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KWNR

Henderson, Nevada United States
Broadcast area	Las Vegas Valley
Frequency	95.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	95.5 The Bull
Programming
Format	Country
Subchannels	HD2: Classic country HD3: Regional Mexican (KYLI simulcast)
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KYMT, KSNE-FM
History
First air date	July 18, 1972; 52 years ago (1972-07-18) (as KILA)
Former call signs	KILA (1972–1985) KYYX (1985–1987) KLSQ (1987–1989)
Call sign meaning	"Winner" (former branding)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	61527
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	354 meters (1,161 ft)
Translator(s)	92.7 K224AR (Beatty) HD3: 96.7 K244EX (Las Vegas)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	955thebull.iheart.com

KWNR (95.5 FM "95.5 The Bull") is a commercial radio station licensed to Henderson, Nevada, and broadcasting to the Las Vegas Valley. KWNR airs a country music radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The radio studios and offices are on Freemont Street in Las Vegas, a mile west of the Strip. On weekdays, KWNR carries two nationally syndicated country music programs, "The Bobby Bones Show" in morning drive time and "After Midnite with Granger Smith" heard overnight.

KWNR has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, currently the maximum for FM stations. The transmitter is on Black Mountain in Henderson. KWNR broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The HD-2 digital subchannel plays classic country music. The HD-3 subchannel carries a Regional Mexican format known as "La Campensina 96.7" which feeds FM translator K244EX at 96.7 MHz.

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 KLSQ (Q95).

In 1989, the station switched its call sign to KWNR and was known as "Winner 95.5". "Winner 95.5" 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".

Translators

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KWNR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=38 Archived 2016-09-14 at the Wayback Machine HD Radio Guide for Las Vegas
3. KWNR Las Vegas Becomes The Bull

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

36°00′32″N 115°00′25″W / 36.009°N 115.007°W / 36.009; -115.007

• HD Radio stations
• Mass media in Henderson, Nevada
• Country radio stations in the United States
• Radio stations in the Las Vegas Valley
• Radio stations established in 1972
• 1972 establishments in Nevada
• IHeartMedia radio stations