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In 2004, KROQ began broadcasting in 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 and alternative tracks from the 1980s which were popular during KROQ's heyday (and is also branded "KROQ 2: Roq of the 80s").
Great Eastern Radio 2008–12 KORL-HD2: K-Rock 101.5 101.5 FM Honolulu, Hawaii: HHawaii Media KRKH: K-Rock 97.3 101.9 FM Maui, Hawaii: HHawaii Media KMKF: 101.5 K-Rock 101.5 FM Manhattan, Kansas: Manhattan Broadcasting Company CANADA: Callsign Name Frequency Location Owner Years active CIKR-FM: K-Rock 105.7 105.7 FM Kingston, Ontario: Rogers ...
In 1973, KROQ's owners bought KPPC-FM, and on November 12 it began simulcasting KROQ, with the new call sign KROQ-FM. [16] Less than a year later KROQ and KROQ-FM experienced financial difficulty, and owed employees over $73,000 in unpaid salaries and owed over $14,000 to the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists pension and ...
In its heyday, KROQ was considered the most powerful radio station in the world. It was the top-rated station in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, and its "ROQ of the 80s" format was copied nationwide. [3] Its renegade roots, and willingness to experiment, came along at the same time as the birth of punk and new wave. The choices made by the ...
Kevin and Bean was the morning show on KROQ-FM, an alternative rock-format radio station in Los Angeles, California.It was hosted by Kevin Ryder and Gene "Bean" Baxter.The show was on the air from 1990 to 2019 and interspersed music and news with comedy, celebrity interviews, listener call-ins, and live music performances.
In February 2019, Jed the Fish joined the Roq of the 80s lineup on KROQ HD2 station on radio.com (now audacy.com) on Sundays from 6pm to midnight PST. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] In addition to his on-air work, Jed the Fish produced the Southern California punk band El Centro debut album in 1995 [ 11 ] and the remix track “Thing” on Meg Lee Chin ’s [ 12 ...
[6] [7] [8] He hosted several "Flashback" radio programs on KROQ-FM, and was a frequent host at Los Angeles dance clubs on their KROQ Nights, including the famous Palace Theatre, Hollywood. He appeared on the cover of a six-volume set of 1980s music compilations called Richard Blade's Flashback Favorites .
Also in 1981, Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM began the Rock of the '80s format, which would make it the most popular station in that city. [12] With British artists featuring heavily on the station, Rick Carroll of KROQ states, "There wasn't American product worthy of being played every three hours, so we had to look and listen to British ...