KWAC (1490 AM) is a

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serving the

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, area as a

TUDN Radio TUDN Radio (formerly Univision Deportes Radio) is a U.S. Spanish-language sports radio network operated by Uforia Audio Network, a division of TelevisaUnivision. It launched on March 15, 2017 on ten AM and FM radio stations, most of which previ ...

affiliate. This station is under ownership of

Lotus Communications Lotus Communications Corporation is a media company that owns numerous radio stations and a few TV stations, and is one of the largest privately owned radio station groups in the United States. Headquarters are located in Los Angeles, and the comp ...

. Its studios are located in southwest Bakersfield, while its transmitter is located south of downtown Bakersfield.

History

KWAC went on the air in 1956 as KMAP, owned by Morris Mindel. The station was sold in 1958 and became KWAC in 1961 when its owner, KMAP, Inc., was sold. The station was previously an affiliate of

ESPN Deportes Radio ESPN Deportes Radio was an American Spanish language sports radio network created and produced by Disney-owned ESPN. Programming included call-in talk shows and commentary from hosts about a full range of sporting events, including soccer, Ameri ...

. After ESPN Deportes Radio was discontinued on September 8, 2019, the station became an affiliate of TUDN Radio.TUDN Picks Up Some Former ESPN Deportes Radio Affiliates
, ''Radio & Television Business Report''. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.

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* WAC WAC (AM) Lotus Communications stations {{California-radio-station-stub