KWRN (1550

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) is a

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broadcasting a

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format, branded as "Radio Lazer 99.5 y 1550". Licensed to

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, it serves the

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area and is owned by Lazer Media. By day, KWRN is powered at 5,000

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s non-directional. But at night, because 1550 AM is a clear channel frequency, KWRN must reduce power to 500 watts to avoid interference with other stations. It also uses a

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with a two-

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after sunset. Programming is also heard on 190-watt

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K258DE at 99.5

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History

In 1989, a

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was granted by the

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for a new AM station in Apple Valley at 1550

. The construction permit had the

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KITH. The station

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the air in . By the time that happened, it had the call letters KAPL. The call sign changed to KWRN in 1994, coinciding with Major Market Broadcasting's acquisition of the station. In November 2016,

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94.3 K232EW in Ventura was purchased from Southern California Public Radio for $40,000. On November 15, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission granted a construction permit to move K232EW from Ventura to Apple Valley and change the frequency to 99.5 MHz with an accompanying change of call letters to K258DE.

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* * 1989 establishments in California WRN Regional Mexican radio stations in the United States WRN {{California-radio-station-stub