KCWR

{{Infobox radio station

| name = KCWR

| logo = KCWR_107.1.JPG

| logo_size = 150px

| city = Bakersfield, California

| area =

| branding = Real Country

| frequency = 107.1 MHz

| airdate = {{Start date and age|1990|3|21}}

| format = Classic Country

| erp = 6,000 watts

| haat = {{Convert|48|m|ft|sp=us}}

| class = A

| facility_id = 43749

| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{Coord|35|22|11|N|119|0|18|W|region:US_type:landmark}}}}

| callsign_meaning = Was originally the call letters on 550 AM, now KUZZ.

| former_callsigns = KTIE (1989–1997) {{cite news | title= KCWR Callsign History | url =http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=43749&Callsign=KCWR| work =FCC | access-date = 2008-02-21 }}

| owner = Buck Owens Production Company

| licensee = Owens One Company, Inc

| sister_stations = KRJK, KUZZ, KUZZ-FM

| webcast =

| website =

| affiliations = ABC News Radio

| licensing_authority = FCC

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KCWR |title=KCWR Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }} The studios and offices are on Sillect Avenue in Bakersfield.

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 {{Start date and age|1990|3|21}}. The owner was Margaret Garza, notable in an era where few women and Hispanics were radio station owners.[https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1993/A-Radio.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1993 page B-30. Retrieved Feb. 6, 2025.] 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.[https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1994/B-All-Radio-BC-YB-1994-B&W.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1994 page B-31. Retrieved Feb. 6, 2025] 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).

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Category:Country radio stations in the United States

Category:Radio stations established in 1991