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''''KROQ'''' is a commercial rock music radio station in Los Angeles, California, broadcasting on 106.7 FM. The call sign is pronounced "kay rock." | ''''KROQ'''' is a commercial rock music radio station in Los Angeles, California, broadcasting on 106.7 FM. The call sign is pronounced "kay rock." | ||
==Early history== | |||
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 since 1968. The FM station became KROQ-FM, and the two stations broadcast identical programing through 1978, when the AM station was sold. | 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 since 1968. The FM station became KROQ-FM, and the two stations broadcast identical programing through 1978, when the AM station was sold. | ||
In the early 1980s, the station began to boast being the home of "the Roq of the 80s", | ==Rick Carroll and rise to prominence== | ||
In the early 1980s, the station began to boast being the home of "the Roq of the 80s", a phrase coined by then-programmer Rick Carroll, who is generally credited as the first radio executive to create a "modern rock" format. In fact, it is widely agreed that the early success of the station is largely due to Carroll's visonary programming, which included allotting up to four songs per hour chosen by the DJ, called a 'Joq Choice'. Carroll guided the station from 1978 through 1985, when he left for a consulting job. He then returned in 1988 until his 1989 death from complications due to the AIDS virus - an affliction he was unaware he had. | |||
To date, KROQ's play list consists of alternative, new wave, nu metal, and indie artists. Personalities that have either began theeir coarrers or were at one time emplyed by KROQ include the influential Rodney Bingenheimer (aka Rodney on the Roq), Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Corrola, and still-current morning duo Kevin & Bean. | ==Recent history== | ||
The station would eventually adopt the catch phrase "World Famous KROQ". In 1986, the station was purchased by Infinity Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Viacom. In 2004, KROQ began broadcasting in High Definition Radio for its higher quality. | |||
===Programming and personalities== | |||
To date, KROQ's play list consists of alternative, new wave, nu metal, and indie artists. Personalities that have either began theeir coarrers or were at one time emplyed by KROQ include the influential Rodney Bingenheimer (aka Rodney on the Roq), Jed The Fish, Freddie Snakeskin, Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Corrola, and still-current morning duo Kevin & Bean. | |||