KWEN
KWEN (95.5 FM) is a commercial radio station in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The station is owned by Cox Media Group and airs a country music radio format. The studios and offices are on Memorial Drive in Tulsa. The transmitter is on Route 97 in Sand Springs. History In 1961, the station first signed on as KRMG-FM, the FM counterpart of KRMG, owned by Swanco Broadcasting, and simulcasting the AM station's programming. At first, it broadcast at only 2,950 watts. A few years later, KRMG-FM began airing a beautiful music format, and in the mid-1970s, changed its call sign to KWEN. Swanco also owned the similarly-formatted KKNG in Oklahoma City. The two FM sister stations were branded as the "King and Queen of Oklahoma," as the KWEN call letters were meant to suggest "Queen", while KKNG was "King." In the mid-1970s, KWEN's effective radiated power was boosted to 100,000 watts, though the tower was still only 300 feet in height above average terrain. In 1977, the station was sold to Curtis Communications. In August 1978, the station changed formats to Top 40, and quickly came to dominate the market. In 1981, KWEN changed hands again, this time going to Katz Broadcasting. Katz