Broadcast area | Santa Maria— Lompoc, California |
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Frequency | 100.3 MHz |
Branding | La Ley 100.3 |
Programming | |
Format | Regional Mexican |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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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 | |
Facility ID | 51264 |
Class | B1 |
ERP | 3,700 watts |
HAAT | 263 meters (863 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°44′30″N 120°26′45″W / 34.74167°N 120.44583°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.
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-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]