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KROQ-FM

radio station

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 12, 2026
Entity authorityQ1191043
Source-derived summary

KROQ-FM (106.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Pasadena, California, serving Greater Los Angeles. Owned by Audacy, Inc., it broadcasts an alternative rock format known as "The World Famous KROQ" (pronounced ). Its current weekday lineup includes Klein.Ally.Show. in the mornings, middays with Doug "Sluggo" Roberts, afternoon drive with Kevin Ryder, and evenings with Megan Holiday.

The station has studios at the intersection of Wilshire Blvd. and Hauser Blvd. in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles. The transmitter is based in the Verdugo Mountains. It was the flagship station of Kevin & Bean and Loveline which was originally hosted by Jim "The Poorman" Trenton with Dr. Drew Pinsky.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “KROQ-FM” as radio station. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around KROQ-FM, radio and station.

Editorial reviewMost useful as a place-based finding aid connecting the present description to earlier jurisdictions, maps and built evidence. The current 111-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1962-01-01. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with KROQ-FM, radio and station providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “KROQ-FM”, the useful work is to connect “radio station” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1191043. Authority coordinates are 34.196, -118.259. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.

Critical limits

A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
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  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “KROQ-FM”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow KROQ-FM primary sources, KROQ-FM archive and KROQ-FM research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

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  3. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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This entry incorporates text from KROQ-FM” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.