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49-793: The station has studios at the intersection of Venice Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in the Crestview neighborhood in West Los Angeles . The transmitter is based in the Verdugo Mountains . It was the flagship station of Kevin and Bean (revamped as Kevin in the Morning in 2019) and former show Loveline , hosted originally by Jim "The Poorman" Trenton with Dr. Drew Pinsky , and later by Adam Carolla as well as "Psycho" Mike Catherwood with Pinsky, and The Young Marquis and Stanley Show. On April 23, 1962, KPPC-FM signed on at 106.7 MHz. It

98-529: A Down , Korn , Jane's Addiction , the Beastie Boys , Sublime , Bad Religion , Stone Temple Pilots , Incubus , Nine Inch Nails , Social Distortion and Cypress Hill . In 2004, KROQ began broadcasting in HD Radio . On February 20, 2006, KROQ added streaming music from the radio station to its website. On June 9, 2006, KROQ launched an HD sub-carrier, KROQ HD-2, which airs new wave and alternative tracks from

147-557: A few others on the US West Coast in the 1980s. In 1986, KROQ was purchased at a then-record $ 45 million by Infinity Broadcasting . By the late 1980s, the station had started dipping in the ratings. New wave had declined in popularity and electronic dance bands, such as Depeche Mode and New Order , started getting more airplay on the station. Also during this period, KROQ began focusing on college rock (or so-called alternative rock ) by adding bands into their playlist such as R.E.M. ,

196-589: A friend to pretend to confess to killing his girlfriend during their "Confess Your Crime" segment. The hoax resulted in investigations by the Sheriff's Department, the FCC , NBC's " Unsolved Mysteries " and other news media. The hoax was exposed 10 months later after KROQ had unknowingly hired the caller, Doug "the Slug" Roberts, as a DJ and the three were heard talking about the hoax on a monitored phone line at KROQ. Kevin and Bean paid

245-547: A new alternative rock format branded as "New Arrivals." On September 23, 2022, the HD3 channel was dropped from the broadcast lineup entirely. ** = Audacy operates pursuant to a local marketing agreement with Martz Communications Group . Venice Boulevard Venice Boulevard is a major east–west thoroughfare in Los Angeles , running from the ocean in the Venice district, past

294-484: A new chapter for KROQ under the leadership of brand manager Mike Kaplan. Kaplan previously served as program director of iHeartMedia 's KYSR from 2013 to 2018. By the end of the Weatherly era, KROQ had essentially shifted to a classic alternative format that leaned heavily on heritage acts. Weatherly added new titles to the playlist very conservatively. Kaplan's strategy differed from Weatherly's; he immediately shifted

343-704: A new logo design, as part of a rebranding effort for the flagship brand. Today, Hilton Hotels & Resorts is Hilton's flagship brand and one of the largest hotel brands in the world. The brand is targeted at both business and leisure travelers with locations in major city centers, near airports, convention centers, and popular vacation destinations around the world. Hilton Hotels & Resorts participates in Hilton Honors , Hilton's guest-loyalty program established in 1989. Members who book directly through Hilton-owned channels receive exclusive discounts and amenities such as free Wi-Fi, digital check-in, keyless entry, and

392-725: A property in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka , the Hilton Dhaka , designed by Mustapha Khalid Palash . As of 2023, the hotel has yet to open , though Hilton currently has a targeted 2025 opening date. In March 2013, Hilton announced that it would be entering Myanmar for the first time with the construction of a 300-room hotel in Yangon . While the Yangon hotel has yet to materialize, Hilton did manage to open properties in Mandalay and Naypyidaw in

441-491: A steep ratings decline. Weatherly would return to KROQ as Senior Vice President of Programming in May 2022. Since then, the station has greatly reduced its focus on alternative pop and has increased airplay of classic alternative tracks from the 1990s and 2000s. On October 5, 2024, KROQ introduced a new electronic dance music show, KROQ EQ , on Saturday nights, with Justice performing a guest DJ set for its premiere edition. KROQ

