KRQQ

KRQQ

Tucson, Arizona
Broadcast area	Tucson, Arizona
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

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.

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 on Saturday mornings, and the Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 on Sunday nights.

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.

See also

• List of radio stations in Arizona

External links

• Station website
• Live streaming audio from KRQ
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