KRRF

KRRF
City Oak View, California
Broadcast area Ventura, California
Branding 106.3 Spin FM
Slogan Classic Hip-Hop
Frequency 106.3 MHz
First air date 1982 (as KMGQ)
Format Classic hip hop
ERP 960 watts
HAAT 252 metres
Class A
Facility ID 10329
Callsign meaning K R SuRF (former classic rock format)
Former callsigns KMGQ (1981-1998)
KKSB (1998-2005)
KMGQ (2005-2010)
Owner Cumulus Media
(Cumulus Licensing Ltd.)
Sister stations KBBY, KHAY, KVYB, KVEN
Webcast loads upon going to website
Website 1063spinfm.com

KRRF (106.3 FM, 106.3 Spin FM) is a commercial radio station in Oak View, California, broadcasting to the Ventura, California, area. KRRF used to broadcast a digital HD Radio signal, but as of May 2016 KRRF only broadcasts an analog signal. As the licenses for HD Radio signals are permanent, KRRF is still licensed to broadcast in HD.

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 26 August 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 24 September 2010, KMGQ changed its 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 licence 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 13 March 2013, KRRF filed for a licence for the new Oak View facilities, indicating that it had begun operations from the new site. The format thus far remained classic rock.

On 31 March 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 18:33 hrs.[2]

At that time, 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 15 August 2014, KRRF began stunting with liners honouring the famous landmarks of Ventura County, while promoting that "a new icon is coming to Ventura County. Stay tuned." At 17:00 hrs. that day, 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" was Yesterday by The Beatles, while the first song on "Nash Icon" was Don't Rock The Jukebox by Alan Jackson. [3]

On 27 May 2016, at Noon, KRRF flipped to classic hip hop as "106.3 Spin FM".[4]

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/
  4. ↑ KRRF Spins The Wheel To Classic Hip-Hop "Spin FM"

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

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