KROQ (1500 AM)
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KROQ (1500
History
KBLA
The station began broadcasting on June 21, 1952, holding the call sign KBLA.[1] It originally operated on 1490 kHz and ran 250 watts.[2]
In 1958, the owners obtained a construction permit to change frequency to 1500 AM, with a power upgrade to 10,000 watts 24 hours a day.
In August 1964, the station began shifting to a contemporary hits format in anticipation of the power increase and frequency change.[4][5][6] The station had been airing block programming.[5] The Lawrence Welk Show aired mornings on the station until 1965.[5][4] The initial personalities heard on KBLA during its contemporary hits period were Tom Duggan, Sid Wayne, Jim Wood, William (Rosko) Mercer, Tom Clay, and Dick "Huggy Boy" Hugg.[4] The station became completely automated in July 1965, but live DJs were brought back in December, with hosts Harry Newman, Roger Christian, Harvey Miller (Humble Harve), Dave Diamond, Vic Gee (Jim Carson), and William F. Williams. By 1966 Emperor Bob Hudson, Bob Dayton and Hal Pickens had joined the airstaff.[7]
KBBQ
The small station could not compete with more established and powerful competition, so they switched to
KROQ
On September 2, 1972, the station's call sign was changed to KROQ, and it adopted a rock format as "The Rock (ROQ) of Los Angeles".[2][12][13] Personalities on KROQ included Charlie Tuna, Sam Riddle, Jay Stevens, Steve Lundy, Jim Wood, and Jimmy Rabbitt.[12]
On November 25, 1972, KROQ presented a concert at
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 welfare fund.[17] In June 1974, program director Shadoe Stevens and night personality Dana Jones resigned; this was followed by the entire staff going on strike that July 29, shutting the stations down.[17][18]
On June 10, 1976, the stations returned to the air, for KROQ's authorization to remain off the air had expired and its license was due to be revoked.
In 1980, KROQ ended its simulcast with KROQ-FM and began airing a
This new station was never built and, after numerous extension using both the KRCK and KIEV calls, the permit was cancelled on February 12, 2013.
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References
- ^ a b "KBLA Burbank Begins in California", Broadcasting–Telecasting. June 23, 1952. p. 59. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g History Cards for KROQ, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ a b "KBLA sues Glendale on tower site rebuff", Broadcasting. July 6, 1959. pp. 48, 50. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "KBLA Hikes Power; Bows New Personnel", Billboard. February 27, 1965. pp. 50, 51. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ a b c "KBLA Awaiting FCC Nod; Format Changes in Works", Billboard. August 22, 1964. p. 6. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ "KBLA Pow'r Hike", Billboard. November 14, 1964. p. 26. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ " KBLA Returns to DJ Format; Automation Out", Billboard. December 25, 1965. p. 40. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ a b "KBLA to Go 24-Hour 'Mod' Country", Billboard. June 17, 1967. p. 4. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ "Radio-TV programming", Billboard. September 30, 1967. p. 38. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ Tiegel, Eliot. "A Happy 1st Year for KBBQ", Billboard. June 1, 1968. p. 20. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ "A Happy 1st Year for KBBQ", Billboard. June 29, 1968. p. 39. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ a b "New LA Rock Station Looms", Billboard. September 2, 1972. p. 16. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ Wagoner, Richard. "The secret meaning behind call letters of Los Angeles radio stations", Los Angeles Daily News. February 23, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- Hall, Claude. "L.A. AM-er Plans Mini Woodstock", Billboard. November 4, 1972. pp. 1, 86. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ Neill, Andrew; Kent, Matthew (2009). Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere: The Complete Chronicle of the WHO 1958-1978. Sterling Publishing. p. 219. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ "LA's KROQ-AM's New FM Wing to Simulcast; Plan In-Depth Surveying", Billboard. November 17, 1973. pp. 3, 25. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ a b "Silenced By Strike", Broadcasting. August 5, 1974. p. 30. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- . June 15, 1974. p. 26. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- . June 26, 1976. p. 28. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^ Freedland, Nat. "KROQ Concerts Find New Home", Billboard. November 27, 1976. p. 36. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- Orange County Register. May 26, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^ "After 40 Years, DJ Rodney Bingenheimer Will Say Goodbye To KROQ", NPR. June 2, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^ Darling, Cary. "Competition and Flux Ride the Angeleno Airwaves", Billboard. November 15, 1980. p. L.A.-40. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ Holland, Bill. "FCC Ruling Rocks KROQ-AM", Billboard. October 9, 1982. p. 24. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Burbank stations change hands during FCC appeal phase", Broadcasting. August 6, 1984. p. 54. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ Call Sign History (KIEV), fcc.gov. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- ^ "In re: KWIF(AM), Culver City, CA". Federal Communications Commission. February 5, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ "In re: Levine/Schwab Partnership d/b/a Schwab Multimedia LLC" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. December 7, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ "Appeals Court Shoots Down Bid for New SoCal AM". March 7, 2023.