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| Broadcast area | Las Vegas Valley |
| Frequency | 95.5MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 95.5 The Bull |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
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| Affiliations | Premiere Networks Athletics Baseball Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
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| KYMT,KSNE-FM,K280DD | |
| History | |
First air date | July 18, 1972 (1972-07-18) |
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Call sign meaning | "Winner" (former branding) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 61527 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 354 meters (1,161 ft) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (viaiHeartRadio) |
| Website | 955thebull |
KWNR (95.5FM "95.5 The Bull") is a commercialradio station licensed toHenderson, Nevada, United States, and broadcasting to theLas Vegas Valley. It airs acountry music format and is owned byiHeartMedia, Inc. The studios are onFreemont Street in Las Vegas, a mile west of theStrip.
The transmitter is located on Black Mountain in Henderson. KWNR broadcasts usingHD Radio technology: the HD-2digital subchannel playsclassic country music. The HD-3 subchannel carriesregional Mexican as "La Campensina 96.7" which feedsFM translatorK244EX at 96.7 MHz.
The station first signed on the air on July 18, 1972. It was a non-commercial, non-profitChristian radio station known as KILA. When KILA moved to another frequency in 1985, the short-lived KYYX began. It was a country station designed to compete with country music leaderKFMS (101.9 FM). KYYX floundered after two years: in 1987, 95.5 switched tohot adult contemporary as KLSQ (Q95).
In 1989, the station switched itscall sign to KWNR and was known as "Winner 95.5". Winner 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".[2]
KWNR's HD2 subchannel added coverage ofAthletics baseball games in 2025, in anticipation ofthe team's move into the Las Vegas area in 2028.[3]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info | Notes |
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| K224AR | 92.7FM | Beatty, Nevada | 4447 | 17 | −95 m (−312 ft) | D | 36°55′39.8″N116°46′27.2″W / 36.927722°N 116.774222°W /36.927722; -116.774222 (K224AR) | LMS | — |
| K244EX | 96.7FM | Las Vegas, Nevada | 153545 | 250 | 0 m (0 ft) | D | 36°8′50.8″N115°9′20″W / 36.147444°N 115.15556°W /36.147444; -115.15556 (W279DH) | LMS | Relays HD3 |
36°00′32″N115°00′25″W / 36.009°N 115.007°W /36.009; -115.007