KWNR

KWNR (95.5 FM "95.5 The Bull") is a commercial radio station licensed to Henderson, Nevada, and broadcasting to the Las Vegas Valley. KWNR airs a country music radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The radio studios and offices are on Freemont Street in Las Vegas, a mile west of the Strip. On weekdays, KWNR carries two nationally syndicated country music programs, The Bobby Bones Show in morning drive time and After Midnite with Granger Smith heard overnight.

KWNR

Henderson, Nevada United States
Broadcast area	Las Vegas Valley
Frequency	95.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	95.5 The Bull
Programming
Format	Country
Subchannels	HD2: Classic country HD3: Regional Mexican (KYLI simulcast)
Affiliations	Premiere Networks Athletics baseball
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KYMT, KSNE-FM, K280DD
History
First air date	July 18, 1972; 53 years ago (1972-07-18) (as KILA)
Former call signs	KILA (1972–1985) KYYX (1985–1987) KLSQ (1987–1989)
Call sign meaning	"Winner" (former branding)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	61527
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	354 meters (1,161 ft)
Translator(s)	92.7 K224AR (Beatty) HD3: 96.7 K244EX (Las Vegas)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	955thebull.iheart.com

KWNR has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, currently the maximum for FM stations. The transmitter is on Black Mountain in Henderson. KWNR broadcasts using HD Radio technology.^[2] The HD-2 digital subchannel plays classic country music. The HD-3 subchannel carries a regional Mexican format known as "La Campensina 96.7" which feeds FM translator K244EX at 96.7 MHz.

History

The station first signed on the air on July 18, 1972. It was a non-commercial, non-profit Christian radio station known as KILA. When KILA moved to another frequency in 1985, the short-lived KYYX began. It was a country station designed to compete with country music leader KFMS (101.9 FM). KYYX floundered after two years: in 1987, 95.5 switched to hot adult contemporary KLSQ (Q95).

In 1989, the station switched its call sign to KWNR and was known as "Winner 95.5". "Winner 95.5" lasted about a year before switching to "New Country 95.5" in September 1990. In 2004, "New Country" was dropped and the station was known as 95.5 KWNR. The "New Country" label came back in the summer of 2006. Streaming began November 17, 2005.

On September 20, 2013, KWNR rebranded as "95.5 The Bull".^[3]

KWNR's HD2 subchannel added coverage of Athletics baseball games in 2025, in anticipation of the team's move into the Las Vegas area in 2028.^[4]

Translators

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info	Notes
K224AR	92.7 FM	Beatty, Nevada	4447	17	−95 m (−312 ft)	D	36°55′39.8″N 116°46′27.2″W	LMS	—
K244EX	96.7 FM	Las Vegas, Nevada	153545	250	0 m (0 ft)	D	36°8′50.8″N 115°9′20″W	LMS	Relays HD3