KRQK

KRQK
City	Lompoc, California
Broadcast area	Santa Maria-Lompoc
Frequency	100.3 MHz
Branding	La Ley 100.3
Slogan	"Aqui Manda"
Programming
Format	Regional Mexican
Ownership
Owner	American General Media ; (AGM California, Inc.)
Sister stations	KBOX, KPAT, KSMA, KSNI-FM
History
First air date	December 18, 1979
Former frequencies	100.9 MHz (1979-1990)
Technical information
Facility ID	51264
Class	B1
ERP	3,700 watts
HAAT	263 meters (863 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	34°44′30″N 120°26′45″W
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	1003laley.com

KRQK (100.3 FM, "La Ley") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Lompoc, California, United States and serves the Santa Maria-Lompoc area. The station is owned by American General Media and broadcasts a regional Mexican music format.

History

KRQK was signed on December 18, 1979 at the 100.9 FM frequency by Sunshine Wireless of California, broadcasting a top 40 format.[1] In 1985, Sunshine Wireless sold KRQK and its AM sister station KLLB (1410 AM) to Crystal Broadcasting Inc. for $1.75 million.[2]

In January 1989, then-rock formatted KRQK applied to the Federal Communications Commission to change frequencies to 100.3 FM; the request was granted the following year.[3][4] On December 22, 1989, Crystal Broadcasting sold KRQK and its AM counterpart, then known as KTME, to Nova Broadcasting-Santa Maria, headed by Gregg Peterson, for $1.47 million.[5] The station pair changed hands once again in May 1993, when Nova Broadcasting sold the combo to Padre Serra Communications for $450,000.[6] The new owner then flipped KRQK to a regional Mexican format.

In September 1999, Padre Serra sold KRQK to Bakersfield, California-based American General Media for $1.3 million.[7]

On January 18, 2010, at 11:30 a.m., high winds in the Santa Maria area triggered a power outage that knocked several stations off the air, including KRQK. The station resumed broadcasting one hour later under generator power.[8]

References

"Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1981. p. C-24. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
"For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. December 16, 1985. p. 124. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
"For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. January 23, 1989. p. 160. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
"Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). The Broadcasting Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1991. p. B-35. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
"For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. February 12, 1990. p. 46. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
"Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. Cahners Publishing Company. May 24, 1993. p. 64. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
"Chancellor Sells Puerto Rico Holdings" (PDF). Radio and Records. October 1, 1999. p. 6. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
Ramos, Julian J. (January 23, 2010). "Week's stormy weather causes local radio silence". Santa Maria Times. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

External links

Official website

KRQK in the FCC's FM station database

KRQK on Radio-Locator

KRQK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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[1] "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1981. p. C-24. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[2] "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. December 16, 1985. p. 124. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[3] "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. January 23, 1989. p. 160. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[4] "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada" (PDF). The Broadcasting Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1991. p. B-35. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[5] "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. February 12, 1990. p. 46. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[6] "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. Cahners Publishing Company. May 24, 1993. p. 64. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[7] "Chancellor Sells Puerto Rico Holdings" (PDF). Radio and Records. October 1, 1999. p. 6. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

[8] Ramos, Julian J. (January 23, 2010). "Week's stormy weather causes local radio silence". Santa Maria Times. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

Radio stations in the area of Santa Maria–Lompoc, California
By AM frequency	1030 1240 1380 1410 1440 1480 1600
By FM frequency	88.1 88.5 89.7 90.5 91.5 95.1 95.7 96.7 97.1 99.1 100.3 102.1 102.5 103.3¹ 104.1 105.1 106.7
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