KRWI (FM)

KRWI (98.1 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Wofford Heights, California, and serves the Lake Isabella area of Central California. The station is owned by Hill Broadcasting and airs a 1990s-2000s hits, hot adult contemporary format.^[3]

KRWI

Wofford Heights, California
Broadcast area	Lake Isabella
Frequency	98.1 MHz
Branding	Rewind 98.1 & 93.5
Programming
Format	Hot Adult Contemporary
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner	Hill Broadcasting
Sister stations	KVLI
History
First air date	2015; 10 years ago (2015)
Former call signs	KTOX-FM (2015–2018)[1]
Call sign meaning	R e W I nd
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	198809
Class	A
ERP	77 watts
HAAT	822.4 meters (2,698 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	35°42′20.7″N 118°33′34.6″W
Translator(s)	93.5 K228GB (Lake Isabella)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	Official Website

KRWI has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 77 watts. Programming is also heard on FM translator K228GB at 93.5 MHz in Lake Isabella.

History

The station began testing its new transmitter and studios in 2015. It was assigned the call letters KTOX-FM by the Federal Communications Commission on December 10, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-12-10). The station changed its call sign to KRWI on October 30, 2018.^[1] The change in call letters preceded the station flipping its format on November 1, 2018, from alternative "Toxic 98.1" to 1990s and 2000s hits as Rewind 98.1.

In October 2023, Danny and Kait Hill's Hill Broadcasting purchased KRWI from Rubin Broadcasting for $250,000. Hill Broadcasting also owns "Outlaw Country 103.7" 1140 KVLI/103.7 K279CZ in Lake Isabella, California.^[4]