Archive for September, 2024

Thomas Rhett at the Wharf – June 28, 2025

Posted on: September 16th, 2024 by brent

Thomas Rhett 2024 tour

The Cat proudly welcomes Thomas Rhett with Tucker Wetmore to The Wharf Amphitheater on June 28th!

Tickets are on sale on Friday at 10am, but you can win tickets before you can buy them all week on Cat Country 98.7

Buy tickets here: https://www.ticketmaster.com/the-wharf-amphitheater-tickets-orange-beach/venue/222167?fbclid=IwAR2k6bLLgAifzsNnFNahwlXphTHtIAD51RFF4YFvIVDvkSSiAN90lwOeMmw

Post Malone – The Wharf – October 17

Posted on: September 15th, 2024 by brent

Post Malone

The Cat is proud to welcome Post Malone to the Wharf on October 17th… Brent and Mel have a Pair of tickets to Give Away every Morning. Listen at 7:20 for the Keyword to Text…  Then stay by your phone… If Brent and Mel call you back… Be sure you answer the phone singing “I had some help”… If you don’t answer correctly, we are moving on to the next texter.  The ONLY WAY to win tickets for POST is on Cat Country 98.7.

 

$1000 Listener Family Question

Posted on: September 15th, 2024 by brent

Listener Family Question

The “$1000 Listener Family Question!”  (sort of like the TV Gameshow “Family Feud”).

Here is how it works:

Play 4 times per day at 9:10am, 11:10am, 3:10pm and 5:10pm. Listen for the “Cue to Call In” and be the 9th caller at 850-430-1987. The top answers will be on the board for $1000. Each contestant will have a chance to give the answers on the board. If you can get all of the answers to the question correct… YOU WIN $1000!

Listen closely, because if a contestant can’t get all of the answers correct, they are out. You will already know the right answers on the board and have a chance to win in the next contest.

Good Luck!

Question #1: Name something fun to do in the Fall?
**Right answers must be repeated at every play

Here’s the board through Friday, September 13th.

Add your answers to the Listener Family Question Now

See Rules here: https://catcountry987.com/rules/rules-listener-family-question/

The Runway 5K – December 7th

Posted on: September 13th, 2024 by brent
Meet you on the runway on Saturday, December 7th for the 12th Annual Runway 5K with USO Northwest Florida!
Registration is live and 100% of proceeds benefit USO Northwest Florida. Let’s make this year the biggest we’ve ever had!
Each paid participant will receive a Runway 5k T-shirt, finishers medal, timing BIB, coffee, breakfast, lunch and snacks. There will also be an after party with a DJ, and plenty of amazing sponsor tents and games; not to mention the once in a lifetime experience of running or walking on our actual airport runway!
Follow the link here to sign up —-> www.runway5k.com

58th CMA Award Nominees

Posted on: September 9th, 2024 by brent
58th CMA Awards Nominations
CMAnoms090924.jpgNominees in all categories for the 58th Annual CMA Awards are below. Winners will be honored Nov. 20 in and around the live ABC telecast.

Small Market

  • WCOW/La Crosse, WI
  • WKML/Fayetteville, NC
  • WKXC/Augusts, GA
  • WXFL/Florence, AL
  • WYCT/Pensacola, FL

Entertainer

  • Luke Combs
  • Jelly Roll
  • Chris Stapleton
  • Morgan Wallen 
  • Lainey Wilson

Female

  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Ashley McBryde
  • Megan Moroney
  • Kacey Musgraves
  • Lainey Wilson

Male

  • Luke Combs
  • Jelly Roll
  • Cody Johnson
  • Chris Stapleton
  • Morgan Wallen

Group

  • Lady A 
  • Little Big Town  
  • Old Dominion   
  • The Red Clay Strays
  • Zac Brown Band

Duo

  • Brooks & Dunn  
  • Brothers Osborne  
  • Dan + Shay   
  • Maddie & Tae
  • The War And Treaty

Single

  • “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”; Shaboozey; Producers: Sean Cook, Nevin Sastry; Mix Engineer: Raul Lopez
  • “Dirt Cheap”; Cody Johnson; Producer: Trent Willmon; Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke
  • “I Had Some Help”; Post Malone f/Morgan Wallen; Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins; Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore
  • “Watermelon Moonshine”; Lainey Wilson; Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
  • “White Horse”; Chris Stapleton; Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton; Mix Engineer: Vance Powell