490-591: Is located on Tongva Peak in Glendale at an altitude of 2,650 ft., which results in somewhat weaker signal coverage. KROQ's format had varied throughout the 2000s and 2010s. The radio station's format had repeated much of the same formula as the 1990s, mixing heavier acts like Linkin Park , Staind , P.O.D. , Seether , Velvet Revolver , Cold and Saliva , with punk rock like Rise Against , Sum 41 , AFI , Fall Out Boy , My Chemical Romance , Jimmy Eat World , Panic! at

539-634: The I-10 intersection, into downtown Los Angeles . It was originally known as West 16th Street under the Los Angeles numbered street system . The western terminus of Venice Boulevard is Ocean Front Walk in Venice. Proceeding easterly, it assumes the designation California State Route 187 crossing Lincoln Boulevard ( State Route 1 ). The route then passes through the Mar Vista neighborhood. Further east, it briefly forms

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588-665: The Los Angeles Traction Company in 1896. An extra rail was installed in 1905, which created a dual-gauge streetcar thoroughfare which was shared with the Los Angeles Railway . The line eventually came under the control of the Pacific Electric Railway , which operated it until the end of 1950. The Venice Boulevard Local ran regular service to Vineyard Junction , while the Venice Short Line ran

637-573: The Red Hot Chili Peppers , The Psychedelic Furs , Echo & the Bunnymen , The Replacements , Camper Van Beethoven , Jane's Addiction , the Pixies , The Alarm , The Cult , Violent Femmes , Love and Rockets , Dramarama and Social Distortion , as well as heavier acts like Faith No More and Living Colour and guitar-oriented hip-hop groups like Run-DMC and the Beastie Boys . Throughout

686-531: The "Rock of the 80s" evolved. During that decade, the station mixed punk rock, such as The Ramones , The Clash , The Weirdos , Fear , The Pandoras and X , with new wave , such as U2 , Oingo Boingo , Talking Heads , The Police , The Cars , Devo , Sparks , Berlin , Duran Duran , Pet Shop Boys , Blondie , ska and similar genres with artists such as English Beat , Fine Young Cannibals and 1960s underground rocker Iggy Pop , and huge mainstream artists such as The Beach Boys and The Rolling Stones . It

735-497: The 1980s which were popular during KROQ's heyday (and is also branded "KROQ 2: Roq of the 80s"). In February 2010, CBS Radio, which controlled the live stream, blocked access for listeners outside of the United States. Steve Jones came to KROQ from Indie 103.1 with a Sunday night show called "Jonesy's Jukebox", which ran from 7 to 9PM during 2010–2013 before moving to KLOS. In February 2015, KROQ severed ties with Boyd "Doc on

784-500: The 1990s, KROQ's format focused on mainly alternative rock (or alternative metal ), grunge , punk pop , Britpop , industrial music and nu metal , giving up-and-coming bands their first exposure on the station or in Southern California, including Nirvana , Red Hot Chili Peppers , The Smashing Pumpkins , Pearl Jam , Nine Inch Nails , Oasis , Foo Fighters , Green Day , The Offspring , Sublime , No Doubt , Rage Against

833-548: The Disco and Thrice , and with alternative/indie/garage rock acts such as Muse , Queens of the Stone Age , The Strokes , The Bravery , Arcade Fire and The Killers . This new crop of rock acts found considerable popularity on the radio station while sharing airspace with many KROQ veterans such as Nirvana , Red Hot Chili Peppers , Metallica , Foo Fighters , Weezer , Green Day , The Offspring , Blink-182 , No Doubt , System of

882-555: The Family Stone and Sha Na Na for one KROQ-sponsored show at the Los Angeles Coliseum and the station found itself unable to cover expenses, Roberts agreed to pay for the band to play the show in exchange for a small ownership stake in the station. Roberts joined a sprawling ownership group which included a doctor, two dairymen, a political lobbyist, a secretary, and several other minor investors. Roberts, with his background in

931-537: The Hilton (117 S. Los Robles). Ken Roberts returned to the reborn station in a more forceful ownership role, buying out his partners one by one until he remained the sole owner of the station. KROQ's rebirth was simultaneous with the emergence of punk rock in the late 1970s and new wave , and KROQ quickly became the voice of the burgeoning Los Angeles punk and new wave scene. Disc jockey Rodney Bingenheimer introduced many new bands on his show. As punk expanded its hold on

