KRQQ

KRQQ
City Tucson, Arizona
Broadcast area Tucson, Arizona
Branding 93.7 KRQ
Slogan Today's Hit Music
Frequency 93.7 MHz (also on HD Radio)
First air date 1971
Format Top 40 (CHR)
ERP 93,000 watts
HAAT 613.0 meters (2,011.2 ft)
Class C
Facility ID 53591
Callsign meaning Call letters are shortened to be pronounced KRQ
Former callsigns KXEW-FM (1971-1977)
Owner iHeartMedia, Inc.
(Capstar TX LLC)
Sister stations KMIY, KNST, KYWD, KOHT, KXEW, KTZR
Webcast Listen Live
Website krq.com

KRQQ is an FM radio station in Tucson, Arizona, which is licensed to broadcast on the frequency of 93.7 MHz. It has a power of 93,000 watts effective radiated power and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. Its transmitter is on Tower Peak in the Tucson Mountains and the signal is mildly directional to avoid overlap to KDKB 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. Its studios are located north of downtown Tucson along Oracle Road.

History

KRQQ began its life in 1971 as KXEW-FM, a Spanish station which also aired some bilingual programming especially in the evenings. It was purchased by Western Cities Broadcasting in 1977; the new owners made it a top 40 station, under the name of "The New 94 KRQ", and changed the callsign to KRQQ. 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, with a 23 percent share of the total audience.

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.

The station's slogan in the late 1980s and early 1990s was "Tucson's Only Hit Music Station."

Programs

KRQQ's former logo, used until 2012

DJs

KRQ's middays (10am-2pm) are hosted by Cyndi. The main afternoon drive feature is the "Drive at 5" with D-Wanyne Chavez. Nights, along with the Top 8 @ 8, are hosted by "Joe Joe" Johiah Hall (7pm-12am).[1] Overnights (12am-5am) are voice tracked by KIIS-FM L.A. based host Sisanie.[2]

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 104.7 KISS FM in Phoenix in January 2006. Coincidentally, the Program Director at 104.7 KISS FM at the time was a former employee of KRQ. For the first couple years, the show would split broadcasting time between Tucson and Phoenix, but since mid-2008, the show has been broadcast live almost exclusively from Phoenix. The show has been very successful in both the Phoenix and Tucson markets. The show is now also broadcast on Z-100 in Portland, Oregon, My 99.9 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, 96.1 KISS FM in Fort Collins, Colorado and in Texas.

The show was balanced out with a female co-star Carrie Moten who seemed to keep the boys in line, who quit in 2009 and can now be heard as a news anchor on 92.3 FM, a News/Talk station in Phoenix. In December 2009 after hosting auditions for another co-host replacement, KRQ hired Kyle Unfug aka Special K.

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

Monday: After This Weekend, I'll Never Do "Blank" Again, Meeting in the Ladies Room, The Machaca

Tuesday: Second-Date Update

Wednesday: Confession Wednesday, Hump-Day Dump-Day

Thursday: War of the Roses

Friday: I knew it was over when, Whatcha Doin At The Courthouse?, Fiancee Friday

Previous morning shows have included Mojo (Now at Channel 9-5-5 in Detroit and syndicated on KOHT) and Betsy, and the team of Mike Elliott and Jimmy Kimmel.

Syndicated shows

KRQ airs "#MostRequestedLive" (Formerly known as Saturday Night Online) hosted by Romeo on Saturday nights from 6 P.M.-10 P.M., On the Move with Enrique Santos from 10 A.M.-12 P.M., Ryan Seacrest's AT40 on Sunday mornings from 8 A.M.-12 P.M. and the iHeartRadio Countdown on Sunday nights from 8 P.M.-10 P.M.

Music

Music on the station stays within 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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 93.7 KRQ :: Today's Best Music Archived May 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "93.7 KRQ :: Today's Best Music". Krq.com. Retrieved 2011-07-03.

Coordinates: 32°14′56″N 111°07′01″W / 32.249°N 111.117°W / 32.249; -111.117

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