It's ultra soft now and more fit for teenage hipsters. With KMPX soaring to success but KPPC, with its middle-of-the-road format, ailing, Crosby and Avery brought in the architects of KMPX, Tom and Raechel Donahue, to turn around their new station in Southern California.[3]. You guys dropped Ralph for this? Late at night the station played Loveline, hosted by "The Poorman" Jim Trenton and Dr. Drew Pinsky. The station has studios at the intersection of Venice Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in the Crestview neighborhood in West Los Angeles. It was such a treat to be given pizza after checking in with staff at the tent in the parking lot. A smart Business Model would have included a Best Of show, with highlights from Lisa May and Doc on the Rock, perhaps appearances on Jimmy Kimmell. KROQ: an oral history. Plus, we only get maybe only 3 hours of Kevin & Bean Live thoughout the whole morning! I had it on my radio's preset up until a year ago. I've been to two of the singles parties - one in Vegas (February 2006) and one at the Queen Mary (October 2006) and they both were a blast. KROQ is NO longer on my preset button number 2, my husband has done the same thing, along with at least 10 of my co-workers. A very mean and toxic business. Ken Roberts returned to the reborn station in a more forceful ownership role, buying out his partners one by one until he remained the sole owner of the station. How can you say you're helping people when you're making fun of them and demeaning them? The choice to do this now , amidst a crisis when people are desperately seeking normalcy, is beyond distasteful. LOVE KROQ. 2020 election: How to find your polling location . It's always amazing to see a band you like at a small venue too.If anyone has been to the Red Bull Sound Stage you will recall that check-in is usually between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. [11][12][13][14][15][16] On his death, control of the estate was transferred to Ingrid and Thomas Burns.[17][18]. This can be a little nuisance while concert goers wait in line to get in. Terrible. It's evident with their latest concert. OMG KROQ is simply terrible now. Her addition didn't fill a gap, instead she is trying to hammer a square peg into a round hole. Learn more. On February 20, 2006, KROQ added streaming music from the radio station to its website. Kind of sad, really. Kroq sucks now.Also, Kevin and Bean have the most boring morning show. Okay so the only reason I'm doing a review of a radio station is because I just won Free Screening passes to see The Haunting in Connecticut. I'm deleting this now wasted and highly desirable slot on my radio. This was my second review on Yelp and I was the first to review KROQ. I've been to two of the singles parties - one in Vegas (February 2006) and one at the Queen Mary (October 2006) and they both were a blast. It's so tame now. Learn more. [21] With barebones equipment, KROQ returned to the airwaves, broadcasting initially from the transmitter location, followed by a penthouse suite in the Pasadena Hilton Hotel, then across the street from the Hilton (117 S. Los Robles). I loved this station for many years. Get KROQ Studios, New York, NY, USA setlists - view them, share them, discuss them with other KROQ Studios, New York, NY, USA fans for free on setlist.fm! So disappointed,  you have been a part of my life for years. Kroq sucks now. It's actually painful to listen too. Somewhere around the turn of the millennium every rock band that had ever heard a Rage Against the Machine song decided to add a DJ and a bleach blonde tattooed white singer pissed off at his father to the mix and for whatever reason this actually worked, at least financially for the labels. To all the people that think it blows, you should try living in Youngstown, Ohio....where radio seriously BLOWS. But I love Kevin and Bean - they have kept me in stiches for years - since I was a wee lassie. In 1979, Shadoe Stevens once again left the station, with Rick Carroll taking over as program director, and took all of the new music and combined it in a Top 40 formatic structure. The remodel included design/build HVAC systems, plumbing, electrical and fire alarm / life safety systems. Now, there are inane games and lots of talking with Stryker and Klein. anyway, but love it even more being that I won tickets to Almost Acoustic Xmas. When I turned in to Kevin In The Morning, they added Jensen. I enjoy them but they need a person to contrast their randomness. Not anymore ! [10], In 1971, Ludwig Wolfgang Frohlich, founder of the National Science Network and previous owner of an ad agency, died. The 1990s also saw a continuation of the weekday morning Kevin & Bean Show, as well as "Rodney on the Roq," hosted by Rodney Bingenheimer, on Sunday nights. Getting rid of the morning crew today, especially the way it was done, was the last straw. Hey Mark! About 5 or so years ago, I would have given KROQ 4 to 5 stars. KROQ just continued to carry on with their screamo, art rock and steady rotation of Blink, Offspring, and Green Day. My coworkers agree, she quickly became a caricature of herself. When I came across Indie 103.1 flipping stations in an attempt to get away from the fifth time they played a Green Day song that morning. DrewKennedyThe Poor ManJed the Fish  (jeddum fishum)Adam CarollaRichard BladeRodney on the RoqTami HeideJimmy KimmelElviraRalph GarmanMark Goodman..... so many more, love to you all, What happened to you, dear friend? The morning show kept it number one on my presets. Dumping the morning show was the end of KROQ for me. anyway, but love it even more being that I won tickets to Almost Acoustic Xmas. The work consisted of the remodel for an existing radio broadcasting facility along with the addition of a new sales and office space. Thank you. Just won passes to see Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness in The. Hosts included B. Mitchel Reed,[4] Tom Donahue, novelty music historian Dr. Demento, Charles Laquidara, Elliot Mintz, blues archivist Johnny Otis and more. I was a dedicated fan of KROQ from the early 90s onward until I got tired of them playing the same songs into the ground. Other nominees included WBCN in Boston, Massachusetts; KTBZ-FM in Houston, Texas; KITS in San Francisco, California; KNDD in Seattle, Washington; and WWDC in Washington, DC.[40]. The Weenie Roast was once an annual event for me, along with the Acoustic Xmas is now absent. I really debated my star rating on this one. We all know it's a business. He was terrible.KROQ's unceremonious firing a HOF broadcaster was awful. It makes me sad! LATEST LOS ANGELES CORONAVIRUS NEWS. I was tempted to bring my own lunch because by the time the concert is over it could be 2:00 p.m. The church had been attempting to sell the radio stations for a year; station manager Edgar Pierce said the church found commercial radio incompatible with the noncommercial nature of its other efforts. KROQ broadcasts an HD Radio subchannel, The ROQ of the 80's, which features classic rock from the 1980s. [20] Roberts with his background in the music industry made him a logical choice for president of the struggling company in the minds of the other shareholders, and he was elected such at the first meeting he attended in 1974.[20]. Not going to be listening to this station anymore. The past year, not very much. Maybe I should be thankful that they are saving me money. Really?!? Claim your business to immediately update business information, respond to reviews, and more! The Weenie Roast was once an annual event for me, along with the Acoustic Xmas is now absent. I was shocked of course when they let Lisa May go, but I still gave them a chance. Los Angeles Magazine, Nov, 2001 by Kate Sullivan. [37][38], On March 18, 2020, Kevin Ryder announced on Twitter that he, Allie MacKay, Jensen Karp, producer Dave Sanchez and contributor Jonathan Kantrowe, had all been fired from the morning show.[39]. I was running late so there was no time to pick something up.Thank you KROQ for bringing in the Helpful Honda sponsor and treating us to pizza.P.S. On April 23, 1962,[1] KPPC-FM signed on the air. Unlike most other (Class B, but with grandfathered greater than B facilities) FM stations in Los Angeles whose transmitters are atop Mount Wilson, KROQ's (Class B) transmitter is located on Tongva Peak in Glendale at an altitude of 2,650 ft., which results in somewhat weaker signal coverage. The remodel included design/build HVAC systems, plumbing, electrical and fire alarm / life safety systems. I am horrified and devastated by the firing of the Morning show. Marketing 101 is to inspire and entice customers. This is the BEST radio station in the WORLD! Now kroq plays a lot of pop and even domes trans. I think it was around 2004 and when I started to listen to them before that it was KISS FM and when Ryan Seaquest took over Rick Dees that was the final straw and started listening to Kevin and Bean as well as Jamie and Danny on Star 98.7.Also KiSS music starting turning to crap is another reason why I swtiched. Wow, radio has gone to Sh*t. It seems like the station has been on a loop playing the same songs  since about 2000. Thanks Kroq!!! They love to hang on to songs and grind them over and over again. Your music line up has sucked since the 90's. Their dismissal of Lisa May in the Kevin and Bean morning show was a huge mistake.

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