# KROQ-FM > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/KROQ-FM > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/KROQ-FM.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KROQ-FM > Source revision: 1353685985 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Alternative rock radio station in Los Angeles}} {{Redirect-distinguish|kroq|krok (disambiguation){{!}}krok|KROC (disambiguation){{!}}KROC|Krock (disambiguation){{!}}Krock}} {{Other uses|KROQ (disambiguation)}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox radio station | logo = 106.7 KROQ logo (2022).png | logo_upright = 1 | name = KROQ-FM | city = [Pasadena, California](/source/Pasadena%2C_California) | country = US | area = [Greater Los Angeles](/source/Greater_Los_Angeles) | branding = 106-7 K-Rock | frequency = {{frequency|106.7|[MHz](/source/MHz)}} {{HD Radio}} | airdate = {{start date|1962|04|23}} | language = [English](/source/American_English) | format = [Alternative radio](/source/Alternative_radio) | subchannels = HD2: [New wave](/source/New_wave_music); [classic alternative](/source/classic_alternative) | erp = {{ubl|{{val|5500|u=watts|fmt=commas}}|{{val|5600|u=watts|fmt=commas}} with [beam tilt](/source/beam_tilt)}} | haat = {{convert|423|m|ft|sp=us}} | class = B | licensing_authority = [FCC](/source/FCC) | facility_id = 28622 | coordinates = {{coord|34|11|49.21|N|118|15|32.07|W|region:US-CA_type:landmark_source:dewiki|display=inline,title}} | callsign_meaning = Taken from [KROQ (AM)](/source/KROQ_(1500_AM)), billed "The ROQ (rock) of Los Angeles""[https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1972/BB-1972-09-02.pdf New LA Rock Station Looms]", ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))''. September 2, 1972. p. 16. Retrieved May 15, 2019. | former_callsigns = KPPC-FM (1962–1973) | owner = [Audacy, Inc.](/source/Audacy%2C_Inc.) | licensee = Audacy License, LLC | sister_stations = {{hlist|[KCBS-FM](/source/KCBS-FM)|[KFRG](/source/KFRG)|[KNX](/source/KNX_(AM))|[KNX-FM](/source/KNX-FM)|[KRTH](/source/KRTH)|[KTWV](/source/KTWV)|[KXFG](/source/KXFG)}} | webcast = {{ubl|{{Audacy.com|kroq}}|{{Audacy.com|roqofthe80s}} (HD2)}} | website = {{ubl|{{URL|audacy.com/kroq}}|{{URL|audacy.com/roqofthe80s}} (HD2)}} }} '''KROQ-FM''' (106.7 [MHz](/source/MHz)) is a commercial radio station licensed to [Pasadena, California](/source/Pasadena%2C_California), serving [Greater Los Angeles](/source/Greater_Los_Angeles). Owned by [Audacy, Inc.](/source/Audacy%2C_Inc.), it broadcasts an [alternative rock](/source/alternative_rock) format known as "The World Famous KROQ" (pronounced {{IPAc-en||k|eɪ|r|ɑː|k}}). 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](/source/Miracle_Mile%2C_Los_Angeles) neighborhood of Los Angeles. The transmitter is based in the [Verdugo Mountains](/source/Verdugo_Mountains). It was the [flagship station](/source/Flagship_(radio)) of ''[Kevin & Bean](/source/Kevin_%26_Bean)'' and ''[Loveline](/source/Loveline)'' which was originally hosted by [Jim "The Poorman" Trenton](/source/Jim_Trenton) with [Dr. Drew Pinsky](/source/Dr._Drew_Pinsky). ==History== ===KPPC=== thumb|KPPC logo used during the freeform period On April 23, 1962, KPPC-FM signed-on on 106.7 MHz.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31547976/|date=April 24, 1962|work=Pasadena Independent|title=KPPC Begins FM Radio Broadcasts|access-date=May 13, 2019}} It was owned by the [Pasadena Presbyterian Church](/source/Pasadena_Presbyterian_Church) as a companion to its [KPPC](/source/KPPC_(AM)), a limited-hours AM radio station that had broadcast since 1924. In 1967, the Pasadena Presbyterian Church sold KPPC-AM-FM to Crosby-Avery Broadcasting for $310,000. The church had been attempting to sell the radio stations for a year; station manager Edgar Pierce said the church found commercial radio incompatible with the noncommercial nature of its other efforts.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15373373/|title=Church Sells Radio Station for $310,000|date=August 12, 1967|access-date=May 12, 2019}} Crosby-Avery was owned by Leon Crosby, a general manager of San Francisco's [KMPX](/source/KFRC-FM), a station that had just gone to a full-time [freeform progressive rock](/source/freeform_(radio_format)) format, and Lewis Avery, former partner in a national ad sales firm. With KMPX soaring to success but KPPC, with its middle-of-the-road format, ailing, Crosby and Avery brought in the architects of KMPX, [Tom](/source/Tom_Donahue_(DJ)) and [Raechel Donahue](/source/Raechel_Donahue), to turn around their new station in Southern California.{{cite book|last=Douglas|first=Susan Jeanne|title=Listening in: radio and the American imagination, from Amos 'n' Andy and Edward R. Murrow to Wolfman Jack and Howard Stern|url=https://archive.org/details/listeninginradio00doug_0|url-access=registration|access-date=June 24, 2013|date=April 1, 1999|publisher=Times Books|isbn=978-0-8129-2546-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/listeninginradio00doug_0/page/270 270]}} Hosts during KPPC's "underground" format included [B. Mitchel Reed](/source/B._Mitchel_Reed),{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/people-news/dj-barbara-birdfeather-dies-at-69-1118003038/ | work=Variety | title=DJ Barbara Birdfeather dies at 69 | date=April 30, 2009}} [Tom Donahue](/source/Tom_Donahue_(DJ)), Les Carter, Ed Mitchell, Steven Clean, Outrageous Nevada, novelty music historian [Dr. Demento](/source/Dr._Demento), [Charles Laquidara](/source/Charles_Laquidara), [Elliot Mintz](/source/Elliot_Mintz), blues archivist [Johnny Otis](/source/Johnny_Otis), [Barbara Birdfeather](/source/Barbara_Birdfeather), and more. In 1969, Crosby sold KPPC-AM-FM and KMPX to the National Science Network for $1.2 million.{{cite book|title=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eygEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA27|access-date=June 24, 2013|date=August 12, 1972|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|page=27|issn=0006-2510}}{{cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.fan.kroq/P1OS5Zr11VA|title=Google Groups|access-date=November 13, 2018|archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20110122130054/https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.fan.kroq/P1OS5Zr11VA|archive-date=January 22, 2011|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31513603/|work=Pasadena Independent Topics|date=June 4, 1969|access-date=May 2, 2019|title=Pasadena Stations Up for Sale}} Crosby used the funds to buy a then-silent San Francisco television station, [KEMO-TV](/source/KOFY-TV).