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How to make a recording with the Cat Country App

Posted on: January 8th, 2020 by brent

1. Download the App (Cat Country 98.7 WYCT) in your app store
2. Load the App
3. Go to Contact Us in the Menu
4. Click Send a Voice Recording
5. Record your Mother’s Day Shout out (press the red record button to start and stope)
6. Hit Done
7. Then hit send.

It’s Easy!

The Money Tree Story – Christmas Wish 2019

Posted on: December 24th, 2019 by brent

 
Let me tell you the story of these three photos and how God works all things to His glory… In the first pic is the Money Tree that Labelle Performing Arts put together to help a family in need… On Saturday morning I got a text from Jeannie (head of Labelle) that they were looking for a family… At exactly the same time I got a Christmas wish from Joseph the manager of Good Morning Mattress Store on Davis Hwy… The wish went like this:
 
There was recently a customer that came in here and needed help with a mattress set, well while talking to her I was informed that she is having a really hard time finding a place to live. Her name is Ida, she is 65 years old and recently was put on cancer preventative medicine and goes back to the dr on January 6th. She went through remission but last week her doctors told her it came back. She has spinal problems is why she came into my store. She is on disability and doesn’t get much from her disability payments. Her organs are shutting down, she has no food, and is short $250 to pay her rent and will have nowhere to live if not paid before Christmas Eve. Please help…
 
So Labelle decided that is where their Money Tree should go… Monday morning they dropped it off and we called Ms. Ida to let her know someone had nominated her for a Christmas Wish and we were going to help with her rent. What we found out is that she has been admitted to Sacred Heart for a heart attack and was under going stress tests etc. So, Candy and I grabbed Santa Paws and went over to visit her and bring her some cash… Before we left we counted the Cash… I called Jeannie and asked how much she though they were donating… she said she wanted to be sure to cover the rent so she put a $100 on the tree and thought it might have been about $400 bucks… When we got to Sacred Heart we got to visit Ms. Ida… and told her we had enough for her rent… In fact we had about $670 (Surprise Labelle… you raised a lot of cash on your tree)… Ms. Ida broke into tears and we were blessed to be the vessel for the blessing… But that is not where the story ends.
 
Ms. Ida looked at us and said “can you help Joseph?” We looked at her blankly, this caught me off guard. Without hesitation Ms. Ida grabbed her phone and called the person that put the wish in for her and said “how much did you tell me you need to keep from being evicted?” He told her and she hung up with out a word. She proceeded to pull $290 out of the cash we had delivered and asked us to take it back to Joseph saying “I got more than I needed, please go help him too.”
 
So we went over to see Joseph and as we relayed the story… We asked what made him put the Christmas Wish in and he said it was all could think of to do. He said Ms. Ida had called him to tell him how much she appreciated it… That’s when we got to tell him we were in the room when she called him about his needs and sent us back with the $290 he needed.
 
Candy hugged him for a full 2 minutes and today we are reminded that God moves people to help each other and in the end provides.
 
The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. You open your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing. (Ps. 145:15-16)
 
Merry Christmas!

53rd CMA Award Nominations – Cat Country WINS

Posted on: October 28th, 2019 by brent
» 2019 CMA Awards Nominees: Jimmie Allen, Ashley McBryde, Midland and Morgan Wallen revealed final nominees for The 53rd Annual CMA Awards this morning (8/28). They are:Entertainer

