KRQQ

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KRQQ
KRQ 2014 logo.png
Broadcast area Tucson metropolitan area
Frequency 93.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding93.7 KRQ
Programming
Format Top 40 (CHR)
Subchannels HD2: KMMA Spanish-language Contemporary Hits simulcast
HD3: Classic hip hop "Fly Nation Radio"
Affiliations Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
KHUD, KMMA, KNST, KOHT, KTZR, KXEW
History
First air date
February 1, 1971;52 years ago (1971-02-01) (as KXEW-FM)
Former call signs
KXEW-FM (1971–1977)
Call sign meaning
Rock music. Call letters are shortened on the air to "KRQ"
Technical information
Facility ID 53591
Class C
ERP 93,000 watts
HAAT 613 meters (2,011 ft)
Links
Webcast Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Listen live (via iHeartRadio) (HD3)
Website krq.iheart.com

KRQQ (93.7 FM) is a commercial radio station in Tucson, Arizona, known as "93.7 KRQ". It airs a Top 40 (CHR) radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Its studios are located north of downtown Tucson along Oracle Road.

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KRQQ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 93,000 watts. Its transmitter is atop Tucson Mountain on West Hidden Canyon Drive in Tucson Estates. [1] KRQQ broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The HD-2 digital subchannel rebroadcasts co-owned KMMA's Spanish-language Contemporary Hits format. The HD-3 subchannel carries classic hip hop from iHeartRadio's "Fly Nation Radio" service.

History

The station signed on the air on February 1, 1971;52 years ago. [2] Its original call sign was KXEW-FM, the sister station to KXEW 1600 AM, owned by Radio Fiesta, Inc. The two stations served Tucson's Latino community, airing a mix of Regional Mexican music and bilingual programming, especially in the evenings.

In 1977, the FM station was acquired by Grabet, Inc. [3] Grabet also owned KMGX 940 AM (now KGMS). The new owners flipped the FM station to a Top 40 format, under the name of The New 94 KRQ. The call letters were changed to KRQQ. Until then, all contemporary hits stations in Tucson had been on the AM dial.

With the success of the Top 40 format, the station was sold to Nationwide Communications in the 1980s. According to radio industry trade publication Radio & Records , during the late 1980s, KRQQ was among the highest rated Top 40 stations in the U.S. [4] The program director was Clarke Ingram, who came to KRQQ from nearby Top 40 station KZZP Phoenix. At one point, KRQQ had a 23 percent share of the total audience. The station's slogan in the 1990s was "Tucson's Only Hit Music Station!"

Nationwide later sold its Tucson stations to Tucson Radio Partners, which in turn was absorbed by Prism Radio. Clear Channel Communications acquired KRQQ in the 1990s. (Clear Channel changed its name to iHeartMedia in 2014.)

In 2001, following the September 11 attacks, the station made headlines when 25,000 listeners gathered in Tucson Electric Park to form a human flag. [5]

KRQQ's former logo, used until 2012 KRQQ Logo.JPG
KRQQ's former logo, used until 2012

Programming

Weekdays begin with the syndicated Johnjay & Rich show. In middays, the station carries On Air with Ryan Seacrest and in evenings, the Tino Cochino Radio Show is heard. A variety of iHeartRadio personalities are voicetracked late nights and weekends. Syndicated weekend programs include American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest, Most Requested Live, the iHeartRadio Countdown and On The Move with Enrique Santos. [6] [7]

Music on the station stays within the CHR genre. However, the playlist moves with the audience as the day progresses. During the daytime, the playlist consists of mostly mainstream CHR songs, Hot AC, and strong golds, being light on urban and rhythmic. During the late afternoon, evening, and overnight hours, the playlist is heavier on urban crossovers and rhythmic tracks, with mainstream songs mixed in.

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References

  1. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/KRQQ
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-12. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  3. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1980 page C-12. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  4. ↑ "93.7 KRQ - Tucson's Number One Hit Music Station with Johnjay & Rich In The Morning". 93.7 KRQ. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  5. ↑ "Radio & Records" (PDF). worldradiohistory.com.
  6. ↑ https://krq.iheart.com/schedule/ DJs as of September 2022
  7. ↑ "Tino Cochino Radio Moves in Tucson to 93.7 KRQ - RadioInsight". 10 March 2023.

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