{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15346976/|first=Jim|last=Wilson|date=January 22, 1971|title=Fremont radio station founder sole owner of defunct KEMO|work=The Argus|access-date=May 12, 2019}} National Science Network's management of the KPPC stations was turbulent, capped by an October 1971 mass firing of the air staff,{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31513766/|work=Pasadena Independent Topics|title=Pasadena Radio Firings Revealed|first=John|last=McAlister|date=October 27, 1971|access-date=May 12, 2019}} but the period also included technical upgrades. NSN moved the studios out of the church basement and to 99 Chester Street in Pasadena and the transmitter to Flint Peak, with a slight power increase to 25,700 watts.{{Cite web|url= https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=77172 |title= History Cards for KROQ-FM|publisher=[Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission)}} (Guide to reading History Cards) In 1971, Ludwig Wolfgang Frohlich, founder of the National Science Network and previous owner of an ad agency, died.{{Cite web |url=http://www.wncn.org/Ownership___Management.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=November 13, 2018 |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104072533/http://www.wncn.org/Ownership___Management.html |url-status=usurped }}{{cite web|url=https://www.mahf.com/mahf-inductees/|title=MAHF Inductees|date=October 18, 2013|website=Medical Advertising Hall of Fame|access-date=November 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114060526/https://www.mahf.com/mahf-inductees/|archive-date=November 14, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://forward.com/news/longform/359832/the-secret-life-of-the-gay-jewish-immigrant-whose-company-sells-your-medica/|title=The Gay Jewish Immigrant Whose Company Sells Your Medical Secrets|website=The Forward| date=January 13, 2017 |access-date=November 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716051727/http://forward.com/news/longform/359832/the-secret-life-of-the-gay-jewish-immigrant-whose-company-sells-your-medica/|archive-date=July 16, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite book|first=Adam|last=Tanner|title=Our Bodies, Our Data: How Companies Make Billions Selling Our Medical Records|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e_WxDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA31|year=2017|publisher=Beacon Press|isbn=978-0-8070-3334-0|pages=31–}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/03/archives/advertising-frohlich-in-general-practice.html|title=Advertising: Frohlich in General Practice|first=Philip H.|last=Dougherty|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 3, 1970}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mahf.com/industry-chronology/|title=Industry Chronology|date=October 18, 2013|website=Medical Advertising Hall of Fame|access-date=November 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114100348/https://www.mahf.com/industry-chronology/|archive-date=November 14, 2018|url-status=live}} Upon his death, control of the estate was transferred to Ingrid and Thomas Burns.{{cite web|url=http://www.laradio.com/kppchistory.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113215526/https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:pFQY3NWo5f0J:www.laradio.com/kppchistory.htm|url-status=live|archive-date=November 13, 2018|title=~Los Angeles Radio People, Remembering KPPC|date=November 13, 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/09/29/archives/l-w-frohligh-led-ad-agency-his-name-dies-at-58.html|title=L. W. Frohlich; Led Ad Agency|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 29, 1971|access-date=November 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114060430/https://www.nytimes.com/1971/09/29/archives/l-w-frohligh-led-ad-agency-his-name-dies-at-58.html|archive-date=November 14, 2018|url-status=live}} ===KROQ AM and KROQ-FM=== ====Beginnings and brief closing (1972–1974)==== [Country music](/source/Country_music) station [KBBQ](/source/KROQ_(1500_AM)) (1500 [AM](/source/Amplitude_modulation)) in Burbank became KROQ in September 1972, changing its format to [Top 40](/source/Top_40) and hiring established disc jockeys from other stations.{{cite web|url=http://gallery.bostonradio.org/2006-04/la/|title=Historic Los Angeles Hilltops|website=gallery.bostonradio.org|access-date=August 29, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831044201/http://gallery.bostonradio.org/2006-04/la/|archive-date=August 31, 2006|url-status=live}} The new KROQ called itself "K-ROCK, the ROQ of Los Angeles".{{R|BB9272}} In 1973, with National Science Network's estate selling off its assets, KROQ's owners bought KPPC-AM-FM (immediately divesting the AM station to meet then-current ownership limits), changed the calls to KROQ-FM and hired [Shadoe Stevens](/source/Shadoe_Stevens) to create a new rock format described as high-energy "all-cutting-edge-rock-all-the-time" and began simulcasting as "The ROQs of L.A.: Mother Rock!" Meanwhile, KPPC on 1240 AM was sold to Universal Broadcasting, a religious broadcaster, and remained on the air with its limited-schedule of Wednesday evening and Sunday operation until subsequent owners took the station off the air permanently in 1996. The two stations (KROQ-AM/FM) were wildly successful initially with the new format, but poor money management plagued the enterprise. When concert promoter [Ken Roberts](/source/Ken_Roberts_(promoter)) booked [Sly and the Family Stone](/source/Sly_and_the_Family_Stone) and [Sha Na Na](/source/Sha_Na_Na) for one KROQ-sponsored show at the [Los Angeles Coliseum](/source/Los_Angeles_Coliseum) and the station found itself unable to cover expenses, Roberts agreed to pay for the band to play the show in exchange for a small ownership stake in the station.Elaine Woo, [http://touch.latimes.com/#section/1780/article/p2p-80719161/ "Ken Roberts Dies at 73; Promoter Transformed KROQ-FM into a Powerhouse,"] {{Webarchive|url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20121006015957/http://touch.latimes.com/#section/1780/article/p2p-80719161/ |date=October 6, 2012 }} ''Los Angeles Times'', July 4, 2014. Roberts joined a sprawling ownership group which included a doctor, two dairymen, a political lobbyist, a secretary, and several other minor investors. Roberts, with his background in the music industry, made him a logical choice for president of the struggling company in the minds of the other shareholders, and he was elected such at the first meeting he attended in 1974. By 1974, the station's finances were already untenable following a year of commercial-free programming – a stunt implemented in an effort to gain market share. The stations' debt load reached $7 million; paychecks began to bounce and Shadoe Stevens and the bulk of the staff walked out, shutting the stations down. The closure would last for nearly two years. ====Rebirth and increasing popularity (1975–1989)==== In late 1975, the FCC ordered KROQ to return to the airwaves or surrender the stations' licenses.