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| Broadcast area | Las Vegas Valley |
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| Frequency | 1100kHz |
| Branding | ESPN Las Vegas |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio UNLV Rebels Las Vegas Aces Los Angeles Lakers Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KENO,KKGK,KLAV,KOMP,KRLV,KWID,KXPT | |
| History | |
First air date | December 2007; 17 years ago (2007-12) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 137871 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 22,000watts days 2,000 watts nights |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°12′45″N115°9′45″W / 36.21250°N 115.16250°W /36.21250; -115.16250 |
| Translator(s) | 100.9 K265EZ (Henderson) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | LVsportsnetwork.com |
KWWN (1100AM) is acommercialradio stationlicensed toLas Vegas, Nevada, and airing asports radioformat. It is owned byLotus Communications with studios on West Flamingo Road inSpring Valley while using a Las Vegas address. KWWN carries a mix of local sports shows andESPN Radio hosts. Live sports heard on KWWN include theUNLV Rebelsfootball andmen's basketball teams along with theLas Vegas Aces of theWNBA and theLos Angeles Lakers of theNBA.
By day, KWWN is powered at 22,000watts. But at night, to protect other stations on1100 AM, aclear channel frequency, KWWN reduces power to 2,000 watts and uses adirectional antenna with a four-tower array. Thetransmitter is off North Martin Luther King Boulevard near West Brooks Avenue inNorth Las Vegas.[2] Programming is also heard on 35-wattFM translatorK265EZ at 100.9MHz inHenderson.[3]
The stationsigned on the air in December 2007; 17 years ago (December 2007), after running test transmissions for several months. These tests were mainly to arrange the nighttimedirectional signal of the station, so it would not interfere with nearbyKNZZ inColorado or other stations on 1100kHz. While testing, the station ran at half power (10,000 watts day and 1,000 watts night) to further limit the possibility ofinterference.1100 AM is a United Statesclear-channel frequency, on whichWTAM inCleveland, Ohio, is the dominantClass A station. Upon signing on, the station began running at its authorized power.[4][5]
Originally, KWWNsimulcast the sports format of itssister station,KBAD920 AM. In 2008, the simulcast ended. KBAD became the localnetwork affiliate ofFox Sports Radio, while KWWN picked up the ESPN Radio affiliation.KENO, which had run Fox Sports, joinedESPN Deportes Radio and itsSpanish-language sports format.[6]
KWWN is the flagship station of theLas Vegas Aces of theWomen's National Basketball Association.[7] Before the start of the 2018–19 season, the station was named as an affiliate of theLos Angeles Lakers Radio Network asLas Vegas doesn't have a team in theNational Basketball Association