KRRF

KRRF
City Oak View, California
Broadcast area Ventura, California
Branding 106.3 NASH Icon
Slogan "The Music That Made Country Great"
Frequency 106.3 MHz
First air date 1982 (as KMGQ)
Format Country
ERP 960 watts
HAAT 252 meters
Class A
Facility ID 10329
Callsign meaning K R SuRF (previous classic rock format)
Former callsigns KMGQ (1981-1998)
KKSB (1998-2005)
KMGQ (2005-2010)
Affiliations Nash Icon (Westwood One)
Owner Cumulus Media
(Cumulus Licensing LLC)
Sister stations KBBY-FM, KHAY, KVYB, KVEN
Webcast Listen Live
Website 1063nashicon.com

KRRF (106.3 FM) is a commercial radio station in Oak View, California, broadcasting country music to the Ventura, California, area. KRRF Used to Broadcast A Digital HD Radio Signal But as of 2016 KRRF Only Broadcasts an Analog signal on 106.3FM

History

The station began broadcasting in 1982, with the KMGQ call letters and a soft rock format, and later changed to a Smooth Jazz format 1996. In October, 1998, the format station switched back to a country format, branded "Country 106.3", and changed the call sign to KKSB. In 2001, the station switched to a Contemporary hit radio format to compete with KIST-FM. However, it failed, and the station went on to air an Oldies format. In March 2005, Cumulus moved its smooth jazz programming back from KRUZ 97.5 to 106.3 and reverted to the KMGQ call letters.

On August 26, 2010, Magic 106.3 began broadcasting in HD-Radio. KRRF is not currently licensed to broadcast in the Hybrid HD Radio format (digital status on reference page).[1]

On September 24, 2010, KMGQ changed ita format from smooth jazz to classic rock, branded as "106.3 The Surf" and changed the call sign to KRRF.

In 2011 KRRF was granted a U.S. Federal Communications Commission construction permit to change the city of license to Oak View, California and move to a new transmitter site in Ventura County. The effective radiated power at the new site is 960 watts with the height above average terrain the same as at the former facility on Gibraltar Peak above Santa Barbara.

On March 13, 2013, KRRF filed for a license for the new Oak View facilities, indicating that it had begun operations from the new site. The format thus far remained classic rock.

On March 31, 2013 KRRF began stunting with a wide range of music. It promoted on-air "The time has come for something new" and to listen the next day at 6:33 pm.[2]

On April 1, 2013 at 6:33 pm KRRF switched its format to classic hits, branded as "Classic Hits 106.3", launching by playing 10,006 songs in a row. The first song on Classic Hits was Two Tickets to Paradise by Eddie Money.

On August 15, 2014, KRRF began stunting with liners honoring the famous landmarks of Ventura County, while promoting that "a new icon is coming to Ventura County. Stay tuned." At 5 pm local time, KRRF switched to country, becoming one of the first stations to join Cumulus's new "Nash Icon" network as "106.3 Nash Icon". The last song on Classic Hits 106.3 was Yesterday by The Beatles, while the first song on Nash Icons 106.3 was Don't Rock The Jukebox by Alan Jackson. [3]

Formats

Previous logos

References

  1. ↑ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=10329
  2. ↑ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/81436/106-3-krrf-oxnardventura-stunting/
  3. ↑ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/netgnomes/89681/cumulus-prepping-nash-icons-format-launch/

External links

Coordinates: 34°27′57″N 119°40′40″W / 34.4658°N 119.6779°W / 34.4658; -119.6779

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