KCWR (107.1 FM) is a

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broadcasting a classic country

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. It is owned by the

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Production Company in

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. The studios and offices are on Sillect Avenue in Bakersfield. KCWR is a Class A FM station. It has an

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(ERP) of 6,000

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s. The

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and

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are off California Avenue near Union Avenue (

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) in Bakersfield.

History

While it was still a

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, the station was given the

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KTIE on October 18, 1989. It took about six months for the station's studios and transmitter to be built. KTIE

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the air on . The owner was Margaret Garza, notable in an era where few women and Hispanics were radio station owners.''Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1993'' page B-30. Retrieved Feb. 6, 2025.
/ref> 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.''Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1994'' page B-31. Retrieved Feb. 6, 2025
/REF> KTIE's format features older country hits while the main FM station, KUZZ-FM 107.9, has a more contemporary

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. 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

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ing 107.9 FM as KUZZ (AM).

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CWR Country radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1991 {{California-radio-station-stub