980-538: The Machine , Korn , Bad Religion , Weezer , Blink-182 , Jimmy Eat World , Hole , Garbage , Lenny Kravitz and System of a Down . They also began adding heavier acts to their playlists such as Metallica , who were staples on the Long Beach heavy metal radio station KNAC , formerly an alternative/new wave/punk rock radio station. These helped the station surge back to number one in the ratings, for which it remained until

1029-568: The National Science Network for $ 1.2 million. Crosby used the funds to buy a then-silent San Francisco television station, KEMO-TV . National Science Network's management of the KPPC stations was turbulent, capped by an October 1971 mass firing of the air staff, but the period also included technical upgrades. NSN moved the studios out of the church basement and to 99 Chester Street in Pasadena and

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1078-529: The ROQ of Los Angeles". In 1973, with National Science Network's estate selling off its assets, KROQ's owners bought KPPC-AM-FM (immediately divesting the AM station to meet then-current ownership limits), changed the calls to KROQ-FM and hired Shadoe Stevens to create a new rock format described as high-energy "all-cutting-edge-rock-all-the-time" and began simulcasting as "The ROQs of L.A.: Mother Rock!" Meanwhile, KPPC on 1240 AM

1127-465: The Roq" Britton and Lisa May after deciding to drop news and traffic. The news came as a shock for longtime listeners as Doc on the Roq had been reporting news for the station for 27 years while Lisa May had been reporting traffic for the past 24 years. Fans took to Facebook to boycott the station for not renewing their contracts. On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom . The merger

1176-490: The Sheriff's Department $ 12,170 for the cost of the investigation, and performed 149 hours of community service to compensate for the 149 hours the homicide detective spent on the case. KROQ received a letter of reprimand from the FCC for the incident; the lightest punishment the FCC could give. In 1997, KROQ/Infinity merged with CBS , later changing its name to CBS Radio . Originally located at 117 S. Los Robles Avenue in Pasadena,

1225-660: The Top 100 Companies to Work For in 2020 based on an employee survey of satisfaction. Conrad Hilton founded the Hilton hotel chain in 1919, when he bought his first property, the Mobley Hotel, in Cisco, Texas . The first hotel to feature the Hilton brand was the Dallas Hilton . In late 2010, Hilton announced a name change of the Hilton Hotels brand to Hilton Hotels & Resorts along with

1274-498: The ability to use a mobile app to choose specific rooms. In 2015, approximately 20 Hilton Hotels & Resorts properties were inducted into the Historic Hotels of America organization. Among these hotels were Hilton Fort Worth , which hosted John F. Kennedy 's final speech, and Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort , the setting of the film Blue Hawaii . A commercial space station project known as Space Islands

1323-444: The boundary between Palms and Culver City and passes near Sony Pictures Studios . Continuing northeast into the Crestview neighborhood in West Los Angeles , the SR 187 designation terminates at the intersection with Cadillac Avenue and the ramp carrying traffic from westbound I-10 . Continuing to parallel Washington Boulevard directly to its south, as it does for much of its length,

1372-477: The bulk of the staff walked out, shutting the stations down. The closure would last for nearly two years. In late 1975, the FCC ordered KROQ to return to the airwaves or surrender the stations' licenses. With barebones equipment, KROQ returned to the airwaves, broadcasting initially from the transmitter location, followed by a penthouse suite in the Pasadena Hilton Hotel , then again across the street from

1421-466: The length of Venice Boulevard from Pacific Avenue to Hill Street. The narrow gauge Los Angeles Railway A Line ran on Venice between Hill and Burlington Avenue until 1946. Prior to 1932, West 16th Street ended at Crenshaw Boulevard . In that year part of the Pacific Electric right of way was taken and Venice Boulevard was cut through from La Brea Avenue to Crenshaw. At that time West 16th Street

1470-403: The mid-2000s, when it slipped to the middle-of-the-pack, ratings-wise, for Los Angeles area radio stations. The 1990s also saw a continuation of the weekday morning Kevin & Bean Show, as well as "Rodney on the Roq," hosted by Rodney Bingenheimer , on Sunday nights. In late nights, the station aired Loveline , hosted by " The Poorman " Jim Trenton and Dr. Drew Pinsky . The show's purpose

