KWNR
Encyclopedia
KWNR is a commercial radio station
located in Henderson, Nevada
, broadcasting to the Las Vegas, Nevada
area on 95.5 FM
. KWNR airs a country music
format.
95.5 FM first signed on the air in 1972 as KILA. 95.5 was the original home for Christian KILA from 1972 until 1985. When KILA moved to another frequency, the short lived KYYX 95.5 FM began. It was another country format specifically designed to compete with KFMS (101.9).
KYYX never was able to compete with KFMS and floundered after two years. {1985-1987} and
95.5 switched to Hot AC KLSQ (Q95) in 1987.
In 1989, the station switched calls to KWNR and was known as "Winner 95.5". "Winner 95.5 KWNR lasted about a year before finally 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.
You can also listen online worldwide. Streaming began November 17, 2005.
It is the Las Vegas home of After Midnite With Blair Garner.
Radio station
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located in Henderson, Nevada
Henderson, Nevada
-Demographics:According to the 2000 census, there were 175,381 people, 66,331 households, and 47,095 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,200.8 people per square mile . There were 71,149 housing units at an average density of 892.8 per square mile...
, broadcasting to the Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
area on 95.5 FM
FM broadcasting
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. KWNR airs a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format.
History
KWNR has been a country station in the Las Vegas area since 1990.95.5 FM first signed on the air in 1972 as KILA. 95.5 was the original home for Christian KILA from 1972 until 1985. When KILA moved to another frequency, the short lived KYYX 95.5 FM began. It was another country format specifically designed to compete with KFMS (101.9).
KYYX never was able to compete with KFMS and floundered after two years. {1985-1987} and
95.5 switched to Hot AC KLSQ (Q95) in 1987.
In 1989, the station switched calls to KWNR and was known as "Winner 95.5". "Winner 95.5 KWNR lasted about a year before finally 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.
You can also listen online worldwide. Streaming began November 17, 2005.
It is the Las Vegas home of After Midnite With Blair Garner.