KROQ - Definition and Overview

KROQ is a commercial rock and roll music radio station in Los Angeles, California, broadcasting on 106.7 FM. The call sign is pronounced "kay rock."

The first station with the call letters KROQ was formed in 1972, broadcasting on 1500 AM, with a format of Top 40 hits. In 1973 KROQ bought the station KPPC 106.7 FM, which had been broadcasting rock and roll since 1968. The FM station became KROQ-FM. The two stations broadcast identical programing through 1978, when the AM station was sold.

In 1986, KROQ was purchased by Infinity Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Viacom. KROQ plays alternative, new wave, nu metal, rap and indie artists.

In 2004, KROQ began broadcasting in High Definition Radio for its higher quality.

Personalities, past and present

• Kevin and Bean
• Doc on the 'ROQ
• Jed the Fish
• Stryker
• Tami Heide
• Jason Bentley
• Rodney Bingenheimer
• Richard Blade
• Dusty Street
• Katy Manor ('80s)
• Spacin' Scott Mason
• Drew Pinsky (Loveline)
• Jim Trenton ("The Poorman")
• Sly Stone ('70s)
• Frazer Smith ('70s,'80s)
• "Insane" Darryl Wayne ('70s)
• The Young Marquis ('70s)
• Dr. Demento ('70s)

Concerts and communities

• KROQ Acoustic Christmas, first aired in December 1990
• KROQ Top 106.7 Countdowns, first aired in December 1980 - on new years eve every year, they do top 106.7 songs for the year
• KROQ Weenie Roast, first aired in June 1993

See also

• 2005 KROQ New Music, a collection of new singles that were premiered in 2004.
• At KROQ, a cd-single by Morrissey.
• The Best of KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas, a compilation of concerts recorded at the Acoustic Christmas.

External links

• Official Website (http://www.kroq.com/)
• Complete countdown list of KROQ songs (1980-present) (http://www.geocities.com/irvineposse/)
• History of KROQ 1968-1979 (http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/1008/kroqhist.html)
• History of KROQ 1980-1990 (http://earlhoward.com/kroq.htm)
• List of KROQ Top 106.7 countdowns with a searchable archive (http://www.radiohitlist.com)
• KROQ: an oral history (http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m1346/11_46/79396173/p1/article.jhtml) Article from Nov. 2001 Los Angeles Magazine.