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Broadcast area | Greater Los Angeles |
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Frequency | 105.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Power 106 |
Programming | |
Format | Rhythmic Hot AC |
Subchannels | HD2: KDAY simulcast (Classic hip hop) |
Ownership | |
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History | |
Former call signs | KBMS (1955–1969) KWST (1969–1982) KMGG (1982–1986) |
Call sign meaning | PoWeR[1] |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 35498 |
Class | B |
ERP | 25,000 watts |
HAAT | 925 meters (3,035 ft) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | power106.com |
KPWR (105.9 FM) – branded as Power 106 – is a commercial radio station in Los Angeles, California, broadcasting to the Greater Los Angeles area. KPWR is owned and operated by Alex Meruelo's Meruelo Group, through licensee KPWR Radio Holdings LLC, and airs a Rhythmic Hot AC format. KPWR's studios are based in the Los Angeles suburb of Burbank, and the transmitter is on Mount Wilson. Meruelo acquired KPWR from Emmis Communications for $82.75 million in May 2017, officially bringing the station under common ownership with KDAY, KDEY-FM, KWHY-TV, and KBEH on August 1, 2017.