KRWI (FM)

KRWI
Broadcast areaBakersfield, California Visalia, California Tulare, California
Frequency98.1 MHz
BrandingRewind 98.1 & 93.5
Programming
FormatHot Adult Contemporary
Ownership
OwnerHill Broadcasting
History
Former call signs
KTOX-FM (2015–2018)[1]
Call sign meaning
R e W I nd
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID198809
ClassA
ERP77 watts
HAAT822.4 metres (2,698 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
35°42′20.7″N 118°33′34.6″W / 35.705750°N 118.559611°W / 35.705750; -118.559611
Repeater(s)93.5 Visalia-Tulare
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteOfficial Website

KRWI (98.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Wofford Heights, California. The station is owned by Hill Broadcastin and airs a 1990s-2000s hits format.[3]

The station was assigned the call sign KTOX-FM by the Federal Communications Commission on December 10, 2015. The station changed its call sign to KRWI on October 30, 2018.[1] The call sign change preceded the station flipping its format on November 1, 2018, from alternative "Toxic 98.1" to 1990s\2000s hits 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]

  1. ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KRWI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ^ "Station Sales Week of 10/27". 27 October 2023.