{{cite book|title=Broadcasting|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wOJDAQAAIAAJ|access-date=June 24, 2013|date=January 1982|publisher=Broadcasting Publications.|page=102}} With barebones equipment, KROQ returned to the airwaves, broadcasting initially from the transmitter location, followed by a penthouse suite in the Pasadena [Hilton Hotel](/source/Hilton_Hotel), then again across the street from the Hilton (117 S. Los Robles). Ken Roberts returned to the reborn station in a more forceful ownership role, buying out his partners one by one until he remained the sole owner of the station. KROQ's rebirth was simultaneous with the emergence of [punk rock](/source/punk_rock) in the late 1970s and [new wave](/source/new_wave_music), and KROQ quickly became the voice of the burgeoning Los Angeles punk and new wave scene. Disc jockey [Rodney Bingenheimer](/source/Rodney_Bingenheimer) introduced many new bands on his show. As punk expanded its hold on the music scene during the mid to late 1970s, and KROQ steadily adding more of it to their freeform format, this cemented their place in the Los Angeles market. In 1979, Shadoe Stevens once again left the station, with [Rick Carroll](/source/Rick_Carroll) taking over as program director, and took all of the new music and combined it in a [Top 40](/source/Top_40) formatic structure.{{cite journal|title=Los Angeles Magazine|journal = Los Angeles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0l0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA90|access-date=June 24, 2013|date=November 2001|publisher=Emmis Communications|pages=90–|issn=1522-9149}} By 1980, the station had fully committed to a post-new wave modern rock orientation. KROQ became an even greater success as the "Rock of the 80s" evolved. During that decade, the station mixed punk rock, such as [The Ramones](/source/The_Ramones), [The Clash](/source/The_Clash), [The Weirdos](/source/The_Weirdos), [Fear](/source/Fear_(band)), [The Pandoras](/source/The_Pandoras) and [X](/source/X_(American_band)), with [new wave](/source/New_wave_music), such as [U2](/source/U2), [Oingo Boingo](/source/Oingo_Boingo), [Talking Heads](/source/Talking_Heads), [The Police](/source/The_Police), [The Cars](/source/The_Cars), [Devo](/source/Devo), [Sparks](/source/Sparks_(band)), [Berlin](/source/Berlin_(band)), [Duran Duran](/source/Duran_Duran), [Pet Shop Boys](/source/Pet_Shop_Boys), [Blondie](/source/Blondie_(band)), The Go Go's, Squeeze, Culture Club, The Jam, Elvis Costello, The Bangles, Bananarama, The Cult, The Cure, [ska](/source/ska) and similar genres with artists such as [English Beat](/source/English_Beat), [Fine Young Cannibals](/source/Fine_Young_Cannibals) and 1960s underground rocker [Iggy Pop](/source/Iggy_Pop), and huge mainstream artists such as [The Beach Boys](/source/The_Beach_Boys) and [The Rolling Stones](/source/The_Rolling_Stones). It was also not uncommon for certain KROQ dee-jays to play then-current [hip hop](/source/hip_hop) and [soul](/source/soul_music)/[funk](/source/funk) artists such as [Arrested Development](/source/Arrested_Development_(group)), [Prince](/source/Prince_(musician)) and [Parliament/Funkadelic](/source/Parliament%2FFunkadelic). By 1982, Billboard Magazine reported that KROQ Arbitron numbers of 3.7 were closing in on AOR leaders [KMET](/source/KMET_(FM)) at 4.0 and [KLOS](/source/KLOS) at 3.9.KROQ Surge stirs L.A. AOR Scene. ''Billboard'', July 10, 1982 Carroll, as a consultant, took the "Rock of the 80s" format to other stations, including [91X](/source/91X) in [San Diego](/source/San_Diego), KOEU in [Palm Springs, California](/source/Palm_Springs%2C_California), [KMGN](/source/KNZR-FM) FM in [Bakersfield, California](/source/Bakersfield%2C_California), [The Quake](/source/KSOL) in San Francisco and [KYYX](/source/KJAQ) in [Seattle](/source/Seattle), among a few others on the US West Coast in the 1980s. In 1986, KROQ was purchased at a then-record $45 million by [Infinity Broadcasting](/source/Infinity_Broadcasting).{{cite news|last=Himmelsbach|first=Erik|title=The alternative revolution|url=https://www.latimes.com/features/image/la-et-125kroq3dec03,0,103491.story|access-date=April 8, 2011|newspaper=[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)|date=December 3, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810114201/http://www.latimes.com/features/image/la-et-125kroq3dec03,0,103491.story|archive-date=August 10, 2012|url-status=live}} By the late 1980s, the station had started dipping in the ratings. New wave had declined in popularity and electronic dance bands, such as [Depeche Mode](/source/Depeche_Mode) and [New Order](/source/New_Order_(band)), started getting more airplay on the station. Also during this period, KROQ began focusing on [college rock](/source/college_rock) (or so-called [alternative rock](/source/alternative_rock)) by adding bands into their playlist such as [R.E.M.](/source/R.E.M.), the [Red Hot Chili Peppers](/source/Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers), [The Psychedelic Furs](/source/The_Psychedelic_Furs), [ABC](/source/ABC_(band)), [The Smiths](/source/The_Smiths), [Frankie Goes to Hollywood](/source/Frankie_Goes_to_Hollywood), [Bronski Beat](/source/Bronski_Beat), [Echo & the Bunnymen](/source/Echo_%26_the_Bunnymen), [The Replacements](/source/The_Replacements_(band)), [Camper Van Beethoven](/source/Camper_Van_Beethoven), [Jane's Addiction](/source/Jane's_Addiction), the [Pixies](/source/Pixies_(band)), [The Alarm](/source/The_Alarm), [The Cult](/source/The_Cult), [Violent Femmes](/source/Violent_Femmes), [Love and Rockets](/source/Love_and_Rockets_(band)), [Dramarama](/source/Dramarama), and [Social Distortion](/source/Social_Distortion), as well as heavier acts like [Faith No More](/source/Faith_No_More) and [Living Colour](/source/Living_Colour) and guitar-oriented [hip-hop](/source/hip-hop) groups like [Run-DMC](/source/Run-DMC) and the [Beastie Boys](/source/Beastie_Boys).