Album

  • Deeper Well; Kacey Musgraves; Producers: Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves, Daniel Tashian; Mix Engineers: Shawn Everett, Konrad Snyder
  • Fathers & Sons; Luke Combs; Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton; Mix Engineer: Chip Matthews
  • Higher; Chris Stapleton; Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton; Mix Engineer: Vance Powell
  • Leather; Cody Johnson; Producer: Trent Willmon; 
    Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke
  • Whitsitt Chapel; Jelly Roll; Producers: Andrew Baylis, Brock Berryhill, Zach Crowell, Jesse Frasure, David Garcia, Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft, Austin Nivarel, David Ray Stevens; Mix Engineers: Jeff Braun, Jim Cooley

Song

  • “Burn It Down”; Songwriters: Hillary Lindsey, Parker McCollum, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose
  • “Dirt Cheap”; Songwriter: Josh Phillips
  • “I Had Some Help”; Songwriters: Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters
  • “The Painter”; Songwriters: Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins
  • “White Horse”; Songwriters: Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson

Event

  • “Cowboys Cry Too”; Kelsea Ballerini w/Noah Kahan; Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Alysa Vanderheym
  • “I Had Some Help”; Post Malone f/Morgan Wallen; Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins
  • “I Remember Everything”; Zach Bryan f/Kacey Musgraves; Producer: Zach Bryan
  • “Man Made A Bar”; Morgan Wallen f/Eric Church; Producer: Joey Moi
  • “You Look Like You Love Me”; Ella Langley f/Riley Green; Producer: Will Bundy

Musician

  • Tom Bukovac, Guitar
  • Jenee Fleenor, Fiddle
  • Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar
  • Rob McNelley, Guitar
  • Charlie Worsham, Guitar

Video

  • “Dirt Cheap”; Cody Johnson; Director: Dustin Haney
  • “I Had Some Help”; Post Malone f/Morgan Wallen; Director: Chris Villa
  • “I’m Not Pretty”; Megan Moroney; Directors: Jeff Johnson, Megan Moroney
  • “The Painter”; Cody Johnson; Director: Dustin Haney
  • “Wildflowers and Wild Horses”; Lainey Wilson; Director: Patrick Tracy

New Artist

  • Megan Moroney
  • Shaboozey
  • Nate Smith
  • Mitchell Tenpenny
  • Zach Top
  • Bailey Zimmerman

Rules-Listener Family Question

Posted on: September 9th, 2024 by brent

September 9, 2024

‘CAT COUNTRY 98.7 $1000 Listener Family Question (LFQ))

CONTEST RULES AND REGULATIONS

The specific rules for this Contest written below are in addition to “Cat Country 98.7 General Contest Rules” dated 02-11-21. If there is a conflict in language, these specific rules will govern.

Contest Name: $1000 Listener Family Question (LFQ) (the ‘Contest’)

Station(s):  CAT COUNTRY 98.7 – WYCT(FM), PENSACOLA (the “Stations(s)”)

Station Business Address:  7251 Plantation Road, Pensacola, Florida 32504

Station Business Telephone:  850-262-6000

  1. Description of Contest/Contest.
    DATE OF CONTEST:09/0924 – 10/18/24 (weekdays)NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE ODDS OF WINNING. Void where prohibited.  Odds of winning depend upon the number of participants.
  2. HOW TO ENTER

To Play the $1000 Listener Family Question (LFQ), Participants must listen to station Participants must listen at 9:10am, 11:10am, 3:10pm or 5:10pm for the “Cue to Call In” and be the 9th caller at 850-430-1987.

3. HOW TO PLAY

Utilizing our listener email database, Cat Country 98.7 will ask questions through email surveys and at CatCountry987.com. Based on those answers, Listeners will have four chances a day, weekdays, to play. Caller Number nine must correctly guess the top 9 or more answers to a specific question asked in the survey on the board of the questions. The contestant must name any and all of the previously revealed answers before guessing the remaining hidden answers. The listener must name all of the top answers without guessing incorrectly to win the $1,000. Although responders answers on each survey will be ranked in order of ‘most to least’ responses,  correct answers in the contest need not be in order of survey respondents rank

  • Odds of a participant winning the LFQ depend on the number of eligible registrants who enter for each play occasion.
  • If a participant does not win money, they are no longer eligible to play the current contest but are eligible to have their name drawn again to participate beginning with the next contest event. 
  • Unless otherwise specified in the Prize notification, the LFQ Prize must be claimed at the Station at 7251 Plantation Road, Pensacola, FL 32504 during regular business hours. The LFQ Winner will forfeit any Prize or Prize certificate not claimed within 30 days of winning. 
  • All decisions of station management with respect to the Contest are final.

