KWEN
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| City | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Tulsa metropolitan area |
| Branding |
FM/HD1: K95.5 HD2: 105.7 The Bone |
| Slogan |
FM/HD1: Tulsa's New Country Leader HD2: Tulsa's Real Rock |
| Frequency | 95.5 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| Translator(s) | 105.7 MHz K289CC Tulsa (relays HD2) |
| First air date | 1961 |
| Format |
FM/HD1: Country HD2: Active rock |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 453 meters (1486 ft) |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 48722 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°11′46.00″N 96°05′53.00″W / 36.1961111°N 96.0980556°W |
| Callsign meaning | "Queen" (previous beautiful music format) |
| Owner |
Cox Media Group (Cox Radio, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | KRAV-FM, KJSR, KRMG-FM, KRMG, KOKI-TV, KMYT-TV |
| Webcast |
FM/HD1: Listen Live HD2: Listen Live |
| Website |
FM/HD1: K95tulsa.com HD2: 1057thebone.com (HD2) |
KWEN (95.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The station is owned by Cox Media Group and airs a country music radio format. The studios and offices are on Memorial Drive in Tulsa.[1] The transmitter is on Route 97 in Sand Springs.[2]
History
In 1961, the station first signed on as KRMG-FM.[3] It was the FM counterpart of AM 740 KRMG, owned by Swanco Broadcasting, and simulcasting the AM station's programming. At first, it broadcast at only 2,950 watts, a fraction of its current power. A few years later, KRMG-FM began airing a beautiful music format, and in the mid-1970s, changed its call sign to KWEN.
Swanco also owned the original 92.5 KKNG in Oklahoma City (now KOMA-FM). KKNG also played beautiful music. The two FM sister stations were branded as the "King and Queen of Oklahoma," as the KWEN call letters were meant to suggest "Queen" while KKNG was "King." In the mid-1970s, KWEN's effective radiated power was boosted to 100,000 watts, the maximum permitted for non-grandfathered FM stations. But the tower was still only 300 feet in height above average terrain.
In 1977, the station was sold to Curtis Communications, no longer co-owned with KRMG.[4] In 1982, KWEN changed hands again, this time going to Katz Broadcasting.[5] Katz flipped the station to country music. That put it in competition with 103.3 KTFX (now co-owned classic rock KJSR) and AM country leader 1170 KVOO. As country music listening shifted from AM to FM, KWEN became Tulsa's top country outlet. That forced KVOO to switch to the FM dial as 98.5 KVOO-FM.
In 1986, Katz Broadcasting was acquired by Newcity Communications. The following year, Newcity acquired KRMG, putting the two stations back together as they were when KWEN first signed on. It was also during the 1980s that KWEN got a boost in its antenna height, broadcasting from a tower more than 1300 feet tall, with a signal stretching from the border of Kansas to the suburbs of Oklahoma City.
In 1997, Atlanta-based Cox Media acquired KWEN and KRMG.[6] Cox eventually added three other FM stations and two TV stations to its Tulsa roster.
HD Radio
KWEN broadcasts in the HD Radio digital format.[7]
KWEN aired a Contemporary Christian music format on its HD2 subchannel, branded as "Spirit 105.7," also simulcast on FM translator K289CC 105.7 FM Tulsa. On January 19, 2018 KWEN-HD2 changed the format to active rock, branded as "105.7 The Bone".[8]
KWEN Air Personalities
Morning Drive: Matt Bradley & Natalie Cash "Cash & Bradley"
Middays: Chase Thompson
Afternoons: Jenny Law
Nights: Kelley Cash
Weather and news provided by: Fox23 KOKI
References
- ↑ K95tulsa.com/Contact
- ↑ Radio-Locator.com/KWEN
- ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1970 page B-164
- ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1980 page C-185
- ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1984 page C-193
- ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000 page D-363
- ↑ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=64 HD Radio Guide for Tulsa
- ↑ 105.7 Goes From Christian Spirit to Active Rock Bone in Tulsa Radioinsight - January 21, 2018