KFRG

For the airport in East Farmingdale, New York, assigned ICAO code KFRG, see Republic Airport.
KFRG
City San Bernardino, California
Broadcast area Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange County, California
Branding K-Frog
Slogan New Country
Frequency 95.1 MHz (also on HD Radio)
simulcast on KXFG 92.9 FM
First air date August 1974 (as KQLH)
Format Country
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 149 meters
Class B
Facility ID 1241
Callsign meaning K FRG
Former callsigns KQLH (1974-1989)
Owner CBS Radio
(CBS Radio Stations Inc.)
Sister stations KROQ-FM, KAMP-FM, KCBS-FM, KRTH, KTWV, KNX, KRAK, KVFG, KXFG, KEZN
part of CBS Corporation cluster with Los Angeles-based TV stations KCBS & KCAL
Webcast Listen Live
Website kfrog.com

KFRG (95.1 FM, "K-Frog") is a commercial country music formatted radio station in San Bernardino, California, broadcasting to the Riverside-San Bernardino, California, area. KFRG is believed to be the original "Frog" station under previous owner Keymarket. The brand name has subsequently licensed by Keymarket to dozens of American radio stations. Owned by CBS Radio, its studios are in Colton and the transmitter site for KFRG is north of San Bernardino.

On August 17, 2006 KFRG became the only country radio station that could be heard in the Los Angeles area by default, as KZLA changed its programming format to rhythmic adult contemporary, until December 1, 2006 when KKGO changed its programming format from adult standards to country to fill a void in the Los Angeles area.

As a result of the void left by KZLA, KFRG briefly began showing up in the Los Angeles ratings.

KFRG focuses more on Orange County and Los Angeles area news and traffic since the demise of KZLA, but on February 23, 2007, KKGO moved its Country format and call letters to its FM sister station, thus bringing a full-powered FM Country music station back to the nation's second largest radio market after a six-month absence.

In 2009, KFRG and its simulcast stations joined the Motor Racing Network for coverage of NASCAR races.

On October 15th, 2015 KFRG was named station of the year by the Inland Empire chapter of the American Advertising Federation.

History

KFRG was previously known was KQLH with a soft adult contemporary format. Due to strong competition from Los Angeles stations KOST and KBIG, KQLH was unable to succeed as an adult contemporary station. On December 25, 1989, KQLH flipped to a country format. The call letters were then changed to KFRG.

Current on-air staff

Weekdays

Weekends

Simulcast

KFRG is simulcast on the following radio stations:

Former K-FROG station

KVFG-FM 103.1

External links

Coordinates: 34°11′51″N 117°17′13″W / 34.1975°N 117.2870°W / 34.1975; -117.2870


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