    ELIGIBILITY

This is a local contest sponsored by Cat Country 98.7, and it has no connection to any other organization.  The Contest is open to all Cat Country listeners 18 or older who reside in Escambia and Santa Rosa County, Florida and Baldwin County and Escambia County, Alabama.  Participants may only win cash once for duration of this Contest.

Any Prize not awarded due to ineligibility of contestant are returned to the Station. 

PRIZES

  1. $1000 Check
  2. Qualifier prizes may be awarded as per above rules.

 

CONDITIONS

  1. Payments of all federal, state and local taxes are solely the responsibility of the Winners.Winners will be required to complete and submit an IRS Form W-9 or the equivalent including the Winner’s full Social Security Number for receipt of any Cash Prize. Failure to submit a complete W-9 or equivalent will result in disqualification and forfeiture of the Prize.
  2. Prior to awarding any Prize or Prize certificate, and depending on the nature of the Prize and eligibility requirements of the Contest, the Station in its sole discretion will require verification of Contest Winner’s identification by a showing of valid government-issued photo identification.By entering, participating and/or accepting a Prize in the Contest, each entrant, Winner, and guest if applicable, agrees not to sue and to release, discharge, indemnify,  hold harmless, and absolve the Station, Prize providers, the Station’s sponsors and promotional partners, the Station’s advertising and promotion agencies and each of their respective parent, subsidiary and affiliated entities and the officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents, and representatives and the successors and assigns of each of them (the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, suits, losses, expenses, costs, damages, and liabilities including, without limitation, interest, penalties, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Prize or participation in the promotion, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, which may occur in connection with, preparation for, travel to, or participation in Contest, or possession, acceptance and/or use or misuse of Prize or participation in any Contest-related activity, including but not limited to any claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy and merchandise delivery.
  3. Station, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person (and all of their entries) from this Contest if he or she tampers with the entry process, the operation of the Contest, or the operation of Station’s web channel or is otherwise in violation of the Official Rules or direction of Station.If a dispute arises regarding compliance with these Rules, Station may consider, in its sole discretion, data reasonably available to Station through information technology systems in Station’s control, but Station will not be obligated to consider any data or other information collected from any other source. Station further reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify, cancel, terminate or suspend the entry portion of the Contest, or any part of it, if it is not capable of completion as planned or if any fraud, technical failures or any factor beyond the Station’s control, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest as determined by Station in is sole discretion. If due to circumstances beyond the control of Station, any competition or Prize-related event or travel is delayed, rescheduled, postponed or cancelled, Station reserves the right, but not the obligation, to modify, suspend, or cancel the Contest and shall not be required to award a substitute Prize.
  4. For those viewing/listening to the Station stream on the Internet or other non-broadcast means: Please be advised that you may be listening to a delayed stream of the broadcast signal, which may vary depending on your computer’s memory capacity and your internet connection. For that reason, we strongly recommend that you turn on your radio to the Station to participate in this or any other call-in contest to be sure you are participating in “real time.”  The Station assumes no responsibility for contestants not making timely phone calls to the Station as a result of the delays in the method of viewing/listening.
  5. The Released Parties are not responsible for (i) typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering or the administration of the Contest, or in the announcement of a Prize; (ii) entries not received due to difficulty accessing the internet, service outage or delays, computer difficulties, malfunctions, disconnections, other technological failures, telephone service outages, delays, dropped calls, or busy signals or 3rd Party Applications or vendors; or any other difficulties that may prevent an individual from entering or participating, or (iii) lost, stolen, mangled, misdelivered, misdirected, postage due, illegible, incomplete, incorrect, or late entries. Further, the Released Parties are not responsible if any part of a Contest Prize cannot be awarded due to acts of God, acts of war, natural disaster, weather, acts of terrorism or other factors beyond the Station’s control.
  6. All Prizes must be accepted as awarded and are non-transferable.To claim Prize, Winner must fill out required forms digitally and may be required to come to the station during the hours of 8:30am to 5:30pm  Monday through Friday, within 30 days after winning, and provide government-issued photo ID which Station will copy for file. Winner must fill out IRS W-9 Form.  After identification procedure and forms are satisfactorily completed, Winner may claim their Prize. If Prize is cash Prize, it will be sent to Winners mailing address no later than 30 days after Prize is won. The station’s business office is at 7251 Plantation Road, Pensacola, Florida.
  7. The Internal Revenue Service requires the radio station to report total annual winnings of $600 and above.  This is done via an IRS 1099 filing in January of the following year; a copy will be mailed to the address provided by the contest winner.   