{{cite news|url=http://www.rocklists.com/alltime1.html|website=Rocklists.com|title=KROQ Flashback 500 (1988)|access-date=August 23, 2020}}{{cite news|url=http://www.rocklists.com/alltime2.html|website=Rocklists.com|title=KROQ Flashback 500 (1989)|access-date=August 23, 2020}}{{cite news|url=http://www.rocklists.com/alltime3.html|website=Rocklists.com|title=KROQ Flashback 500 (1992)|access-date=August 23, 2020}}{{cite news|url=http://radiohitlist.com/KROQ/KROQ-1986.htm|website=Rocklists.com|title=KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986 Countdown List|access-date=January 15, 2021}} ====KROQ in the 1990s and continued popularity (1990–1999)==== Throughout the 1990s, KROQ's format focused on mainly alternative rock (or [alternative metal](/source/alternative_metal)), [grunge](/source/grunge), [pop-punk](/source/pop-punk), [Britpop](/source/Britpop), [industrial music](/source/industrial_music) and [nu metal](/source/nu_metal), giving up-and-coming bands their first exposure on the station or in Southern California, including [Nirvana](/source/Nirvana_(band)), [Red Hot Chili Peppers](/source/Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers), [The Smashing Pumpkins](/source/The_Smashing_Pumpkins), [Pearl Jam](/source/Pearl_Jam), [Nine Inch Nails](/source/Nine_Inch_Nails), [Oasis](/source/Oasis_(band)), The Gin Blossoms, [Foo Fighters](/source/Foo_Fighters), [Green Day](/source/Green_Day), [The Offspring](/source/The_Offspring), [Sublime](/source/Sublime_(band)), [No Doubt](/source/No_Doubt), [Rage Against the Machine](/source/Rage_Against_the_Machine), [Korn](/source/Korn), [Bad Religion](/source/Bad_Religion), [Weezer](/source/Weezer), [Blink-182](/source/Blink-182), [Jimmy Eat World](/source/Jimmy_Eat_World), [Hole](/source/Hole_(band)), [Garbage](/source/Garbage_(band)), [Lenny Kravitz](/source/Lenny_Kravitz) and [System of a Down](/source/System_of_a_Down). They also began adding heavier acts to their playlists such as [Metallica](/source/Metallica), [Soundgarden](/source/Soundgarden), [Alice in Chains](/source/Alice_in_Chains) and [Tool](/source/Tool_(band)), all of whom were staples on the Long Beach heavy metal radio station [KNAC](/source/KNAC), formerly an alternative/new wave/punk rock radio station.{{cite news|url=https://www.laweekly.com/kroqs-still-popular-but-does-it-still-rock/|website=[LA Weekly](/source/LA_Weekly)|title=KROQ's Still Popular, But Does It Rock?|access-date=August 26, 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/kroq-kevin-bean-music-ratings-post-malone-1234609654/|website=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))|title=It's the End of the World Famous KROQ as We Know It|access-date=August 26, 2020}}{{cite news|url=http://www.radiohitlist.com/KROQ/KROQ-top-artists.htm|website=radiohitlist.com|title=The KROQ Top 166 Artists of 1980-2008|access-date=August 26, 2020}}{{cite news|url=http://www.radiohitlist.com/KROQ/KROQ-Top-300-90s.htm|website=radiohitlist.com|title=The KROQ Top 300 Songs of the 90s (1999)|access-date=August 26, 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://people.delphi.com/dkasper13/knac/knaca2z.html|title=KNAC A to Z Listing|website=people.delphi.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000305154225/http://people.delphi.com/dkasper13/knac/knaca2z.html|access-date=January 15, 2021|archive-date=March 5, 2000}} These helped the station surge back to number one in the ratings, at which it remained until the mid-2000s, when it slipped to the middle-of-the-pack, ratings-wise, for Los Angeles area radio stations.{{cite news|url=https://www.laweekly.com/kroqs-still-popular-but-does-it-still-rock/|website=[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)|title=KROQ-FM Gains in Ratings, Ties for No. 2|access-date=August 26, 2020}} The 1990s also saw a continuation of the weekday morning [Kevin & Bean](/source/Kevin_%26_Bean) Show, as well as "Rodney on the Roq," hosted by [Rodney Bingenheimer](/source/Rodney_Bingenheimer), on Sunday nights. In late nights, the station aired [Loveline](/source/Loveline), hosted by "[The Poorman](/source/The_Poorman)" [Jim Trenton](/source/Jim_Trenton) and Dr. Drew Pinsky. The show's purpose was to bring correct information regarding human sexuality and relationships to those 13 to 25 years of age.{{cite magazine |title=KROQ |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Other-Documments/LA-Radio-Guide/LA-Radio-Guide-1994-10-11.pdf |magazine=Los Angeles Radio Guide |date=November 11, 1994 |via=World Radio History}} KROQ also began its own festivals [Almost Acoustic Christmas](/source/Almost_Acoustic_Christmas) and [Weenie Roast](/source/KROQ_Weenie_Roast), which had taken place every year since 1990 and 1993 respectively; due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic), there were no lineups for Almost Acoustic Christmas in 2020 and 2021, while there have been no editions of the Weenie Roast since 2019. In June 1990, Kevin and Bean secretly arranged for a friend to pretend to confess to killing his girlfriend during their "Confess Your Crime" segment. The hoax resulted in investigations by the Sheriff's Department, the [FCC](/source/FCC), [NBC's](/source/NBC's) "[Unsolved Mysteries](/source/Unsolved_Mysteries)" and other news media. The hoax was exposed 10 months later after KROQ had unknowingly hired the caller, Doug "the Slug" Roberts, as a DJ and the three were heard talking about the hoax on a monitored phone line at KROQ. Kevin and Bean paid the Sheriff's Department $12,170 for the cost of the investigation, and performed 149 hours of community service to compensate for the 149 hours the homicide detective spent on the case. KROQ received a letter of reprimand from the FCC for the incident; the lightest punishment the FCC could give.