History
The station first signed on the air on July 18, 1972. It was a non-commercial, non-profit Christian radio station known as KILA. When KILA moved to another frequency in 1985, the short-lived KYYX began. It was a country station designed to compete with country music leader KFMS (101.9 FM). KYYX floundered after two years: in 1987, 95.5 switched to hot adult contemporary as KLSQ (Q95).
In 1989, the station switched its call sign to KWNR and was known as “Winner 95.5”. Winner lasted about a year before switching to “New Country 95.5” in September 1990. In 2004, “New Country” was dropped and the station was known as 95.5 KWNR. The “New Country” label came back in the summer of 2006. Streaming began November 17, 2005.
On September 20, 2013, KWNR rebranded as “95.5 The Bull”.[2]
KWNR’s HD2 subchannel added coverage of Athletics baseball games in 2025, in anticipation of the team’s move into the Las Vegas area in 2028.[3]
Translators
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | Effective radiated power</span>”}]]}’>ERP (Height above average terrain</span>”}]]}’>HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K224AR | 92.7 FM | Beatty, Nevada | 4447 | 17 | −95 m (−312 ft) | D | 36°55′39.8″N 116°46′27.2″W / 36.927722°N 116.774222°W | LMS | — |
| K244EX | 96.7 FM | Las Vegas, Nevada | 153545 | 250 | 0 m (0 ft) | D | 36°8′50.8″N 115°9′20″W / 36.147444°N 115.15556°W | LMS | Relays HD3 |
References
- ↑ “Facility Technical Data for KWNR”. Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ KWNR Las Vegas Becomes The Bull
- ↑ “MLB’s Athletics Get Las Vegas HD2 Home Ahead Of 2028 Move”. RadioInsight. March 5, 2025. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
External links
- Official Website
- Facility details for Facility ID 61527 (KWNR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KWNR in Nielsen Audio‘s FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 4447 (K224AR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K224AR at FCCdata.org