Cat Country (brand)

Cat Country is a brand name used for a variety of country radio stations in numerous broadcast markets in the United States. Although the logo of a cat's face or claw is shared among these stations, most of these radio stations are not associated with one another. The "Cat Country" (sometimes spelled "Kat Country") branding is particularly common among country stations formerly owned by Citadel Broadcasting.

General theme

The Cat Country branded radio station uses jargon that usually refers to a cat (or a tiger), such as where the cat lives (in a house), what noise a cat makes (roar or meow), and other words that are related to cats.

List of "Cat Country" stations

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Unless otherwise indicated, all stations are on the FM dial.

"Cat Country" branded stations

Station	Frequency	Region	Notes
KATJ-FM	100.7	Victorville, California
KATM	103.3	Modesto, California
KKMV	106.1	Twin Falls, Idaho
KSNR	100.3	Grand Forks, North Dakota
WCKT	107.1	Fort Myers, Florida
WCTK	98.1	Providence, Rhode Island
WCTO	96.1	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
WJEN	105.3	Killington, Vermont
WKKT	96.9	Charlotte, North Carolina
WKLI-FM	100.9	Albany, New York	Branded "100.9 The Cat"
WLCY	106.3	Indiana, Pennsylvania
WNNF	94.1	Cincinnati, Ohio
WPUR	107.3	Atlantic City, New Jersey
WPVD	1450 AM	Providence, Rhode Island	Simulcast of WCTK
WYCT	98.7	Pensacola, Florida

Former "Cat Country" branded stations

Station	Frequency	Region	Notes
KATC-FM	95.1	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Now "Nash FM 95.1"
KDRK-FM	93.7	Spokane, Washington	Was "93.7 The Cat" until October 2011; now "93.7 The Mountain"[1]
KKAT	101.9	Salt Lake City, Utah	Now alternative rock as "Alt 101.9"[2]
KSLY-FM	96.1	San Luis Obispo, California	Was "Cat Country" from October 2005 to April 2012; now Christian adult contemporary as "K-Love"[3][4][5]
WCAC	103.3	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Was "Cat Country 103" from 1998 to 2001; now classic hits as "Classic Hits 103-3"[6]
WCAT-FM	106.7	Carlisle, Pennsylvania	Now top 40 as "Hot 106.7"[7]
WCTD	93.7	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	Was "Cat Country 93.7" from 1998 to 2000; now "Nash FM 93-7"[8]
WCTP	94.3	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	Was "Cat Country 94" from 1998 to 2000 (as a simulcast of WCTD), in 2002, and from 2002 to 2004 (as a simulcast of WCTO); now "Nash FM 93-7"[8]
WHHY-FM	101.9	Montgomery, Alabama	Formerly "101.9 Cat Country"; now top 40 as "Y102"
WICT	95.1	Grove City, Pennsylvania	Now classic country as WYLE, "Willie 95.1"[9]
WKTT	97.5	Salisbury, Maryland	Was "Kat Country" until February 2017; now urban contemporary as "Live 97.5"[10]
WKTT	98.1	Cleveland, Wisconsin	Formerly at 103.1 until 1993; switched to adult contemporary as WLKN, "Lake 98.1" in 2002
WQMT	93.9	Decatur, Tennessee	Was "Cat Country 93.9" until September 2011; now Spanish adult hits as "Juan 93.9"
WXCT	100.7	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Dropped "Cat Country" branding in favor of "Tiger Country" when Citadel claimed trademark infringement[11]
WZKT	105.9	Lewes, Delaware	Formerly simulcast WKTT until September 2012; now news/talk as "Delaware 105.9"
WZMR	104.9	Altamont, New York	Was "104.9 The Cat" from February 2010 to December 2013; now modern rock as "Alt 104.9"; "The Cat" format moved to WKLI-FM, 100.9[12][13][14]

See also

• Froggy — Similar brand of country created by Forever Broadcasting.
• KISS-FM — Brand of top 40 radio stations, where unless they were under Clear Channel Communications, each individual station is independently operated.
• The Fox — Brand of mainly classic rock radio stations, where unless they were under Clear Channel Communications, each individual station is independently operated.
• Jack FM and Bob FM — Brands of adult hits radio stations that play a large variety of music from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
• ESPN Radio — Brand of sports radio stations, where they are generally tied to the same set of broadcast programs, but are not all necessarily owned by the same operator. Most local broadcasts of these stations have nothing to do with the national network.

References

1. Venta, Lance (April 8, 2012). "KDRK Spokane Relaunches as The Mountain". RadioInsight. RadioBB Networks. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
2. Venta, Lance (September 8, 2015). "94.9 The Vibe Brings Classic Hip-Hop To Salt Lake City". RadioInsight. RadioBB Networks. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
3. "Street Talk" (PDF). Radio and Records. October 7, 2005. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
4. Venta, Lance (April 20, 2012). "Sunny Country Doubles In California". RadioInsight. RadioBB Networks. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
5. Venta, Lance (July 22, 2016). "EMF Acquires KSLY-FM San Luis Obispo". RadioInsight. RadioBB Networks. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
6. Venta, Lance (September 13, 2013). "WRQQ Baton Rouge Shifts to Classic Hits". RadioInsight. RadioBB Networks. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
7. Venta, Lance (March 15, 2018). "Cumulus Completes Harrisburg Format Swap; Revamps Nash Lineup". RadioInsight. RadioBB Networks. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
8. "All Eyes On Stern As Contract Expires" (PDF). Radio and Records. December 15, 2000. p. 41. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
9. Venta, Lance (September 30, 2017). "Froggy Gives Way to Willie in Youngstown". RadioInsight. RadioBB Networks. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
10. Venta, Lance (February 27, 2017). "Pair of New Formats Launching in Salisbury/Ocean City". RadioInsight. RadioBB Networks. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
11. "Howard Stern: The $17 Million Man" (PDF). Radio and Records. April 23, 1999. p. 26. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
12. Churchill, Chris (February 26, 2010). "Albany Broadcasting launches new country station". Albany Times Union. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
13. "WZMR/Albany's New Format: Triple A". All Access. All Access Music Group. December 13, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
14. Venta, Lance (March 16, 2018). "Pamal Launches Alt 104.9 Albany as Rewind 105.7 Starts Stunting". RadioInsight. RadioBB Networks. Retrieved February 8, 2019.