{{cite news |last1=Puig |first1=Claudia |title=The Fall and Rise of Kevin and Bean : KROQ's Morning Duo Has Survived Tough Times and Is Climbing in Ratings |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-09-24-ca-42528-story.html |access-date=November 8, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 24, 1994}}{{cite web |last1=Judge |first1=Phoebe |title=Episode 199: Ghostwatch |url=https://thisiscriminal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Episode-199-Ghostwatch.pdf |website=Criminal - Podcast |publisher=VoxMedia |access-date=November 8, 2022}} In 1997, KROQ/Infinity merged with [CBS](/source/CBS), later changing its name to [CBS Radio](/source/CBS_Radio). ====Later history (2000–2016)==== Originally located at 117 S. Los Robles Avenue in Pasadena, the station moved to 3500 W. Olive Avenue in [Burbank](/source/Burbank%2C_California) in 1987 as part of the purchase agreement and to be closer to the music industry. In 2002, the station was moved to a facility at 5901 [Venice Boulevard](/source/Venice_Boulevard) in the [Crestview](/source/Crestview%2C_Los_Angeles) neighborhood in [West Los Angeles](/source/West_Los_Angeles). Unlike most other (Class B, but with grandfathered greater than B facilities) FM stations in Los Angeles whose transmitters are atop [Mount Wilson](/source/Mount_Wilson_(California)), KROQ's (Class B) transmitter is located on Tongva Peak in [Glendale](/source/Glendale%2C_California) at an altitude of 2,650 ft., which results in somewhat weaker signal coverage. KROQ's format had varied throughout the 2000s and 2010s. The radio station's format had repeated much of the same formula as the 1990s, mixing heavier acts like [Linkin Park](/source/Linkin_Park), [Staind](/source/Staind), [P.O.D.](/source/P.O.D.), [Seether](/source/Seether), [Velvet Revolver](/source/Velvet_Revolver), [Cold](/source/Cold_(band)) and [Saliva](/source/Saliva_(band)), with punk rock like [Rise Against](/source/Rise_Against), [Sum 41](/source/Sum_41), [AFI](/source/AFI_(band)), [Fall Out Boy](/source/Fall_Out_Boy), [My Chemical Romance](/source/My_Chemical_Romance), [Jimmy Eat World](/source/Jimmy_Eat_World), [Panic! at the Disco](/source/Panic!_at_the_Disco) and [Thrice](/source/Thrice), and with alternative/indie/garage rock acts such as [Muse](/source/Muse_(band)), [Queens of the Stone Age](/source/Queens_of_the_Stone_Age), [The Strokes](/source/The_Strokes), [The Bravery](/source/The_Bravery), [Arcade Fire](/source/Arcade_Fire) and [The Killers](/source/The_Killers).{{cite news|url=http://www.radiohitlist.com/KROQ/KROQ-Top-500-All-Time-2006.htm|website=Rocklists.com|title=KROQ's 500 Most Requested Songs Of All-Time (Memorial Day 2006)|access-date=January 26, 2021}}{{cite news|url=http://www.radiohitlist.com/KROQ/KROQ-Labor-Day-90s-500.htm|website=Rocklists.com|title=KROQ's Labor Day 90's 500 (2007)|access-date=January 26, 2021}}{{cite news|url=http://www.radiohitlist.com/KROQ/KROQ-Memorial-Day-500-2008.htm|website=Rocklists.com|title=KROQ Memorial 500 (Memorial Day 2008)|access-date=January 26, 2021}} This new crop of rock acts found considerable popularity on the radio station while sharing airspace with many KROQ veterans such as [Nirvana](/source/Nirvana_(band)), [Red Hot Chili Peppers](/source/Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers), [Metallica](/source/Metallica), [Foo Fighters](/source/Foo_Fighters), [Weezer](/source/Weezer), [Green Day](/source/Green_Day), [The Offspring](/source/The_Offspring), [Blink-182](/source/Blink-182), [No Doubt](/source/No_Doubt), [System of a Down](/source/System_of_a_Down), [Korn](/source/Korn), [Jane's Addiction](/source/Jane's_Addiction), the [Beastie Boys](/source/Beastie_Boys), [Sublime](/source/Sublime_(band)), [Bad Religion](/source/Bad_Religion), [Stone Temple Pilots](/source/Stone_Temple_Pilots), [Incubus](/source/Incubus_(band)), [Nine Inch Nails](/source/Nine_Inch_Nails), [Social Distortion](/source/Social_Distortion) and [Cypress Hill](/source/Cypress_Hill). In 2004, KROQ began broadcasting in [HD Radio](/source/HD_Radio). On February 20, 2006, KROQ added streaming music from the radio station to its website. On June 9, 2006, KROQ launched an HD sub-carrier, KROQ HD-2, which airs [new wave](/source/new_wave_music) and alternative tracks from the 1980s which were popular during KROQ's heyday (and is also branded "KROQ 2: Roq of the 80s"). In February 2010, CBS Radio, which controlled the live stream, blocked access for listeners outside of the United States. [Steve Jones](/source/Steve_Jones_(musician)) came to KROQ from [Indie 103.1](/source/Indie_103.1) with a Sunday night show called "Jonesy's Jukebox", which ran from 7 to 9 pm during 2010–2013 before moving to KLOS.{{cite news|last=Roberts|first=Randall|title=Steve Jones and "Jonesy's Jukebox" to return to the LA airwaves -- via KROQ|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/10/steve-jones-and-jonesys-jukebox-to-return-to-the-la-airwaves-via-kroq.html|access-date=October 29, 2011|newspaper=[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)|date=October 6, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718112821/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/10/steve-jones-and-jonesys-jukebox-to-return-to-the-la-airwaves-via-kroq.html|archive-date=July 18, 2012|url-status=live}} In February 2015, KROQ severed ties with Boyd "Doc on the Roq" Britton and Lisa May after deciding to drop news and traffic. The news came as a shock for longtime listeners as Doc on the Roq had been reporting news for the station for 27 years while Lisa May had been reporting traffic for the past 24 years. Fans took to Facebook to boycott the station for not renewing their contracts.{{Cite web|title = Media Confidential: L-A Radio: Report..Lisa May, Doc Forced Out By Kevin&Bean|url = http://mediaconfidential.blogspot.com/2015/03/l-radio-reportlisa-may-doc-forced-out.html|website = Media Confidential|date = March 5, 2015|access-date = November 13, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151117032403/http://mediaconfidential.blogspot.com/2015/03/l-radio-reportlisa-may-doc-forced-out.html|archive-date = November 17, 2015|url-status = live}} ==== Management and audience changes, ratings decline (2017–2022) ==== On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with [Entercom](/source/Entercom).{{cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/116299/cbs-radio-to-merge-with-entercom/|title=CBS Radio To Merge With Entercom|date=February 2, 2017|access-date=November 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826120259/http://radioinsight.com/headlines/116299/cbs-radio-to-merge-with-entercom/|archive-date=August 26, 2017|url-status=live}} The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on November 17.