KRQK
Radio station in Lompoc, California, United States
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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.
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| Broadcast area | Santa Maria—Lompoc, California |
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| Frequency | 100.3 MHz |
| Branding | La Ley 100.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Regional Mexican |
| Ownership | |
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| KBOX, KPAT, KSMA, KSNI-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | December 18, 1979 (at 100.9) |
Former frequencies | 100.9 MHz (1979–1990) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 51264 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 3,700 watts |
| HAAT | 263 meters (863 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°44′29.9″N 120°26′48.6″W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1003laley.com |
History
KRQK was signed on December 18, 1979 at the 100.9 FM frequency by Sunshine Wireless of California, broadcasting a top 40 format.[2] In 1985, Sunshine Wireless sold KRQK and its AM sister station KLLB (1410 AM) to Crystal Broadcasting Inc. for $1.75 million.[3]
In January 1989, then-Album-oriented rock formatted KRQK applied to the Federal Communications Commission to change frequencies to 100.3 FM; the request was granted the following year.[4][5] 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.[6] The station pair changed hands once again in May 1993, when Nova Broadcasting sold the combo to Padre Serra Communications for $450,000.[7] The new owner then flipped KRQK to a regional Mexican format.
In September 1999, Padre Serra sold KRQK to Bakersfield-based American General Media for $1.3 million.[8]
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.[9]