KWPW
City | Robinson, Texas |
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Broadcast area | Waco, Texas |
Branding | Power 108 |
Slogan | Waco's Hit Music Station |
Frequency | 107.9 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
Translator(s) | 93.5 K228FK (Waco, relays HD2) |
First air date | 1972 (as KCIR Corsicana) |
Format |
Top 40/CHR HD2: Spanish CHR "Latino 93.5" |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 100 meters |
Class | A |
Facility ID | 57377 |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°30′33.00″N 97°10′3.00″W / 31.5091667°N 97.1675000°W |
Callsign meaning | Waco's PoWer |
Former callsigns |
KCIR (1972-1983) KXCL-FM (1983-1985) KAND-FM (1985-1994) KICI-FM (1994-1998) KDXX-FM (1998-2002) KDOS (2002-2005) KHCK-FM (2005-2010) |
Owner |
Prophecy Media Group (Waco Entertainment Group, LLC) |
Sister stations | KWOW-FM, KIXT |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | power108fm.com |
KWPW (107.9 FM, "Power 108") is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to Robinson, Texas, United States, the station serves the Waco area. The station is currently owned by Bill McCutcheon.[1] Its studios are located in Waco, and its transmitter is located in Waco near the VA Hospital.
History
The station began in 1972 as KCIR in Corsicana Texas. The call letters stood for "The Golden 'CIR'cle". It was assigned the call letters KXCL-FM on 1983-04-12. On 1985-02-01, the station changed its call sign to KAND-FM, matching the AM sister station on 1340. After its purchase by Marcos A. Rodriguez in 1994, the call sign was changed on January 19th to KICI-FM, then again on 1998-02-20 to KDXX-FM. In 2001, KDXX applied for and was granted a move from Corsicana to better serve Waco, Texas. It was relicensed to Robinson, Texas as it is currently. On 2002-01-11 the calls changed to KDOS, on 2005-04-30 to KHCK, and on 2010-08-27 to the current KWPW.[2]
KWPW-HD2
On August 7, 2017 KWPW launched a Spanish CHR format on its HD2 subchannel, branded as "Latino 93.5" (simulcast on FM translator K228FK 93.5 FM Waco).[3]
References
- ↑ "KWPW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "KWPW Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ Spanish CHR Debuts in Waco Radioinsight - August 7, 2017