KRCK-FM
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KRCK-FM is a commercial Top 40 (CHR)
music radio station
in Mecca, California
, broadcasting to the Palm Springs, California
, area on 97.7 FM
. Briefly had the nickname "Hot 97" until 2007 when the station adapted a new jingle to simply have the call signs "Hot Hits 97-7...K,R,C,K. The #1 Hit Music Station". First went on the air in June 2002, KRCK was nicknamed "K-Rock" under a Hard Rock format, but was ordered to drop the use of the slogan due to a possible copyright infringement with KROQ-FM
of Los Angeles. Its transmitter is 95.5 MHz for the Morongo Basin
area. In 2010 they adapted new imagaging again to have it say "Hot 97-7 K,R,C,K"
On-Air :
Monday - Friday:
Most Music In the Morning
6am-10am
On-Air with Ryan Seacrest
2pm-5pm
The 5 o'clock Gridlock Mix w/ DJSupajames
5pm
DJSupajames
6pm-10pm
Saturday:
DJ Brandi Garcia
6pm-10pm
Saturday Night Spin Cycle w/ DJSupajames
10pm-12am
Sunday:
American Top40 with Ryan Seacrest
2pm-6pm
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
music radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
in Mecca, California
Mecca, California
Mecca is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 8,577 at the 2010 census, up from 5,402 at the 2000 census....
, broadcasting to the Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...
, area on 97.7 FM
Frequency modulation
In telecommunications and signal processing, frequency modulation conveys information over a carrier wave by varying its instantaneous frequency. This contrasts with amplitude modulation, in which the amplitude of the carrier is varied while its frequency remains constant...
. Briefly had the nickname "Hot 97" until 2007 when the station adapted a new jingle to simply have the call signs "Hot Hits 97-7...K,R,C,K. The #1 Hit Music Station". First went on the air in June 2002, KRCK was nicknamed "K-Rock" under a Hard Rock format, but was ordered to drop the use of the slogan due to a possible copyright infringement with KROQ-FM
KROQ-FM
KROQ-FM — branded 106.7 KROQ — is a commercial modern rock radio station licensed to Pasadena, California serving the Greater Los Angeles. The call sign is pronounced "kay rock." It is the flagship station of Loveline hosted by Dr...
of Los Angeles. Its transmitter is 95.5 MHz for the Morongo Basin
Morongo Basin
The Morongo Basin is located centrally in the southern portion of the state of California in the United States. The Morongo basin is part of the Inland Empire metropolitan statistical area, the 13th largest in the United States. Joshua Tree National Park lies within the basin. The basin stretches...
area. In 2010 they adapted new imagaging again to have it say "Hot 97-7 K,R,C,K"
On-Air :
Monday - Friday:
Most Music In the Morning
6am-10am
On-Air with Ryan Seacrest
2pm-5pm
The 5 o'clock Gridlock Mix w/ DJSupajames
5pm
DJSupajames
6pm-10pm
Saturday:
DJ Brandi Garcia
6pm-10pm
Saturday Night Spin Cycle w/ DJSupajames
10pm-12am
Sunday:
American Top40 with Ryan Seacrest
2pm-6pm