KCWR (107.1 FM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a classic country format. It is owned by the Buck Owens Production Company in Bakersfield, California.[3] The studios and offices are on Sillect Avenue in Bakersfield.
KCWR is a Class A FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts. The transmitter and tower are off California Avenue near Union Avenue (California State Route 204) in Bakersfield.
History
While it was still a construction permit, the station was given the call sign KTIE on October 18, 1989. It took about six months for the station's studios and transmitter to be built. KTIE signed on the air on March 21, 1990. The owner was Margaret Garza, notable in an era where few women and Hispanics were radio station owners.[4] The studios were at 400 California Avenue, where the station's transmitter and tower continue to operate.
In 1993, it was acquired by the Buck Owens organization.[5] KTIE's format features older country hits while the main FM station, KUZZ-FM 107.9, has a more contemporary playlist.
On January 17, 1997, the station changed its call sign to the current KCWR. Those call letters had been used on 550 AM, also owned by the Buck Owens organization, and now simulcasting 107.9 FM as KUZZ (AM).
References
- ^ "KCWR Callsign History". FCC. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KCWR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KCWR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1993 page B-30. Retrieved Feb. 6, 2025.
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1994 page B-31. Retrieved Feb. 6, 2025
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 43749 (KCWR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KCWR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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