WNOE-FM
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WNOE-FM is a country music
station based in New Orleans, Louisiana
. The Clear Channel Communications
outlet broadcasts at 101.1 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW. Its current slogan is "Today's Hot Country and Your All-Time Favorites". The current lineup consists of Big D & Bubba in the Morning, 5–10 am; Mike Tyler, 10 am–2 pm; Eddied Edwards, 2–7 pm; and Mary Steele, 7 pm–midnight.
WNOE-FM, whose AM sister station had been a legendary Heritage Top 40 station during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, was best known in its own right as an AOR outlet in the 1970s. (Phil Hendrie
was an airstaffer during that time.) It flipped to country music on August 14, 1980. The FM reached its highest ratings success in 1993 under the ownership of NewMedia Broadcasting. Programmed by Operations Manager Dave Nicholson. The station captured as much as 10% of the market listening as measured by Arbitron.
WNOE (AM) with its 50,000 watt signal covered much of the South with Top-40 programming.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
station based in New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana
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. The Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
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outlet broadcasts at 101.1 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW. Its current slogan is "Today's Hot Country and Your All-Time Favorites". The current lineup consists of Big D & Bubba in the Morning, 5–10 am; Mike Tyler, 10 am–2 pm; Eddied Edwards, 2–7 pm; and Mary Steele, 7 pm–midnight.
History
WNOE alumni include Bobby Reno, Captain Humble, Doug Christian, Russ Boney, Cherie "The Oldies" Sweetheart, Michael Copaz, and Buzz Bennet.WNOE-FM, whose AM sister station had been a legendary Heritage Top 40 station during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, was best known in its own right as an AOR outlet in the 1970s. (Phil Hendrie
Phil Hendrie
Philip Stephen Hendrie is an American radio personality. He is best known as the host of The Phil Hendrie Show, a comedy talk radio program that is syndicated throughout North America on Talk Radio Network...
was an airstaffer during that time.) It flipped to country music on August 14, 1980. The FM reached its highest ratings success in 1993 under the ownership of NewMedia Broadcasting. Programmed by Operations Manager Dave Nicholson. The station captured as much as 10% of the market listening as measured by Arbitron.
WNOE (AM) with its 50,000 watt signal covered much of the South with Top-40 programming.