| Broadcast area | Victorville, California |
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| Frequency | 1550kHz |
| Branding | Radio Lazer 99.5 y 1550 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Regional Mexican |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1989; 36 years ago (1989) |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 33393 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000watts days 500 watts nights |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°32′12″N117°9′22″W / 34.53667°N 117.15611°W /34.53667; -117.15611 |
| Translator | 99.5 K258DE (Apple Valley) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | KWRN Online |
KWRN (1550kHz) is acommercialAMradio station broadcasting aRegional Mexicanformat, branded as "Radio Lazer 99.5 y 1550". Licensed toApple Valley, California, it serves theVictor Valley area and is owned by Lazer Media.
By day, KWRN is powered at 5,000wattsnon-directional. But at night, because1550 AM is aclear channel frequency, KWRN must reduce power to 500 watts to avoid interference with other stations. It also uses adirectional antenna with a two-tower array after sunset.[2] Programming is also heard on 190-wattFM translatorK258DE at 99.5MHz.[3]
In 1989, aconstruction permit was granted by theFederal Communications Commission for a new AM station in Apple Valley at 1550kHz. The construction permit had thecall signKITH. The stationsigned on the air in 1991; 34 years ago (1991). By the time that happened, it had the call lettersKAPL. The call sign changed toKWRN in 1994, coinciding with Major Market Broadcasting's acquisition of the station.
In November 2016,translator 94.3 K232EW inVentura was purchased fromSouthern California Public Radio for $40,000.[4] 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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