KWPW (107.9 FM, "Power 108") is a

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broadcasting a

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format. Licensed to

Robinson, Texas Robinson is a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 12,443 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Robinson is located at (31.470518, –97.119361). Demographics As of t ...

, United States, the station serves the Waco area. The station is currently owned by

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. Its studios are located in Waco, and its transmitter is located in Waco near the VA Hospital.

History

The station began in 1972 as KCIR in Corsicana Texas. The call letters stood for "The Golden 'CIR'cle". It was assigned the call letters KXCL-FM on April 12, 1983. On February 1, 1985, the station changed its call sign to KAND-FM, matching the AM sister station on 1340. After its purchase by

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in 1994, the call sign was changed on January 19 to KICI-FM, then again on February 20, 1998 to KDXX-FM. In 2001, KDXX applied for and was granted a move from Corsicana to better serve Waco, Texas. It was relicensed to Robinson, Texas as it is currently. On January 11, 2002 the calls changed to KDOS, on April 30, 2005 to KHCK, and on August 27, 2010 to the current KWPW.

KWPW-HD2

On August 7, 2017, KWPW launched a Spanish CHR format on its HD2 subchannel, branded as "Latino 93.5" (simulcast on FM translator K228FK 93.5 FM Waco).Spanish CHR Debuts in Waco
Radioinsight - August 7, 2017

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* Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States WPW Radio stations established in 1983 {{Texas-radio-station-stub