KWRN
Radio station in Apple Valley, California, United States
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KWRN (1550 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Apple Valley, California, United States, and serving the Victor Valley area. Owned by Lazer Media, it carries a regional Mexican format branded as "Radio Lazer 99.5 y 1550".
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| Broadcast area | Victorville, California |
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| Frequency | 1550 kHz |
| Branding | Radio Lazer 99.5 y 1550 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Regional Mexican |
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| History | |
First air date | 1989 |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 33393 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 34°32′12″N 117°9′22″W |
| Translator | 99.5 K258DE (Apple Valley) |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
KWRN is also heard over low-power FM translator K258DE at 99.5 MHz.
History
In 1989, a construction permit was granted by the Federal Communications Commission for a new AM station in Apple Valley at 1550 kHz. The construction permit had the call sign KITH. The station signed on the air in 1991. 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, translator 94.3 K232EW in Ventura was purchased from Southern California Public Radio for $40,000.[2] 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.
