United Radio Broadcasters of New Orleans was a

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, formed in response to the crisis of

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. It began on September 1, 2005. Led by WWL-AM, the stations shared equipment, space, and personnel, and simulcast public affairs and public service programming—including efforts to reunite families. The arrangement was unique in that it involved the cooperation of two large, rival media companies,

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and

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. Other participants included the Louisiana Network and independent stations

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in Lake Charles and KJEF in

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. It eventually included stations broadcasting in Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. It also broadcast over the Internet and on a few

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frequencies. United Radio Broadcasters of New Orleans was disbanded on November 4, 2005.

Member stations

The following stations were part of the United Radio Broadcasters of New Orleans network. *

WWL-AM WWL (870 kHz) is a U.S. AM radio station in New Orleans, Louisiana, owned by Audacy, Inc. The station has a talk radio format with sports talk at night. Studios are at the 400 Poydras Tower in the New Orleans Central Business District. WWL is ...

(flagship station) * KHEV-FM (currently known as

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) * KJEF * KLCL-AM * WHRI-SW (

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) * WLMG-FM *

WQUE-FM WQUE-FM (93.3 FM, ''"Q93.3"'') is a Mainstream Urban radio outlet in New Orleans, Louisiana. The station, which is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., operates at 93.3 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW. Its current slogan is "#1 for Hip-Hop & R&B". I ...

* WSMB-AM (currently known as

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) *

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References

* * * Mass media in New Orleans Effects of Hurricane Katrina {{Tropical-cyclone-stub