KRQK
Broadcast area | Santa Maria—Lompoc, California |
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Frequency | 100.3 MHz |
Branding | La Ley 100.3 |
Programming | |
Format | Regional Mexican |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KBOX, KPAT, KSMA, KSNI-FM | |
History | |
First air date | December 18, 1979 (at 100.9) |
Former frequencies | 100.9 MHz (1979–1990) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 51264 |
Class | B1 |
ERP | 3,700 watts |
HAAT | 263 meters (863 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°44′29.9″N 120°26′48.6″W / 34.741639°N 120.446833°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 1003laley.com |
KRQK (100.3 FM, "La Ley") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Lompoc, California, United States and serves the Santa Maria—Lompoc area. The station is owned by American General Media and broadcasts a regional Mexican music format.
History
KRQK was signed on December 18, 1979 at the 100.9 FM frequency by Sunshine Wireless of California, broadcasting a top 40 format.[2] In 1985, Sunshine Wireless sold KRQK and its AM sister station KLLB (1410 AM) to Crystal Broadcasting Inc. for $1.75 million.[3]
In January 1989, then-Album-oriented rock formatted KRQK applied to the Federal Communications Commission to change frequencies to 100.3 FM; the request was granted the following year.[4][5] On December 22, 1989, Crystal Broadcasting sold KRQK and its AM counterpart, then known as KTME, to Nova Broadcasting-Santa Maria, headed by Gregg Peterson, for $1.47 million.[6] The station pair changed hands once again in May 1993, when Nova Broadcasting sold the combo to Padre Serra Communications for $450,000.[7] The new owner then flipped KRQK to a regional Mexican format.
In September 1999, Padre Serra sold KRQK to Bakersfield-based American General Media for $1.3 million.[8]
On January 18, 2010 at 11:30 a.m., high winds in the Santa Maria area triggered a power outage that knocked several stations off the air, including KRQK. The station resumed broadcasting one hour later under generator power.[9]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KRQK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1981. p. C-24. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. December 16, 1985. p. 124. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. January 23, 1989. p. 160. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). The Broadcasting Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1991. p. B-35. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. February 12, 1990. p. 46. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. Cahners Publishing Company. May 24, 1993. p. 64. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ "Chancellor Sells Puerto Rico Holdings" (PDF). Radio & Records. October 1, 1999. p. 6. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Ramos, Julian J. (January 23, 2010). "Week's stormy weather causes local radio silence". Santa Maria Times. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 51264 (KRQK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KRQK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database