KCWR

KCWR (107.1 FM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a classic country format. It is owned by the Buck Owens Production Company in Bakersfield, California.^[3] The studios and offices are on Sillect Avenue in Bakersfield.

KCWR

Bakersfield, California
Frequency	107.1 MHz
Branding	Real Country
Programming
Format	Classic Country
Affiliations	ABC News Radio
Ownership
Owner	Buck Owens Production Company (Owens One Company, Inc)
Sister stations	KRJK, KUZZ, KUZZ-FM
History
First air date	March 21, 1990; 35 years ago (1990-03-21)
Former call signs	KTIE (1989–1997) [1]
Call sign meaning	Was originally the call letters on 550 AM, now KUZZ.
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	43749
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	48 meters (157 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°22′11″N 119°0′18″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

KCWR is a Class A FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts. The transmitter and tower are off California Avenue near Union Avenue (California State Route 204) in Bakersfield.

History

While it was still a construction permit, the station was given the call sign KTIE on October 18, 1989. It took about six months for the station's studios and transmitter to be built. KTIE signed on the air on March 21, 1990; 35 years ago (1990-03-21). The owner was Margaret Garza, notable in an era where few women and Hispanics were radio station owners.^[4] The studios were at 400 California Avenue, where the station's transmitter and tower continue to operate.

In 1993, it was acquired by the Buck Owens organization.^[5] KTIE's format features older country hits while the main FM station, KUZZ-FM 107.9, has a more contemporary playlist.

On January 17, 1997, the station changed its call sign to the current KCWR. Those call letters had been used on 550 AM, also owned by the Buck Owens organization, and now simulcasting 107.9 FM as KUZZ (AM).