KRQQ
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| City | Tucson, Arizona |
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| Broadcast area | Tucson, Arizona |
| Branding | 93.7 KRQ |
| Slogan | Today's Hit Music |
| Frequency | 93.7 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | December 15, 1987 |
| 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 |
| 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 MH. 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 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. Its studios are located north of downtown Tucson along Oracle Road.
KRQQ began its life as KXEW-FM, a Spanish station which also aired some bilingual programming especially in the evenings, and was purchased by Western Cities Broadcasting, which made it a top 40 station, under the name of "The New 94 KRQ" in July 1977. 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."
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). Overnights (12am-5am) are voice tracked by KIIS-FM L.A. based host Sisanie.
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