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 with sister station KZZP in Phoenix, Arizona, under FCC rules that were in effect when the antenna was erected. Known as 93.7 KRQ, the station plays Top 40/CHR music, and its primary audience or demographic is teens and young adults.
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| Broadcast area | Tucson, Arizona |
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| Frequency | 93.7 MHz |
| Branding | 93.7 KRQ |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Clear Channel Communications |
| History | |
Call sign meaning | Call letters are shortened to be pronounced KRQ |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 96000 watts |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.krq.com |
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.
Programs
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 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. Previous morning shows have included Mojo and Betsy, and the team of Mike Elliott and Jimmy Kimmel.
Like many top 40 staions, KRQ carries American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest on Saturday mornings.
The station carries a pilot show on Sunday nights which plays two hours of all 90's music], mostly pop and rock rather than hip-hop or urban, which replaced American Top 40 with Rick Dees.
Music
Music on the station stays with in the CHR genre. However, during the daytime, the playlist consists of mostly mainstream CHR songs, with a small amount of urban and rhythmic CHR songs mixed in. During the evening and overnight hours, the playlist is much heavier on urban and rhythmic tracks, with mainstream songs mixed in.
KRQ is also one of only a few stations that have 'gold' and 'recurrent' tracks mixed in the playlist. Some of these artists include Bon Jovi, and the song Pour Some Sugar On Me from Def Leppard.