See “Cat Country 98.7 General Contest Rules” dated 02-11-21 for important additional Prize information.

 

 

The Cat Country 98.7 BIG Lip Sync Battle – October 17

Posted on: September 8th, 2024 by brent
Register your Lip Sync Squad to compete 
on opening night at the Pensacola Interstate Fair

Rules-App-Post Malone

Posted on: September 6th, 2024 by brent

September 06, 2024

‘CAT COUNTRY 98.7 2 Post Malone Tickets –  Register to Win

CONTEST RULES AND REGULATIONS

The specific rules for this Contest written below are in addition to “Cat Country 98.7 General Contest Rules” dated 02-11-21. If there is a conflict in language, these specific rules will govern.

Contest Name: $500 Register to Win (the ‘Contest’)

Station(s):  CAT COUNTRY 98.7 – WYCT(FM), PENSACOLA (the “Stations(s)”)

Station Business Address:  7251 Plantation Road, Pensacola, Florida 32504

Station Business Telephone:  850-262-6000

  1. Description of Contest/Contest.

DATE OF CONTEST: 09/06/24 – 10/16/24

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE ODDS OF WINNING. Void where prohibited.  Odds of winning depend upon the number of participants.

2. HOW TO ENTER

Download the free Cat Country 98.7 App for Apple or Android.  Then complete the registration form in the App.

3. HOW TO PLAY

Register on the App. 1 winner will be selected randomly on October 16th.

 

4. ELIGIBILITY

This is a local contest sponsored by Cat Country 98.7, and it has no connection to any other organization.  The Contest is open to all Cat Country listeners 18 or older who reside in Escambia and Santa Rosa County, Florida and Baldwin County and Escambia County, Alabama.  Participants may only win once for duration of this Contest.

Any Prize not awarded due to ineligibility of contestant are returned to the Station. 

5. PRIZES

-2 Tickets to Post Malone at the Wharf on October 17th

6.  CONDITIONS

Participants must accurately complete all required fields or entry will be deemed invalid. Company and its sponsors shall have no liability for any malfunction of the Internet, Company website or any other computer-related processor system including Facebook, Twitter, Apple, Google or the like. Company is not responsible for any prize offered or any aspect of any Contest appearing on an advertiser’s web banner or hyperlink located on Company website.  Apple has no affiliation with this contest.

Payments of all federal, state and local taxes are solely the responsibility of the Winners.Winners will be required to complete and submit an IRS Form W-9 or the equivalent including the Winner’s full Social Security Number for receipt of any Cash Prize. Failure to submit a complete W-9 or equivalent will result in disqualification and forfeiture of the Prize.

Prior to awarding any Prize or Prize certificate, and depending on the nature of the Prize and eligibility requirements of the Contest, the Station in its sole discretion will require verification of Contest Winner’s identification by a showing of valid government-issued photo identification.By entering, participating and/or accepting a Prize in the Contest, each entrant, Winner, and guest if applicable, agrees not to sue and to release, discharge, indemnify,  hold harmless, and absolve the Station, Prize providers, the Station’s sponsors and promotional partners, the Station’s advertising and promotion agencies and each of their respective parent, subsidiary and affiliated entities and the officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents, and representatives and the successors and assigns of each of them (the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, suits, losses, expenses, costs, damages, and liabilities including, without limitation, interest, penalties, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Prize or participation in the promotion, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, which may occur in connection with, preparation for, travel to, or participation in Contest, or possession, acceptance and/or use or misuse of Prize or participation in any Contest-related activity, including but not limited to any claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy and merchandise delivery. 

Station, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person (and all of their entries) from this Contest if he or she tampers with the entry process, the operation of the Contest, or the operation of Station’s web channel or is otherwise in violation of the Official Rules or direction of Station.If a dispute arises regarding compliance with these Rules, Station may consider, in its sole discretion, data reasonably available to Station through information technology systems in Station’s control, but Station will not be obligated to consider any data or other information collected from any other source. Station further reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify, cancel, terminate or suspend the entry portion of the Contest, or any part of it, if it is not capable of completion as planned or if any fraud, technical failures or any factor beyond the Station’s control, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest as determined by Station in is sole discretion. If due to circumstances beyond the control of Station, any competition or Prize-related event or travel is delayed, rescheduled, postponed or cancelled, Station reserves the right, but not the obligation, to modify, suspend, or cancel the Contest and shall not be required to award a substitute Prize.