{{cite web|url=http://www.entercom.com/entercom-receives-fcc-approval-for-merger-with-cbs-radio|title=Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio|access-date=November 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117122333/http://www.entercom.com/entercom-receives-fcc-approval-for-merger-with-cbs-radio#.Wg54UWVqaNZ|archive-date=November 17, 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/121072/entercom-completes-cbs-radio-merger/|title=Entercom Completes CBS Radio Merger|date=November 17, 2017|access-date=November 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118222152/https://radioinsight.com/headlines/121072/entercom-completes-cbs-radio-merger/|archive-date=November 18, 2017|url-status=live}} thumb|Logo used from 2020 to 2022 After a 28-year run at the station, Senior VP of Programming Kevin Weatherly exited the station to start a new role as [Spotify](/source/Spotify)'s new Head of North American Programming. Mike Kaplan replaced Weatherly at KROQ in February 2020.{{Cite web | url=https://news.radio-online.com/articles/n38318/Entercom-LA-Names-Mike-Kaplan-as-KROQ-Brand-Manager | title=Radio Industry News, Radio Show Prep, Radio Promotions, Radio Station Data, Podcast News }} On March 18, 2020, Kevin Ryder announced on Twitter that he, Allie MacKay, Jensen Karp, and producer Dave Sanchez had all been let go from the morning show.[https://twitter.com/thekevinryder/status/1240281170098548741 Official Kevin Ryder Twitter] March 18, 2020{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/185333/kroq-cuts-kevin-in-the-morning-with-allie-jensen/|title=KROQ Cuts Kevin In The Morning With Allie & Jensen|date=March 18, 2020}} The show would be replaced by afternoon hosts Ted Stryker and Kevin Klein.{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/185345/ted-stryker-kevin-klein-to-move-to-kroq-mornings/|title=Ted Stryker & Kevin Klein To Move To KROQ Mornings|date=March 18, 2020}} In September 2020, the show would be added on sister stations [KVIL](/source/KVIL) in Dallas, [KITS](/source/KITS) in San Francisco, and [KRBZ](/source/KRBZ) in Kansas City via syndication as part of a company initiative to expand networked programming among the company's alternative stations due to [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic)-related cutbacks and layoffs.{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/197652/entercoms-new-alternative-on-air-lineups/|title=Entercom's New Alternative On-Air Lineups|date=September 14, 2020}} The firing of Ryder marked a new chapter for KROQ under the leadership of brand manager Mike Kaplan. Kaplan previously served as program director of [iHeartMedia](/source/iHeartMedia)'s [KYSR](/source/KYSR) from 2013{{Cite web | url=http://mediaconfidential.blogspot.com/2013/03/mike-kaplan-moving-to-la.html | title=Media Confidential: Mike Kaplan Moving to LA to PD at CCM+E KYSR | date=March 19, 2013 }} to 2018.{{Cite web | url=https://ramp247.com/programming/kaplan-official-as-svppd-of-alt92-3nyc/ | title=Kaplan Official as SVP/PD of ALT92.3/NYC | date=May 7, 2018 }} By the end of the Weatherly era, KROQ had essentially shifted to a [classic alternative](/source/classic_alternative) format that leaned heavily on heritage acts. Weatherly added new titles to the playlist very conservatively. Kaplan's strategy differed from Weatherly's; he immediately shifted the playlist to focus on [alternative pop](/source/alternative_pop), with heavy airplay of artists including [Billie Eilish](/source/Billie_Eilish), [Machine Gun Kelly](/source/Machine_Gun_Kelly_(musician)), [Post Malone](/source/Post_Malone), [Powfu](/source/Powfu), [24kGoldn](/source/24kGoldn), [Beabadoobee](/source/Beabadoobee) and [Dominic Fike](/source/Dominic_Fike). The station also decreased airplay of most 1990s and 2000s alternative titles and artists that defined the station during its heyday, including [System of a Down](/source/System_of_a_Down) and [Muse](/source/Muse_(band)). The changes drew ire from cultural critics and former KROQ on-air talent, followed by a steep ratings decline.{{Cite web | url=https://jacobsmedia.com/when-a-format-loses-its-flagship/ | title=When a Format Loses Its Flagship | date=January 3, 2022 }} In 2021, Stryker left KROQ (later landing at rival KYSR) and the morning show was renamed "Klein.Ally.Show." Around this time, the show stopped being syndicated to focus solely on its KROQ audience.{{Cite web |date=October 15, 2021 |title=KROQ Relaunches Mornings As Klein. Ally. Show. |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/214119/kroq-relaunches-mornings-as-klein-ally-show/ |access-date=August 22, 2025 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}} Also in 2021, longtime DJ Kat Corbett left the station, having joined in 1999.{{Cite web |date=August 3, 2021 |title=Kat Corbett Announces Departure From KROQ |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/211342/kat-corbett-announces-departure-from-kroq/ |access-date=August 22, 2025 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}} ==== Return to form (2022–present) ==== Weatherly would return to KROQ as Senior Vice President of Programming in May 2022, replacing Kaplan. Since then, the station has greatly reduced its focus on alternative rock and has increased airplay of classic alternative tracks from the 1990s and 2000s. On October 5, 2024, KROQ introduced a new [electronic dance music](/source/electronic_dance_music) show, ''KROQ EQ'', on Saturday nights, with [Justice](/source/Justice_(band)) performing a guest DJ set for its premiere edition.{{Cite web |date=October 4, 2024 |title=KROQ Debuts Electronic Music Show |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/283373/kroq-debuts-electronic-music-show/ |access-date=October 6, 2024 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}} For a short period in 2024-25, the station resurrected Loveline as a local, Sunday night show hosted by Kevan Kenney and Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn.{{Cite web |date=December 16, 2024 |title=KROQ Resurrects Loveline |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/289532/kroq-resurrects-loveline/ |access-date=August 22, 2025 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}} Kevin Ryder returned to KROQ on April 1, 2025, after five years, this time as an afternoon host. Current afternoon host Megan Holliday shifted to the night shift, replacing Kevan Kenney.