1519-637: The morning show. The show would be replaced by afternoon hosts Ted Stryker and Kevin Klein. In September 2020, the show would be added on sister stations KVIL in Dallas, KITS in San Francisco, and KRBZ in Kansas City via syndication as part of a company initiative to expand networked programming among the company's alternative stations due to COVID-19 pandemic -related cutbacks and layoffs. The firing of Ryder marked

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1568-446: The music industry, made him a logical choice for president of the struggling company in the minds of the other shareholders, and he was elected such at the first meeting he attended in 1974. By 1974, the station's finances were already untenable following a year of commercial-free programming — a stunt implemented in an effort to gain market share. The stations' debt load reached $ 7 million; paychecks began to bounce and Shadoe Stevens and

1617-472: The music scene during the mid to late 1970s, and KROQ steadily adding more of it to their freeform format, this cemented their place in the Los Angeles market. In 1979, Shadoe Stevens once again left the station, with Rick Carroll taking over as program director, and took all of the new music and combined it in a Top 40 formatic structure. By 1980, the station had fully committed to a post-new wave modern rock orientation. KROQ became an even greater success as

1666-820: The noncommercial nature of its other efforts. Crosby-Avery was owned by Leon Crosby, a general manager of San Francisco's KMPX , a station that had just gone to a full-time freeform progressive rock format, and Lewis Avery, former partner in a national ad sales firm. With KMPX soaring to success but KPPC, with its middle-of-the-road format, ailing, Crosby and Avery brought in the architects of KMPX, Tom and Raechel Donahue , to turn around their new station in Southern California. Hosts during KPPC's "underground" format included B. Mitchel Reed , Tom Donahue , Les Carter, Ed Mitchell, Steven Clean, Outrageous Nevada, novelty music historian Dr. Demento , Charles Laquidara , Elliot Mintz , blues archivist Johnny Otis , Barbara Birdfeather, and more. In 1969, Crosby sold KPPC-AM-FM and KMPX to

1715-735: The north of the country (although the Mandalay Hilton has since closed). In 2018, Hilton announced two hotel projects in Kampala , Uganda : the Kampala Hilton Hotel and the Hilton Garden Inn Kampala . Both projects are still in development. A previous Hilton project in Kampala and announced in 2006 was repurposed into The Pearl of Africa Hotel Kampala , after Hilton exited the venture. In 2017, Hilton announced that it would remain

1764-452: The playlist to focus on alternative pop , with heavy airplay of artists including Billie Eilish , Machine Gun Kelly , Post Malone , Powfu , 24kGoldn , Beabadoobee and Dominic Fike . The station also decreased airplay of most 1990s and 2000s alternative titles and artists that defined the station during its heyday, including System of a Down and Muse . The changes drew ire from cultural critics and former KROQ on-air talent, followed by

1813-666: The route proceeds between the Picfair Village neighborhood in West Los Angeles and Lafayette Square in Mid-City , through the Mid-Wilshire district, through Arlington Heights and Harvard Heights , dips under the Harbor Freeway , and continues into the heart of downtown Los Angeles, where it turns into East 16th Street at Main Street . A street railway was built on 16th Street by

1862-492: The station moved to 3500 W. Olive Avenue in Burbank in 1987 as part of the purchase agreement and to be closer to the music industry. In 2002, the station was moved to a facility at 5901 Venice Boulevard in the Crestview neighborhood in West Los Angeles . Unlike most other (Class B, but with grandfathered greater than B facilities) FM stations in Los Angeles whose transmitters are atop Mount Wilson , KROQ's (Class B) transmitter

1911-591: The transmitter to Flint Peak, with a slight power increase to 25,700 watts. In 1971, Ludwig Wolfgang Frohlich, founder of the National Science Network and previous owner of an ad agency, died. Upon his death, control of the estate was transferred to Ingrid and Thomas Burns. Country music station KBBQ (1500 AM ) in Burbank became KROQ in September 1972, changing its format to Top 40 and hiring established disc jockeys from other stations. The new KROQ called itself "K-ROCK,

