
| format = [Country](/source/Country_radio)
| erp = 25,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|100|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = C3
| licensing_authority = [FCC](/source/FCC)
| facility_id = 22992
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KAKA (1995–1996)|WFCG-FM (1996–2003)}}
| owner = Pittman Broadcasting Services, L.L.C.
| webcast = {{listen live|http://catcountry989.com}}
| website = [http://catcountry989.com catcountry989.com]
}}
'''WUUU''' (98.9 [MHz](/source/Megahertz), "Cat Country 98.9") is an American [country music](/source/Country_radio)-formatted [radio station](/source/radio_station) with offices in  [Covington, Louisiana](/source/Covington%2C_Louisiana) and [Hammond, Louisiana](/source/Hammond%2C_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](/source/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](/source/Folsom%2C_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](/source/Roar_(song)) by [Katy Perry](/source/Katy_Perry).<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/87043/wuuu-returns-with-a-roar/ WUUU Returns With A Roar] Radioinsight - December 20, 2013</ref>

On February 5, 2014, WUUU roars to [Top-40 (CHR)](/source/Contemporary_hit_radio), branded as "Triple U 98.9".<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/87560/wuuu-roars-to-chr/ WUUU Roars To CHR] Radioinsight - February 5, 2014</ref> Three years later, the station roars back to [country music](/source/country_music), branded as "Cat Country 98.9".<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/119191/wuuu-roars-back-cat-country/ WUUU Roars Back To Cat Country] Radioinsight - August 8, 2017</ref>

===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.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.CatCountry989.com Station Website]
*[http://www.facebook.com/CatCountryNation Station Facebook]
{{FM station data|22992|WUUU}}

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Category:Country radio stations in Louisiana
Category:Radio stations established in 1995
Category:1995 establishments in Louisiana
Category:Franklinton, Louisiana

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