{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/298013/kevin-ryder-returns-to-kroq/|title=Kevin Ryder Returns To KROQ|date=April 2, 2025}} In July 2025, longtime DJ Nicole Alvarez left the station and later penned a farewell message that lamented the state of the radio industry.{{Cite web |date=August 20, 2025 |title=Nicole Alvarez Pens Farewell To KROQ |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/307109/nicole-alvarez-pens-farewell-to-kroq/ |access-date=August 22, 2025 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}} In November 2025, [''Variety''](/source/Variety_(magazine)) reported that the station was experiencing its highest ratings in 15 years thanks to the return of Weatherly, Ryder, and a rock-heavy playlist.{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=November 20, 2025 |title=How KROQ Became World Famous Again: Two Kevins, a Return to Rock and a Lot of Patience for Its New Morning Show |url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/kroq-ratings-up-kevin-ryder-weatherly-klein-ally-show-1236585879/ |access-date=November 25, 2025 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} ==Awards== KROQ was awarded Radio Station of the Year in 1992 and 1993 by ''[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)'' magazine readers poll issues. In 2007, the station was nominated for the top 25 markets Alternative station of the year award by ''[Radio & Records](/source/Radio_%26_Records)'' magazine. Other nominees included [WBCN](/source/WBCN_(FM)) in Boston, Massachusetts; [KTBZ-FM](/source/KTBZ-FM) in Houston, Texas; [KITS](/source/KITS) in San Francisco, California; [KNDD](/source/KNDD) in Seattle, Washington; and [WWDC](/source/WWDC_(FM)) in Washington, DC.{{cite news|title=2007 Industry Achievement Awards |date=September 28, 2008 |url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/Conventions/con2007/awards/indexFinal.asp |work=Radio and Records |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511170136/http://www.radioandrecords.com/Conventions/con2007/awards/indexFinal.asp |archive-date=May 11, 2008 }} KROQ was the recipient of an Alternate Contraband Award for Major Market Radio Alternative Radio Station of the Year 2012. KROQ was inducted into the Rock Radio Hall of Fame in 2014. ==HD Radio== KROQ broadcasts a second [HD Radio](/source/HD_Radio) subchannel, with KROQ-HD2 airing ''The ROQ of the 80's'', which features [classic rock](/source/classic_rock) from the 1980s. In August 2018, Entercom announced it would re-launch the subchannel, adding former KROQ personalities Freddy Snakeskin and [Tami Heide](/source/Tami_Heide) as DJs.{{Cite news|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/179572/revolutionize-your-ears-the-roq-of-the-80s-is-set-|title=Revolutionize Your Ears, The Roq Of The '80s is Set To Reboot On KROQ-HD2/Los Angeles|work=All Access|access-date=September 2, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220853/https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/179572/revolutionize-your-ears-the-roq-of-the-80s-is-set-|archive-date=September 2, 2018|url-status=live}} In 2020, KROQ activated an HD3 subchannel, which aired a new alternative rock format branded as "New Arrivals." On September 23, 2022, the HD3 channel was dropped from the broadcast lineup entirely. ==Notable staff== * [Rodney Bingenheimer](/source/Rodney_Bingenheimer) (1976–2017) * [Richard Blade](/source/Richard_Blade) (1982–2000) * [Adam Carolla](/source/Adam_Carolla), Loveline, "Mr. Birchum" on the morning drive time [Kevin and Bean](/source/Kevin_and_Bean) Show (1995–2005) * [Carson Daly](/source/Carson_Daly) (1996) * [Raechel Donahue](/source/Raechel_Donahue) (1980–1986) * [Ralph Garman](/source/Ralph_Garman) (1997 – November 30, 2017) * [Mark Goodman](/source/Mark_Goodman) (1990s) * [Jed the Fish](/source/Jed_the_Fish) (Edwin "Jed" Gould, III), week-day drive time show (1978–1984, 1985–2011){{cite web |title= Where are they now? |url= http://www.laradio.com/wherej.htm | work = laradio.com}} * [Chris Hardwick](/source/Chris_Hardwick) (1994–1998) * [Thomas Gaither "The Thomas Guide" Late nights and weekends](/source/Thomas_Gaither_%22The_Thomas_Guide%22_Late_nights_and_weekends) (1992-1995){{cite web |title= la.kroq.com |url= https://www.playlistresearch.com/la/kroq.htmhttp://www.laradio.com/wherej.htm |work= laradio.com }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * [Tami Heide](/source/Tami_Heide) (1991–2004, 2018–2022 HD2) * [J. J. Jackson](/source/J._J._Jackson_(media_personality)) (1987) * [Kennedy](/source/Kennedy_(commentator)) (1991–1992) * [Kevin and Bean](/source/Kevin_and_Bean) (1990–2020) ** Kevin Ryder (solo: January—March 2020, 2025–present) * [Jimmy Kimmel](/source/Jimmy_Kimmel) "Jimmy the Sports Guy" on the morning show (1994–1999) * ["Spacin'" Scott Mason](/source/Scott_Mason_(radio_personality)) (1979–2000), former Director of Engineering; West Coast at [CBS Radio](/source/CBS_Radio) * [Kevin McKeown](/source/Kevin_McKeown_(politician)) (1976–1978) GM, exec. prod. Hollywood Niteshift, future Mayor Santa Monica{{cite web | url=http://www.mckeown.net/Bio_-_Santa_Monica_Councilmember_Kevin_McKeown.html | title=Bio - Santa Monica Councilmember Kevin McKeown }} * [Frank Murphy](/source/Frank_Murphy_(radio_personality)), producer of Kevin and Bean{{cite book|last=Borzillo|first=Carrie|title=KROQ Holiday Bauble Decorates Album Chart|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA16|access-date=April 8, 2011|series=Billboard Magazine|date=December 24, 1994|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|page=16}} * [Cassandra Peterson](/source/Cassandra_Peterson) "Elvira Mistress of the ROQ" (1982–1983) * [Dr. Drew Pinsky](/source/Dr._Drew_Pinsky), Loveline * [Riki Rachtman](/source/Riki_Rachtman), Loveline (1993–1996) * [Frazer Smith](/source/Frazer_Smith) (1976–1980) * [Matt "Money" Smith](/source/Matt_%22Money%22_Smith) "KROQ Sports Guy" (1994–2005) * [Shadoe Stevens](/source/Shadoe_Stevens) (1973–1980) First air personality and founding program director. * [Dusty Street](/source/Dusty_Street) (1979–1989), on-air host * [Stryker](/source/Stryker_(DJ)) * [Jim Trenton](/source/Jim_Trenton) "The Poor Man" (1982–1993), creator and host of [Loveline](/source/Loveline), also host of the show for many years with co-host Dr. [Drew Pinsky](/source/Drew_Pinsky){{cite news|last=Puig|first=Claudia|title=Live-Wire Jim Trenton Does Radio With Pictures : Television: In his new life as a feature reporter on KTTV-TV's 'Good Day L.A.,' the Poorman draws on the loopy style that was his signature on KROQ-FM|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-18-ca-24323-story.html|access-date=April 4, 2011|newspaper=[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)|date=February 18, 1994|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715034012/http://articles.latimes.com/1994-02-18/entertainment/ca-24323_1_morning-radio|archive-date=July 15, 2012|url-status=live}} * [Ian Whitcomb](/source/Ian_Whitcomb) (Weekends – early 1980s) * [Stanley Sheff](/source/Stanley_Sheff) (1977–1982) ==Festivals== * [KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas](/source/KROQ_Almost_Acoustic_Christmas), first held in December 1989. The festival was initially called KROQ Xmas Bash. