KRQK (100.3 FM, "La Ley") is a commercial

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that is

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, United States and serves the Santa Maria—Lompoc area. The station is owned by

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and broadcasts a

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music format.

History

KRQK was signed on December 18, 1979 at the 100.9 FM frequency by Sunshine Wireless of California, broadcasting a

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format. In 1985, Sunshine Wireless sold KRQK and its AM sister station KLLB (1410 AM) to Crystal Broadcasting Inc. for $1.75 million. In January 1989, then-

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formatted KRQK applied to the

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to change frequencies to 100.3 FM; the request was granted the following year. On December 22, 1989, Crystal Broadcasting sold KRQK and its AM counterpart, then known as KTME, to Nova Broadcasting-Santa Maria, headed by Gregg Peterson, for $1.47 million. The station pair changed hands once again in May 1993, when Nova Broadcasting sold the combo to Padre Serra Communications for $450,000. The new owner then flipped KRQK to a

format. In September 1999, Padre Serra sold KRQK to

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-based

for $1.3 million. On January 18, 2010 at 11:30 a.m., high winds in the Santa Maria area triggered a power outage that knocked several stations off the air, including KRQK. The station resumed broadcasting one hour later under generator power.

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