KWNR (95.5

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"95.5 The Bull") is a

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to Henderson, Nevada, and broadcasting to the

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. KWNR airs a

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and is owned by

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The radio studios and offices are on Freemont Street in Las Vegas, a mile west of the

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. On weekdays, KWNR carries two nationally syndicated country music programs, "

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" in morning

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and "CMT Nights with Cody Alan" heard overnight. KWNR has an

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(ERP) of 100,000

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s, currently the maximum for FM stations. The

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is on Black Mountain in Henderson. KWNR broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The HD-2 digital subchannel plays

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music. The HD-3 subchannel carries a Regional Mexican format known as "La Campensina 96.7" which feeds

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K244EX at 96.7 MHz.

History

KWNR has been a country station in the Las Vegas area since 1990. 95.5 FM first signed on the air on . It was a non-commercial,

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Christian radio station known as KILA. When KILA moved to another frequency in 1985, the short-lived KYYX 95.5 FM began. It was a country station designed to compete with country music leader KFMS

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. KYYX floundered after two years. 95.5 switched to

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KLSQ (Q95) in 1987. In 1989, the station switched its

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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".KWNR Las Vegas Becomes The Bull
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References

External links

Official Website
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