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were no editions of the Almost Acoustic Christmas for 2020 and 2021. * [KROQ Weenie Roast](/source/KROQ_Weenie_Roast), first held in June 1993; however, this festival had been presented in May from 2005 to 2009 and again from 2012 to 2018. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been no editions of the Weenie Roast since 2019. * [KROQ LA Invasion](/source/KROQ_LA_Invasion), held from 2001 to 2007. * [Epicenter](/source/Epicenter_(music_festival)), held from 2009 to 2015, although there was no 2014 edition of this festival. ==KROQ-related albums== * ''KROQ Calendar & New Music'', a compilation of new singles that premiered in the subsequent year (1995–present) * ''[Rodney on the ROQ](/source/Rodney_on_the_ROQ), Vol. 1'' a classic punk compilation from KROQ's Rodney Bingenheimer * ''[Rodney on the ROQ Volume 2](/source/Rodney_on_the_ROQ_Volume_2)'' more good punk from KROQ's Rodney Bingenheimer * ''[Rodney on the ROQ Vol III](/source/Rodney_on_the_ROQ_Vol_III)'' even more punk from KROQ's Rodney Bingenheimer * ''[At KROQ](/source/At_KROQ)'' (1991), a CD-single by [Morrissey](/source/Morrissey) * ''On KROQ's Loveline'', CD by [Hagfish](/source/Hagfish_(band)) * ''The Best of KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas'' (1999), a compilation of concerts recorded at the Acoustic Christmas * ''Kevin & Bean's Super Christmas'' (2006) * ''Kevin & Bean's Christmastime in the 909'' (2004) * ''Kevin and Bean: The Year They Recalled Santa Claus'' (2003) * ''Kevin and Bean: Fo' Shizzle St. Nizzle'' (2002) * ''Kevin and Bean: Swallow My Eggnog'' (2001) * ''Kevin and Bean: The Real Slim Santa'' (2000) * ''Kevin and Bean: Last Christmas'' (1999) * ''Kevin and Bean: Santa's Swingin' Sack'' (1998) * ''Kevin and Bean: A Family Christmas in Your Ass'' (1997) * ''Kevin and Bean: Christmastime in the LBC'' (1996) – cassette tape * ''Kevin and Bean: How the Juice Stole Christmas'' (1995) – cassette tape * ''Kevin and Bean: No Toys for OJ'' (1994) – cassette tape * ''Kevin and Bean: Santa Claus, Schamanta Claus'' (1993) – cassette tape * ''Kevin and Bean: We've Got Your Yule Logs Hangin''' (1992) – cassette tape * ''Kevin and Bean: Bogus Christmas'' (1991) – cassette tape * ''Kevin and Bean: Feel the Warmth of Kevin and Bean's Wonderful World of Christmas (The White Album)'' (1990) – LP * ''KROQ Locals Only Vol. 1'' (2019){{Cite web | url=https://www.audacy.com/kroq/topic/kroq-locals-only-vinyl | title=Kroq Locals Only Vinyl | Audacy }} * ''Kroqing in Pasadena'', a single from [XTC](/source/XTC) (1989) * ''Richard Blade's Flashback Favorites, Volumes 1–6'' (1993) ==See also== * [KROQ Top 106.7 Countdowns](/source/KROQ_Top_106.7_Countdowns) ==Further reading== * {{cite book|last=Pierce|first=Dave|title=Riding on the Ether Express: a memoir of 1960s Los Angeles, the rise of Freeform Underground Radio, and the legendary KPPC-FM|publisher=[Center for Louisiana Studies](/source/Center_for_Louisiana_Studies), [University of Louisiana at Lafayette](/source/University_of_Louisiana_at_Lafayette)|location=Lafayette, Louisiana|year=2008|isbn=978-1-887366-77-9|oclc=144548083}} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.audacy.com/kroq}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20091027092811/http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/1008/kroqhist.html History of KROQ 1968–1979] * [http://www.radiohitlist.com/KROQ/KROQ-Kate-Sullivan-Los-Angeles-Magazine.htm ''KROQ: An Oral History''] * [http://www.radiohitlist.com/ List of KROQ Top 106.7 countdowns with a searchable archive] * [http://www.kroqreunion.com/ KROQ/KPPC Reunion held August 4, 2001. Mainly just pictures available.] * [http://www.kroqreunion.com/people2.html Listing of Former KROQ/KPPC jocks and info on where they are now] * [http://www.fybush.com/sites/2006/site-060728.html Pictorial tour of the transmitter facility on Verdugo Peak] * [http://www.kroqjingles.com/ Collection of KROQ jingles from the 70s and ROQ of the 80s]{{FM station data|28622|KROQ-FM}} * [http://www.kroqjingles.com/ Collection of KROQ jingles from the 70s and ROQ of the 80s] * [http://tunein.com/radio/KROQ-1067-s35088/ Listen to KROQ online] ===KPPC=== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090305191639/http://www.tedalvy.com/mallard3.htm An article about KPPC by former KPPC disc jockey Ted Alvy] * [http://www.hottips.org/kx00049.html An article about KPPC Radio 106.7 FM] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060706194049/http://www.hottips.org/kx00049.html |date=July 6, 2006 }} * [https://archive.today/20240524135226/https://www.webcitation.org/5kmtTkEGJ?url=http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Academy/5515/kppc.html An article about KPPC AM 1240] * [http://www.live365.com/stations/thewhetherman KPPC REVISITED] {{Los Angeles Radio}} {{Modern Rock Radio Stations in California}} {{Audacy}} {{Authority control}} Category:KROQ-FM Category:1962 establishments in California Category:Audacy, Inc. radio stations Category:Modern rock radio stations in the United States Category:New wave radio stations Category:Radio stations established in 1962 ROQ-FM Category:Mass media in Pasadena, California --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [KROQ-FM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KROQ-FM) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KROQ-FM?action=history)). 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