KROQ-FM

KROQ-FM
Broadcast areaGreater Los Angeles
Frequency106.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding106.7 KROQ
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatAlternative rock
SubchannelsHD2: New wave; classic alternative
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
April 23, 1962
(62 years ago)
 (1962-04-23)
Former call signs
KPPC-FM (1962–1973)
Call sign meaning
Taken from KROQ (1500 AM), originally billed as "The ROQ (rock) of Los Angeles"[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID28622
ClassB
ERP
HAAT423 meters (1,388 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
34°11′49.21″N 118°15′32.07″W / 34.1970028°N 118.2589083°W / 34.1970028; -118.2589083
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Website

KROQ-FM (106.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Pasadena, California, serving the Greater Los Angeles. Owned by Audacy, Inc., it broadcasts an alternative rock format known as "The World Famous KROQ" (pronounced "kay-rock").

The station has studios at the intersection of Venice Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in the Crestview neighborhood in West Los Angeles. The transmitter is based in the Verdugo Mountains. It was the flagship station of Kevin and Bean (revamped as Kevin in the Morning in 2019) and former show Loveline, hosted originally by Jim "The Poorman" Trenton with Dr. Drew Pinsky, and later by Adam Carolla as well as "Psycho" Mike Catherwood with Pinsky, and The Young Marquis and Stanley Show.[3]

  1. ^ "New LA Rock Station Looms", Billboard. September 2, 1972. p. 16. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KROQ-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "The Young Marquis and Stanley". youngmarquis.com.