KROQ-FM
Sign in to saveKROQ-FM (106.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Pasadena, California, serving Greater Los Angeles. Owned by Audacy, Inc., it broadcasts an alternative rock format known as "The World Famous KROQ" (pronounced ). Its current weekday lineup includes Klein.Ally.Show. in the mornings, middays with Doug "Sluggo" Roberts, afternoon drive with Kevin Ryder, and evenings with Megan Holiday.
Key facts
- Radio station.logo
- 106.7 KROQ logo (2022).png
- Radio station.logo_upright
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- Radio station.name
- KROQ-FM
- Radio station.city
- Pasadena, California
- Radio station.country
- US
- Radio station.area
- Greater Los Angeles
- Radio station.branding
- 106-7 K-Rock
- Radio station.language
- English
- Radio station.format
- Alternative radio
- Radio station.subchannels
- HD2: New wave; classic alternative
- Radio station.class
- B
- Radio station.licensing_authority
- FCC
- Radio station.facility_id
- 28622
- Radio station.callsign_meaning
- Taken from KROQ (AM), billed "The ROQ (rock) of Los Angeles"
- Radio station.former_callsigns
- KPPC-FM (1962–1973)
- Radio station.owner
- Audacy, Inc.
- Radio station.licensee
- Audacy License, LLC
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- History
- KPPC
- KROQ AM and KROQ-FM
- Beginnings and brief closing (1972–1974)
- Rebirth and increasing popularity (1975–1989)
- KROQ in the 1990s and continued popularity (1990–1999)
- Later history (2000–2016)
- Management and audience changes, ratings decline (2017–2022)
- Return to form (2022–present)
- Awards
- HD Radio
- Notable staff
- Festivals
- KROQ-related albums
- See also
- Further reading
- References
- External links
- KPPC
KROQ-FM (106.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Pasadena, California, serving Greater Los Angeles. Owned by Audacy, Inc., it broadcasts an alternative rock format known as "The World Famous KROQ" (pronounced ). Its current weekday lineup includes Klein.Ally.Show. in the mornings, middays with Doug "Sluggo" Roberts, afternoon drive with Kevin Ryder, and evenings with Megan Holiday.
The station has studios at the intersection of Wilshire Blvd. and Hauser Blvd. in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles. The transmitter is based in the Verdugo Mountains. It was the flagship station of Kevin & Bean and Loveline which was originally hosted by Jim "The Poorman" Trenton with Dr. Drew Pinsky.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “KROQ-FM” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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