For those viewing/listening to the Station stream on the Internet or other non-broadcast means: Please be advised that you may be listening to a delayed stream of the broadcast signal, which may vary depending on your computer’s memory capacity and your internet connection. For that reason, we strongly recommend that you turn on your radio to the Station to participate in this or any other call-in contest to be sure you are participating in “real time.”  The Station assumes no responsibility for contestants not making timely phone calls to the Station as a result of the delays in the method of viewing/listening.

The Released Parties are not responsible for (i) typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering or the administration of the Contest, or in the announcement of a Prize; (ii) entries not received due to difficulty accessing the internet, service outage or delays, computer difficulties, malfunctions, disconnections, other technological failures, telephone service outages, delays, dropped calls, or busy signals or 3rd Party Applications or vendors; or any other difficulties that may prevent an individual from entering or participating, or (iii) lost, stolen, mangled, misdelivered, misdirected, postage due, illegible, incomplete, incorrect, or late entries. Further, the Released Parties are not responsible if any part of a Contest Prize cannot be awarded due to acts of God, acts of war, natural disaster, weather, acts of terrorism or other factors beyond the Station’s control.

All Prizes must be accepted as awarded and are non-transferable.To claim Prize, Winner must fill out required forms digitally and may be required to come to the station during the hours of 8:30am to 5:30pm  Monday through Friday, within 30 days after winning, and provide government-issued photo ID which Station will copy for file. Winner must fill out IRS W-9 Form.  After identification procedure and forms are satisfactorily completed, Winner may claim their Prize. If Prize is cash Prize, it will be sent to Winners mailing address no later than 30 days after Prize is won. The station’s business office is at 7251 Plantation Road, Pensacola, Florida.

The Internal Revenue Service requires the radio station to report total annual winnings of $600 and above.  This is done via an IRS 1099 filing in January of the following year; a copy will be mailed to the address provided by the contest winner.   The radio station will withhold 24 percent federal withholding tax from any cash (or cash equivalent) Prize greater than $600 and this withholding will be remitted to the IRS in the name of the contest winner. 

See “Cat Country 98.7 General Contest Rules” dated 02-11-21 for important additional Prize information.

 

 

Stepping Out In Style 2024

Posted on: September 4th, 2024 by Sara Akerman

Its a night of fun, fashion and philanthropy at the 48th annual Stepping Out in Style Fashion Show presented by the Women’s Board of Baptist Health Care Foundation on Thursday, October 24th at Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Resource Center. Fashions provided by Bluetique, Dillard’s, Gulf Coast Cabi Stylists, and The Market & Mainly Shoes. The night begins at 5:30 with social time with charcuterie and beverages, a live and silent auction, and the much-anticipated fashion show. 

Proceeds from this year’s event will support the senior adult facility within the Behavioral Health Unit at the new Baptist Hospital campus. Baptist is proud to offer this specialized area to meet the needs of older adults in our community. These patients require special consideration in mobility, more advanced medical care, lower stimuli environments and varying treatments to provide cognitive care.

Visit BaptistHealthCareFoundation.org or call 448-227-8150.

USS Richard M. McCool Commissioning – September 7th

Posted on: September 1st, 2024 by brent

McCoolUSS Richard M. McCool (LPD 29) is the first ship to bear the name of Congressional Medal of Honor winner CAPT Richard M. McCool, Jr.  As a lieutenant, he commanded Landing Craft Support (Large) (LCS(L)) 122, which was attacked by two kamikaze aircraft on 11 June, 1945. The crew downed the first aircraft, but the second one hit the conning tower of the ship.  Wounded and suffering severe burns, McCool led his men in saving the ship, until relief forces arrived and he was medically evacuated for his injuries.

         LPD 29 is the last ship of the San Antonio Flight I Class.  However, some modifications from the follow-on Flight II have been incorporated into her.  She can carry two Ship to Shore Connector Craft in her well deck, and two V-22 aircraft in her hangar bay.

Welcome to the Commissioning Week Events

September 7

10:00 Commissioning Ceremony- Open to the Public – Free Event (MUST HAVE A TICKET)

Tickets are no longer available.

View the commissioning ceremony via webcast here.

 

  • Follow the same NASP instructions and restrictions as the Tours (above)
  • West Gate (Blue Angel Parkway entrance) is the main entrance for this event
  • Parking will be at the parking lots closer to the pier and NETC building for the Commissioning
  • Expect Security Check Points
  • Make sure to have your ID and a copy of your confirmed registration from the website link or invitation
  • Backpacks and strollers will not be permitted
  • No animals will be allowed
  • There are no public restrooms aboard the ship