1960-871: Was also not uncommon for certain KROQ dee-jays to play then-current hip hop and soul / funk artists such as Arrested Development , Prince and Parliament/Funkadelic . By 1982, Billboard Magazine reported that KROQ Arbitron numbers of 3.7 were closing in on AOR leaders KMET at 4.0 and KLOS at 3.9. Carroll, as a consultant, took the "Rock of the 80s" format to other stations, including 91X in San Diego , KOEU in Palm Springs, California , KMGN FM in Bakersfield, California , The Quake in San Francisco and KYYX in Seattle , among

2009-572: Was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on November 17. After a 28-year run at the station, Senior VP of Programming Kevin Weatherly exited the station to start a new role as Spotify 's new Head of North American Programming. Mike Kaplan replaced Weatherly at KROQ in February 2020. On March 18, 2020, Kevin Ryder announced on Twitter that he, Allie MacKay, Jensen Karp, producer Dave Sanchez and contributor Jonathan Kantrowe, had all been let go from

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2058-680: Was awarded Radio Station of the Year in 1992 and 1993 by Rolling Stone magazine readers poll issues. In 2007, the station was nominated for the top 25 markets Alternative station of the year award by Radio & Records magazine. Other nominees included WBCN in Boston, Massachusetts; KTBZ-FM in Houston, Texas; KITS in San Francisco, California; KNDD in Seattle, Washington; and WWDC in Washington, DC. KROQ

2107-455: Was founded by Conrad Hilton . As of December 30, 2019, 584 Hilton Hotels & Resorts properties with 216,379 rooms in 94 countries and territories are located across six continents. This includes 61 properties that are owned or leased with 219,264 rooms, 272 that are managed with 119,612 rooms, and 251 that are franchised with 77,451 rooms. In 2020, Fortune magazine ranked Hilton Hotels & Resorts at number one on their Fortune List of

2156-541: Was owned by the Pasadena Presbyterian Church as a companion to its KPPC , a limited-hours AM radio station that had broadcast since 1924. In 1967, the Pasadena Presbyterian Church sold KPPC-AM-FM to Crosby-Avery Broadcasting for $ 310,000. The church had been attempting to sell the radio stations for a year; station manager Edgar Pierce said the church found commercial radio incompatible with

2205-704: Was proposed by Hilton International in 1999 to be constructed from used Space Shuttle fuel tanks. When completed, it was to be called the Hilton Orbital Hotel. The tanks were to be connected together to form a ring, resulting in a space station similar to that pictured in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey . Plans were also drawn up for the Lunar Hilton , a 5000-room hotel on the Moon , though Steve Hilton noted in 2009 that both these plans were more symbolic than practical at this stage. In October 2012, Hilton announced

2254-427: Was renamed Venice Boulevard. Metro Local line 33 operates on Venice Boulevard. The Metro E Line serves a rail station at its intersection with Robertson Boulevard . Hilton Hotel Hilton Hotels & Resorts (formerly known as Hilton Hotels ) is a global brand of full-service hotels and resorts and the flagship brand of American multinational hospitality company Hilton . The original company

2303-414: Was sold to Universal Broadcasting, a religious broadcaster, and remained on the air with its limited-schedule of Wednesday evening and Sunday operation until subsequent owners took the station off the air permanently in 1996. The two stations (KROQ-AM/FM) were wildly successful initially with the new format, but poor money management plagued the enterprise. When concert promoter Ken Roberts booked Sly and

2352-577: Was the recipient of an Alternate Contraband Award for Major Market Radio Alternative Radio Station of the Year 2012. KROQ was inducted into the Rock Radio Hall of Fame in 2014. KROQ broadcasts a second HD Radio subchannel, with KROQ-HD2 airing The ROQ of the 80's , which features classic rock from the 1980s. In August 2018, Entercom announced it would re-launch the subchannel, adding former KROQ personalities Freddy Snakeskin and Tami Heide as DJs. In 2020, KROQ activated an HD3 subchannel, which aired

2401-583: Was to bring correct information regarding human sexuality and relationships to those 13 to 25 years of age. KROQ also began its own festivals Almost Acoustic Christmas and Weenie Roast , which had taken place every year since 1990 and 1993 respectively; due to the COVID-19 pandemic , there were no lineups for Almost Acoustic Christmas in 2020 and 2021, while there have been no editions of the Weenie Roast since 2019. In June 1990, Kevin and Bean secretly arranged for

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