102 KRKC-FM is a 50,000-watt 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 the Monterey, California

Monterey, California

The City of Monterey in Monterey County is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in Central California. Monterey lies at an elevation of 26 feet above sea level. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,810. Monterey is of historical importance because it was the capital of...

 radio market. The market includes all of Monterey County

Monterey County, California

Monterey County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California, its northwestern section forming the southern half of Monterey Bay. The northern half of the bay is in Santa Cruz County. As of 2010, the population was 415,057. The county seat and largest city is Salinas...

 and Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz County, California

Santa Cruz County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California, on the California Central Coast. The county forms the northern coast of the Monterey Bay. . As of the 2010 U.S. Census, its population was 262,382. The county seat is Santa Cruz...

. Long time DJs on 102 KRKC include Michael Davis (21 years) and Jim Barker

Jim Barker

Jim Barker is the head coach and general manager of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League....

 (17 years). The News Director is Matthew Arnett. The General Manager is William Gittler.

Michael Davis is a former Music Director and DJ from KNAC

KNAC

KNAC is an internet based heavy metal music radio station. It was previously a Los Angeles, California area FM radio station.-KNAC at 105.5 FM:...

 in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 and Barker is a former Music Director and DJ from KCBQ

KCBQ

KCBQ is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format and is owned by Salem Communications. The station offers Conservative talk programming such as Mike Gallagher, Dennis Prager and Michael Medved...

 in San Diego. The phone number is 831 385-5421. KRKC FM/AM has been owned by Radio Del Rey Inc. since 1982. 102 KRKC plays current rock music

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 and a mix of classic hits

Classic hits

Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...

 from the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. 102 KRKC-FM also covers Northern San Luis Obispo County

San Luis Obispo, California

San Luis Obispo is a city in California, located roughly midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on the Central Coast. Founded in 1772 by Spanish Fr. Junipero Serra, San Luis Obispo is one of California’s oldest communities...

 and portions of Fresno

Fresno, California

Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...

 and Kings County

Kings County, California

Kings County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. It is located in a rich agricultural region. Kings County is also home to NAS Lemoore, which is the U.S. Navy's newest and largest master jet air station. The county seat is Hanford...

 in Central California

Central California

Central California, sometimes referenced as Mid-State, is an area of California south of the San Francisco Bay Area and north of Southern California...

.

Other DJs include Dave Otto

Dave Otto

David Alan Otto , is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1987-1994. Dave is a 1982 graduate of Elk Grove High School. At 6'7" he is the tallest pitcher to hurl for Elk Grove's Grenadiers...

 in the morning and Letty Enciso in the evenings. KSBW-TV/Monterey (NBC

NBC

The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...

) weather personality Jim Vanderzwaan

Jim Vanderzwaan

Jim Vanderzwaan is a television meteorologist who works in Salinas, California. He holds the National Weather Association's seal of approval. His ability at weather forecasting has earned him awards from both the Associated Press and the Radio-Television News Directors Association.-History:His...

 also provides forecast updates. Part time DJ Dru Vincent has been with 102 KRKC since 1992. The 10 AM hour on weekdays is the "Retro Hour" featuring mostly 1980s thru 2005. Friday nights at 7 PM (during football season) is the NFL

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

 predictions show with Michael Davis and Lola Berlin. That show, with Davis and Berlin, has started its sixth season on 102 KRKC.

The physical location of the studios for KRKC FM/AM is at 1134 San Antonio Drive in King City, California

King City, California

King City is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. King City is located on the Salinas River southeast of Salinas, at an elevation of 335 feet . It lies along U.S. Route 101 in the Salinas Valley of the Central Coast of California. King City is a member of the Association of...

. The transmitter for 102 KRKC is located at Williams Hill, California
102 KRKC is at 102.1 on the FM dial. Its sister station KRKC-AM is at 1490 on the dial.
102 KRKC-FM has been on air for 22 years. 1490 KRKC-AM has been on air for 52 years. The web site is www.krkc.com and KRKC FM on Facebook.

External links

The web site for KRKC is http://www.krkc.com.
www.FCC.gov www.Arbitron.com www.LARadio.com www.Allaccess.com
Query the FCC's station database for KRKC [FCC.gov}
Radio-locator information on KRKC {krkc.com]
Query Arbitron's FM station database [Arbitron.com}