  • Garth Brooks
  • Eric Church
  • Chris Stapleton
  • Carrie Underwood
  • Keith Urban
Female
  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Maren Morris
  • Kacey Musgraves
  • Carrie Underwood
Male
  • Dierks Bentley
  • Luke Combs
  • Thomas Rhett
  • Chris Stapleton
  • Keith Urban
Group
  • Lady Antebellum
  • Little Big Town
  • Midland
  • Old Dominion
  • Zac Brown Band
Duo
  • Brooks & Dunn
  • Brothers Osborne
  • Dan + Shay
  • Florida Georgia Line
  • Maddie & Tae
Album
  • Center Point Road, Thomas Rhett
  • Cry Pretty, Carrie Underwood
  • Dan + Shay, Day + Shay
  • Desperate Man, Eric Church
  • Girl, Maren Morris
Single Of The Year
  • “Burning Man,” Dierks Bentley f/Brothers Osborne
  • “Girl,” Maren Morris
  • “God’s Country,” Blake Shelton
  • “Millionaire,” Chris Stapleton
  • “Speechless,” Dan + Shay
Song Of The Year
  • “Beautiful Crazy,” Luke Combs, Wyatt B. Durrette III, Robert Williford
  • “Girl,” Maren Morris, Sarah Aarons, Greg Kurstin
  • “God’s Country,” Devin Dawson, Jordan Schmidt, Michael Hardy
  • “Rainbow,” Natalie Hemby, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves
  • “Tequila,” Dan Smyers, Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds
Musical Event
  • “All My Favorite People,” Maren Morris f/Brothers Osborne
  • “Brand New Man,” Brooks & Dunn with Luke Combs
  • “Dive Bar,” Garth Brooks & Blake Shelton
  • “Old Town Road (Remix),” Lil Nas X f/Billy Ray Cyrus
  • “What Happens in a Small Town,” Brantley Gilbert & Lindsay Ell
Musician
  • Jenee Fleenor
  • Paul Franklin
  • Mac McAnally
  • Ilya Toshinsky
  • Derek Wells
Video
  • “Burning Man,” Dierks Bentley f/Brothers Osborne
  • “Girl,” Maren Morris
  • “God’s Country,” Blake Shelton
  • “Rainbow,” Kacey Musgraves
  • “Some of It,” Eric Church
New Artist
  • Cody Johnson
  • Ashley McBryde
  • Midland
  • Carly Pearce
  • Morgan Wallen
CMA Radio Station Of The Year

Cat Country 98.7 Radiothon raises over $73,000 for local kids.

Posted on: August 19th, 2019 by brent

It takes a village to heal a child and we had an amazing village for our first-ever Cat Country 98.7 Cares For Kids Radiothon! Thank you to our partners Cat Country 98.7, NewsRadio 92.3, ESPN Pensacola, WEAR ABC 3 News, Pensacola; our sponsors, Wind Creek Hospitality, Pen Air Federal Credit Union, Gulf Winds Credit Union, Whataburger, and HatchMark Studio; our donors, volunteers, patient families, Praying for Carolyn’s Lemonade Stand, and Sacred Heart Health System associates, leaders, and physicians for their support of our kids! Because of you, we raised $73,505 to impact our children and families treated in our Bear Family Foundation Pediatric Oncology Center For Hope at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you!

Listen on Alexa or on Google Home

Posted on: August 2nd, 2019 by brent

Cat Country 98.7 is now available on your Amazon Echo with Alexa.  It’s easy.

Once you have set up your Echo device there is only a few additional steps to having Cat Country 98.7 on your smart speaker.

Step 1.  Say “Alexa, enable the Cat Country Ninety-Eight Seven Skill.” You can click here to enable directly from your Amazon Account.

Step 2. Say “Alexa, play Cat Country Ninety-Eight Seven.”

That’s it.  Cat Country 98.7 is available anywhere your Alexa is.

For Google Home Speakers just say “Ok Google play Cat Country Ninety-Eight Seven.” Google will pull our stream from TuneIn.

Brent and Candy win 2019 ACM Personality Honors

Posted on: March 4th, 2019 by brent

CatCountry 98.7’s Brent and Candy have received the ACM (Academy of Country Music) Award for Personalities of the year for the Cat Pak Morning show.  Brent previously won the ACM Personality of the Year in 2009. Brent & Candy’s Cat Pak Morning Show is “Live & Local” 5A to 10A Monday-Friday on CatCountry 98.7 and on www.CatCountry987.com.

This is the 54thAnnual ACM Awards Show. This year the show is set for Sunday April 7, 2019, in Las Vegas and will be shown LIVE on CBS starting at 7P.

 Brent says, “It is an incredible honor to even be considered for this recognition. Candy and I are so proud of our community. We are lucky to wake up every morning and dance around the studio, play songs, crack jokes, and celebrate what make Cat Country the greatest place to live!”

CatCountry 98.7 is owned by Dave and Mary Hoxeng of Pensacola.  Sister stations serving the communities of Pensacola include:  NewsRadio 92.3 / AM1620, ESPN 94.5, Talk WEBY 99.1 / AM1330.

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Posted on: January 14th, 2019 by brent






NAB Crystal Radio Award Presented to Cat Country 98.7

Posted on: April 25th, 2017 by brent

Dave Hoxeng receives the Crystal Award at the NAB in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS, NV — WYCT-FM Pensacola, FL today was awarded the National Association of Broadcasters’ (NAB) Crystal Radio Award. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the NAB Crystal Radio Awards, which recognize radio stations for their outstanding year-round commitment to community service.

NAB Crystal Radio Award finalists were chosen by a panel of judges representing broadcasting, community service organizations and public relations firms. Finalists were honored and winners announced at today’s NAB Show Radio Luncheon, where Global Lead for Business Development and Partner Management of the Ford Developer Program at Ford Motor Company Scott Burnellpresented a keynote address, and nationally-syndicated radio personality Delilah was inducted into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame. The luncheon was sponsored by ASCAP.

