KROQ-FM
Pasadena, California/Los Angeles, California
Branding	106.7 K-Rock
Frequency	106.7 (MHz)
Format	rock and roll
Owner	Viacom/Infinity Broadcasting
First air date	1973
Callsign meaning
ERP	5500 watts
Website	http://www.kroq.com

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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 broadcasted identical programing through 1978, when the AM station was sold. 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Amplitude modulation (AM) is a form of modulation in which the amplitude of a carrier wave is varied in direct proportion to that of a modulating signal. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... KPPC was a Pasadena, California FM radio station best known during the period 1967–1971, when it was one of the leading underground radio stations in the United States, presenting a freeform mixture of experimental and historical music with countercultural ideas that were not commonly broadcast in North America. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

In 1986, KROQ was purchased by Infinity Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Viacom. KROQ plays alternative, new wave, nu metal, and indie artists. 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CBSs first color logo, which debuted in the fall of 1965. ... Viacom (short for Video & Audio Communications) [pronunciation: pre-Redstone/pre-1987: vee-a-com; post-Redstone acquisition: vi-a-com] (NYSE: VIA), (NYSE: VIAB) is an international media conglomerate. ... The terms alternative rock and alternative music1 were coined in the early 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired music genres which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in American, Australian and British popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, growing out of the New York City punk rock scene, itself centered around... Nu metal (or aggro metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal music. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ...

In 2004, KROQ began broadcasting in High Definition Radio for its higher quality. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... HD Radio is an in-band on-channel (IBOC) digital radio system created by iBiquity for broadcasting via existing FM and AM radio stations. ...

Personalities

Present

• Kevin and Bean (Weekday morning show, 5-10am: hosts)
• Doc on the 'ROQ (Weekday morning show: news)
• Money (Weekday morning show: sports)
• Ralph (Weekday morning show: movies)
• Kat Corbett (Weekdays 10am-1pm)
• Jed the Fish (Weekdays 1-4pm)
• Stryker (Monday to Thursday 4-7pm, and Friday)
• Nicole Alvarez (Weekdays 7-10pm)
• Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew (syndicated Loveline, weeknights 10pm-12am)
• John Michael (Weekends)
• Jason Bentley (Saturday 12am-3am)
• Rodney Bingenheimer (Monday 12am-3am)

Cover of Kevin and Beans Last Christmas Kevin and Bean is the morning show on KROQ, the famous alternative rock-format radio station in Los Angeles, California. ... Adam Carolla Adam Carolla (born May 27, 1964) is an Italian-American comedic radio and television personality. ... Drew Pinsky Drew Pinsky (born September 4, 1958 as David Drew Pinsky, nicknamed Dr. Drew) is a board-certified physician and addiction medicine specialist. ... Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew Pinsky Loveline is a syndicated radio program in the United States and Canada. ... Rodney Bingenheimer, born in 1947 in Mountain View, California, is a Los Angeles disc jockey on radio station KROQ. He has been a fixture in rock and roll circles since the mid-1960s, when he was a double for Davy Jones on the TV show The Monkees. ...

Past

• Tami Heide
• Sluggo
• Richard Blade
• Carson Daly (1996)
• Dusty Street
• Katy Manor ('80s)
• Spacin' Scott Mason ('80s)
• Jim Trenton ("The Poorman")
• Sly Stone ('70s)
• Frazer Smith ('70s,'80s)
• "Insane" Darryl Wayne ('70s)
• The Young Marquis ('70s)
• Dr. Demento ('70s)

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Concerts and communities

• KROQ Acoustic Christmas, first aired in December 1990
• KROQ Top 106.7 Countdowns, first aired in December 1980 - on New Year's Eve every year, they do top 106.7 songs for the year
• KROQ Weenie Roast, first aired in June 1993

Acoustic Christmas (short title: Acoustic X-Mas) is an annual tour by the Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ which began in 1990. ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... KROQ Top 106. ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Weenie Roast is an annual concert tour that began in 1993. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

KROQ-related albums

• 2005 KROQ New Music, a collection of new singles that were premiered in 2004.
• At KROQ, a CD-single by Morrissey.
• On KROQ's Loveline, CD by Hagfish
• The Best of KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas, a compilation of concerts recorded at the Acoustic Christmas.
• Time Bomb Recordings Kroq: B.O. Acoustic Christmas
• Kroq Kevin & Bean Santa's Swingin Sack
• The Real Slim Santa
• A Family Christmas In Your Ass
• Kevin & Bean's Last Christmas

2005 KROQ New Music is a compilation album by the L.A. radio station KROQ. This is a collection of new songs that were premiered in 2004. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... At KROQ is a single by the Smiths frontman Morrissey, released on September 18, 1991. ... Morrissey Steven Patrick Morrissey, (born May 22, 1959 in Manchester in England), dropped his forenames to become Morrissey, the lead singer of the highly influential British indie band The Smiths. ... The Best of KROQs Almost Acoustic Christmas is a compilation of tracks that were recorded live at the Acoustic Christmas by the Los Angeles, California radio station KROQ, released in 1999. ...

External links

• Official Website
• Complete countdown list of KROQ songs (1980-present)
• History of KROQ 1968-1979
• History of KROQ 1980-1990
• List of KROQ Top 106.7 countdowns with a searchable archive
• KROQ: an oral history Article from November 2001 Los Angeles Magazine.
• KROQ or World Famous @ MySpace