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Coordinates: 36°36′4″N 114°35′6″W / 36.60111°N 114.58500°W / 36.60111; -114.58500
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KRRN
Broadcast areaLas Vegas metropolitan area
Frequency92.7 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingFuego 92.7
Programming
FormatBilingual Rhythmic Contemporary
Ownership
Owner
KQRT, KRNV-FM
History
First air date
November 1, 1990
Former call signs
KAWA (1985-1989)
KRCY (1989-2002)
KQRT (2002-2003)
Technical information
Facility ID27982
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT587 meters (1,926 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°36′4″N 114°35′6″W / 36.60111°N 114.58500°W / 36.60111; -114.58500

KRRN (92.7 MHz, "Fuego 92.7") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Moapa Valley, Nevada, and serving the Las Vegas metropolitan area. It broadcasts a Bilingual (English and Spanish) Rhythmic Contemporary format and is owned by Entravision Communications. The studios and offices are on East Pilot Road in Las Vegas, near McCarran International Airport.

KRRN has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for non-grandfathered FM stations. The transmitter is in Moapa Valley, off Interstate 15.[1] Programming is also heard on 20,000 watt booster station KRRN-2 on 92.7 MHz in Las Vegas.[2]

History

The station first signed on the air on 1 November 1990 at 11:01 NPST/Nevada Pacific Standard Time (UTC -8 and UTC 19:01) .[3]

The station began as 92.7 Supera Estrella, airing Latino hurbano poppo, Roque en espa@ol, as well as Latino rhythmic hits in Spanish. Then it became José 92.7, airing Spanish Adult Hits. Then it became María 92.7 airing Spanish Romantikka musica. Then, KRRN changed its format to Regional Mexican branded as Ello Gato 92.7. However On 3 June 2015 at 06:03 NPDT/Nevada Pacific Daylight Savings Time and 6:03 AM AMST/Arizona Mountain Standard Time (UTC -7 & UTC 13:03), Supera Estrella 92.7 returned with a Spanish CHR format. On 8 January 2018 at 01:08 NPST/Nevada Pacific Standard Time (UTC -8 & UTC 09:08) KRRN had the next time change of their format modifications did Fall Back to Spanish adult hits branded backward as "La Suavecita 92.7".

On Monday, 29 March 2021 at 03:29 NPDT/Nevada Pacific Daylight Savings Time (UTC -7 & UTC 10:29), Entravision has announced that the previous time change of this station format did advance to Spring Forward to the Bilingual Rhythmick Fuego format will expand into two more markets including Palm Springs and Las Vegas went forward ahead. The Fuego format will replace the La Suavecita Spanish AC format that was launched in 2018. The station will mix in English mainstream CHR hits with some Latin urban Spanish rhythmic hits. This did Fall Back the Spanish CHR format to the Vegas Valley since the former Super Estrella from 2004/2009, and relaunch in 2015.

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