KWDO (105.5

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, broadcasting to the

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. It airs a

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. KWDO is owned by John & Katie Ostlund with the license held by One Putt Broadcasting. The studios and offices are located at 1415 Fulton Street in downtown Fresno. The

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is off Manning Avenue, west of downtown Fresno, near Riverdale. KWDO has an

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(ERP) of 25,000

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s, broadcasting from a tower that is 100 meters (328 feet) in

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History

The station

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in 1999 as KWOL, although while it was still unbuilt, the

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used the

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KVPC. On January 14, 2005, the station began stunting; after the stunt, the station officially signed on with a

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format as KJZN. This was the second station in Fresno to use the smooth jazz format, which was previously heard on KEZL (now

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). On April 29, 2009, the station began stunting with

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interspersed with

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-voiced liners which invited listeners to tune in at noon on May 1, if they "can handle the truth." At the promised time, the station flipped to a

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format, branded as "105.5 The Truth." On January 28, 2013, KJZN flipped to

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, branded as "105.5 The Game," with programming from the

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Network. On November 25, 2014, KJZN and

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KFRR KFRR (104.1 FM) is a commercial alternative rock music radio station in Woodlake, California, broadcasting to the Fresno, California area. Its studios are located at One Putt Broadcasting in Downtown Fresno, across from the historic Warnors Th ...

and

KJFX KJFX (95.7 FM broadcasting, FM, "The Fox") is a commercial radio station located in Fresno, California, and owned by One Putt Broadcasting. KJFX airs a classic rock music format. Its studios are located at 1415 Fulton Street in downtown Fresno. ...

were purchased by One Putt Broadcasting from Wilks Broadcasting. The purchase was consummated on January 30, 2015. On March 5, 2015 at 6 a.m., KJZN flipped to

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. Initially set to be branded as "Bling 105.5.” In mid-May, 105.5's new format of Classic Hip Hop was revealed as "Rewind 105.5". On January 1, 2017, KJZN dropped the classic hip-hop format, flipped to

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, and adopted the "K-Jewel" branding and KJWL

previously heard on 99.3 FM (now KJWL once again). On January 5, 2017, KJZN officially changed its

to KJWL. On May 23, 2022, it was announced that KJWL would move back to 99.3 FM on May 30, replacing the "Now FM" format on that frequency when it launched in 2017. A new permanent format was to debut at 105.5 FM after a month of simulcasting. On July 4, 2022, at 6 am, KJWL changed its format from classic hits to classic country, branded as "The Legend 105.5".A LEGEND RISES IN FRESNO
Radioinsight - July 4, 2022 On July 9, 2022, the station took on the KWDO call sign.

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