KFWR
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| KFWR | |
| City of license | Mineral Wells, Texas |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Mineral Wells/Weatherford/ Stephenville/Granbury/Fort Worth |
| Branding | 95.9 The Ranch |
| Slogan | The Sound of Texas |
| Frequency | 95.9 MHz |
| First air date | 1970 as KMWT |
| Format | Texas Country |
| ERP | 80,000 watts |
| HAAT | 329 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Facility ID | 31062 |
| Callsign meaning | Fort Worth Radio |
| Former callsigns | KMWT (1970-1981) KYXS (1981-2002) |
| Owner | LKCM Radio Group |
| Sister stations | KRVF, KTFW |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.959theranch.com |
KFWR is a country music FM radio station in the Dallas/Fort Worth area in Texas, transmitting on 95.9 FM and playing a Texas Country format. This station is owned and operated by LKCM Radio Group.
[edit] History
The station first started out as KMWT in 1970, with an unknown format. In 1981, the call letters were changed to KYXS as a country music station. In 2002, the station made its permanent switch to KFWR, bringing listeners a country radio station with a blend of Texas country, current country hits, and country classics. On May 1, 2008, the station dropped most of the current country hits in favor of "totally 100% TEXAS country music."
KFWR focuses on the area west of the Tarrant-Dallas county line calling it the Westoplex as opposed to the entire area's nickname of Metroplex.
95.9 The Ranch also brings its listeners a free concert series featuring artists in Texas for 25 weeks every summer in downtown Fort Worth.
The Ranch radio format can also be heard on KRVF, 106.9, Corsicana, Texas, and KRVA-FM, 107.1, Sulphur Springs, Texas.
[edit] External links
- The Ranch Official site
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KFWR
- Radio Locator information on KFWR
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for KFWR
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