is a commercial
Rock And Roll music
Radio Station in
Los Angeles, California , broadcasting on 106.7
FM . The
Call Sign is pronounced "kay rock."
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. The two stations broadcasted identical
Freeform programing through
1978 , when the AM station was sold. That year, KROQ began building its reputation as a leading edge station with the arrival of program director
Rick Carroll . Carroll introduced
New Wave and
Punk to the playlist, creating the "Rock of the Eighties" style which came to influence numerous radio stations around the United States. Although KROQ's studios have been located in
Burbank, California since the 1980s, it is licensed to the city of
Pasadena .
In
1986 , KROQ was purchased by Infinity Broadcasting, which merged with CBS in 1997, and is now owned by
CBS Radio , a subsidiary of
CBS Corporation . KROQ plays
Alternative , new wave,
Nu Metal , and
Indie artists.
In
2004 , KROQ began broadcasting in
High Definition Radio for a higher quality broadcast.
On February 20th, 2006, KROQ added streaming music from the radio station to their website.
On February 21st, 2006, the station illegally played the leaked demo version of Guns N' Roses' song "I.R.S.," against the wishes of GN'R management (in light of recent cease and desists sent by GN'R manager Merck Mercuradias).
- 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
- The Monsters Of KROQ , June 18th, 1988 KROQ sponsored the 101 st and final show of Depeche Mode 's Music For The Masses Tour, which also included Wire , Thomas Dolby and OMD . The show sold out, with 80,000 people filling the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calfornia.
- KROQ Weenie Roast , first aired in June 1993
- KROQ Inland Invasion, first aired in September 2000
