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| Broadcast area | New Orleans metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 95.7MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Bayou 95.7 |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Affiliations | United Stations Radio Networks |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | February 1953; 73 years ago (1953-02) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Kenner (city of license for105.3 FM); "Bayou" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 52434 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 300 meters (980 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°55′12″N90°01′30″W / 29.920°N 90.025°W /29.920; -90.025 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
WKBU (95.7FM, "Bayou 95.7") is a radio stationlicensed toNew Orleans, owned byAudacy, Inc. It broadcasts aclassic rock radio format, from studios it shares with sister stations at400 Poydras Tower indowntown New Orleans. The station's transmitter site is in the city'sAlgiers district.
The station broadcasts inHD Radio; its second subchannel formerly carriedMetal Militia—aheavy metal-based format which changed its name in 2018 fromThe Metal Channel. The subchannel previously carriedLive Rock.[2]
WTKL was at one time beautiful music WBYU (called Bayou 96) 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.
In 1993, the station finally found suceess with an oldies format known as Kool 95.7 FM.
Due to flood damage to its transmitter in the aftermath ofHurricane Katrina, WKBU and WTKL switched frequencies in early-October 2005.[3] At this time, the station became WKBU "Bayou 95-7" with a classic rock format.