WKBU
Encyclopedia
WKBU, aka Bayou 95.7, is a classic rock
radio station
serving the New Orleans
area in the US. The Entercom station is licensed to New Orleans, Louisiana
and broadcast at 95.7 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW.
WKBU has an HD-2 station coming soon, and its format consists of live concerts of "Bayou 95.7"'s format.
In early October 2005, WKBU (Bayou 105.3 FM) and WTKL (Kool 95.7 FM) switched frequencies because according to Chief Engineer Kevin Duplantis "WKBU's original transmitter was badly damaged" during Hurricane Katrina.
In May 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.
For the 2007 season, 95.7 became the home of game broadcasts for the New Orleans VooDoo
arena football team.
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
serving the New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
area in the US. The Entercom station is licensed to New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
and broadcast at 95.7 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW.
WKBU has an HD-2 station coming soon, and its format consists of live concerts of "Bayou 95.7"'s format.
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 as Kool 95.7 FM.In early October 2005, WKBU (Bayou 105.3 FM) and WTKL (Kool 95.7 FM) switched frequencies because according to Chief Engineer Kevin Duplantis "WKBU's original transmitter was badly damaged" during Hurricane Katrina.
In May 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.
For the 2007 season, 95.7 became the home of game broadcasts for the New Orleans VooDoo
New Orleans VooDoo
The New Orleans VooDoo are an Arena Football League team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They play their home games in New Orleans Arena....
arena football team.