KRQQ

Infobox Radio Station
name = KRQQ


city = Tucson, Arizona
area = Tucson, Arizona
branding = 93.7 KRQ
slogan = "Today's Best Music"
airdate = December 15 1987
frequency = 93.7 MHz
format = Top 40 (CHR)
erp = 91,000 watts
haat = 619 meters
class = C
facility_id = 53591
owner = Clear Channel Communications
webcast = [http://www.krq.com/pages/listenlive.html Listen Live]
website = [http://www.krq.com/ www.krq.com]
callsign_meaning = Call letters are shortened to be pronounced KRQ

KRQQ is an FM radio station in Tucson, Arizona which is licensed to broadcast on the frequency of 93.7 MHz with a power of 96,000 watts, and is owned by Clear Channel Communications. Its transmitter is on Tower Peak in the Tucson Mountains and the signal is mildly directional to avoid overlap KDKB in Phoenix, Arizona, under FCC rules that were in effect when the antenna was erected. Oddly enough, this is not vice versa. Known as 93.7 KRQ, the station plays Top 40 (CHR) music, and its primary audience or demographic is teens and young adults.

History

KRQQ began its life as KXEW-FM, a Spanish station, and was purchased by Western Cities Broadcasting, which made it a top 40 station in the late 1970s. The station was sold to Nationwide Communications in the 1980s.

According to radio industry trade publication Radio and Records, during the late 1980s, KRQQ was the highest-rated Top 40 station in the United States under its then program director Clarke Ingram. Nationwide later sold its Tucson stations to Tucson Radio Partners, which in turn was absorbed by Prism Radio and then Clear Channel Communications in the 1990s. The radio station is currently one of the best rated Top 40 stations in Arizona.

Programs

DJs

KRQ's middays (10am-3pm) were hosted by Melissa Santa Cruz until November 2007, who used to host on KOHT when it was a Regional Spanish station in the 90's, branded "Sonido Magico 98.3!". Melissa Santa Cruz is now hosting middays on KOHT once again. At KRQ, middays are now being hosted by Chris P. in a schedule that now moves Chris to middays and afternoons. The main afternoon drive feature is the "Drive at 5" (which until 2005 were all request, now that is not the case) with Chris P., and nights, along with the Top 8 @ 8 and 9 o'clock Knockout, are hosted by Seth O'Brien, who used to be a back-up and holidays DJ when Chris P. used to host nights and Ken Carr hosted afternoons. [ [http://www.krq.com/pages/chrisp.html 93.7 KRQ :: Today's Best Music ] ] [ [http://krq.com/pages/SethOBrien.html 93.7 KRQ :: Today's Best Music ] ] Je Boogie and Jojo are officially on weekends. [ [http://krq.com/pages/JeBoogie.html 93.7 KRQ :: Today's Best Music ] ] [ [http://www.krq.com/pages/jojo.html 93.7 KRQ :: Today's Best Music ] ]

Morning DJs

The current morning show on KRQ is Johnjay and Rich, which has been on the air since 2001. Johnjay and Rich were syndicated to Clear Channel owned KZZP (KISS FM) in Phoenix in January 2006. Coincidentally, the Program Director at KZZP at the time was a former employee of KRQ. The deal has the show splitting broadcasting time from Tucson and Phoenix, both live. The show has been very successful in both the Phoenix and Tucson markets. The show is now broadcasting in Colorado Springs, CO, and Portland, OR.

Previous morning shows have included Mojo and Betsy, and the team of Mike Elliott and Jimmy Kimmel.

The Johnjay and Rich morning show features a different segment every morning.

Monday: After This Weekend, I'll Never Do "Blank" Again

Tuesday: Second-Date Update

Wednesday: Confession Wednesday

Thursday: War of the Roses

Friday: Obi-Wan Kenobi's Summer Blockbuster Movie Trivia (from Memorial Day through Labor Day)

yndicated Shows

KRQQ is subscribed to syndicated radio show Open House Party hosted by John Garabedian on Saturday nights from 7 P.M.-Midnight MST, and Sunday nights feature Kid Kelly's Backtrax USA, which is an all-90's music syndicated show. It replaced Rick Dees's Weekly Top 40 when all Clear Channel CHR stations unsubscribed from it. Saturday mornings feature the FOX All Access show and Ryan Seacrest's AT40. KRQ was also subscribed to AT40 when it used to be hosted by Casey Kasem.

Music

Music on the station stays with in the CHR genre. However, their playlist moves with the audience. 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 much heavier on urban and rhythmic tracks, with mainstream songs mixed in.

KRQ also includes a very strong 'gold' and 'recurrent' tracks mixed in the playlist, mostly during the daytime. Some of these artists include Bon Jovi, and the song Pour Some Sugar On Me from Def Leppard.

References

ee also

*List of radio stations in Arizona

External links

* [http://www.krq.com Station website]
* [http://www.krq.com/cc-common/streaming_new/index.html Live streaming audio from KRQ]
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