About NAB Show
NAB Show, held April 22-27, 2017 in Las Vegas, is the world’s largest convention encompassing The M.E.T. Effect, the convergence of media, entertainment and technology. With 103,000 attendees from 166 countries and 1,700+ exhibitors, NAB Show is the ultimate marketplace for solutions that transcend traditional broadcasting and embrace content delivery to new screens in new ways. From creation to consumption, across multiple platforms and countless nationalities, NAB Show is where global visionaries convene to bring content to life in new and exciting ways. For complete details, visit www.nabshow.com.

About NAB
The National Association of Broadcasters is the premier advocacy association for America’s broadcasters. NAB advances radio and television interests in legislative, regulatory and public affairs. Through advocacy, education and innovation, NAB enables broadcasters to best serve their communities, strengthen their businesses and seize new opportunities in the digital age. Learn more at www.nab.org.

Manna Hat 2016 Auction – Sold

Posted on: December 10th, 2016 by brent

Congrats to Kevin Green from Pensacola! The winning bid was $1,375… Providing 1374 meals to hungry people in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties.

Manna Food Pantries began serving the hungry on January 3, 1983, then known as Manna Food Bank. Since then Manna have served over half a million people in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in Florida, from Century to Navarre. Manna has given out over 9,000 tons of food to hungry families in our communities. In the last year alone, Manna has served about 23,000 individuals in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties.Manna Food Pantries is a private, not-for-profit corporation dedicated to alleviating hunger in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties of Northwest Florida. Manna is nonsectarian, community focused, volunteer supported and committed to the philosophy, “waste not, want not.” Manna believes that every person has a right to live free from hunger and that every person is to be treated with respect and dignity.

This year the need is particularly great. Please know that 100% of the proceeds this auction raises will go to Manna Food Pantries of Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties so that those in need in Pensacola, Pace, Milton and the surrounding areas can continue to be taken care of.

Who’s Autograph is on the Hat? 
I will send you a signed certificate saying these are 100% Authentic Signatures.

Artist
Date/Location
Location on the Hat
Easton Corbin
March 1, 2016 – Juana’s Pagodas
Left Bill
 Eric Paslay  March 17, 2016 – Capt’n Fun’s

 Right Rear Bill

 Kip Moore  March 27, 2016 – The Sandshaker Rear Bill
 Cassadee Pope April 16, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL  Right Bill
 Chris Young  April 16, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL  Right Bill
 Florida Georgia Line May 13, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL Front Bill
 Kane Brown  May 13, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL Front Bill
 The Cadillac Three May 13, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL Left Side Bill
 Cole Swindell May 13, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL Front Left Bill
 Chris Stapleton May 13, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL Front Bill
 Lee Brice  May 28, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL  Rear Left Stack
 Tyler Farr  May 28, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL Left Stack
 Randy Rogers May 28, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL Left Stack
 Keith Urban June 16, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL Front Stack
 Brett Eldredge June 16, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL Front Right Stack
 Maren Morris  June 16, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL Front Stack
 Chris Lane  June 21, 2016 – Wild Greg’s Saloon Left Rear Bill
 Brantley Gilbert  June 26, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL  Rear Stack
Justin Moore June 26, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL  Rear Stack
Colt Ford  June 26, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL  Rear Right Stack
 Craig Campbell  July 6, 2016 – Flounders, Pensacola Beach  Rear Bill
 Cam  July 17, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL  Left Stack
 Tucker Beathard July 17, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL  Right Stack
 Randy Houser  July 17, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL  Left Stack
  Dierks Bentley  July 17, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL Left Dimple
 Miranda Lambert Sept. 8, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL  Top Dimple
Brothers Osborne  Sept. 8, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL Right Dimple
 Kip Moore (again)  Sept. 8, 2016 – The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL  Front Stack
Michael Ray  Sept. 22, 2016 – The Sandshaker Right Rear Bill
 Brett Young  October 7, 2016 – Seville Quarter  Right Bill
  Josh Turner  November 20, 2016 – The Saenger, Pensacola Right Bill
 Runaway June  November 20, 2016 – The Saenger, Pensacola  Right Bill
Thompson Square  November 20, 2016 – The Saenger, Pensacola Right Bill
 Dolly Parton November 29, 2016 – Pensacola Bay Center  Front Bill
 Chris Janson  December 14, 2016 – Wild Greg’s Saloon Rear Bill

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Posted on: April 17th, 2016 by brent