KKRQ (100.7
FM) is a
classic rock
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station serving the
Cedar Rapids
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and
Iowa City
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areas. Known as "100.7 The Fox," the station is operated by
iHeartMedia
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and licensed to
Iowa City, Iowa
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, with studios located in Cedar Rapids.
Music on "100.7 The Fox" includes hits from the 1960s through the 1990s, and uses the slogan "The Corridor's Classic Rock."
KKRQ broadcasts with a power of 100,000 watts, with transmitter and tower located outside its studios on the north side of Iowa City. Sister station
KXIC (
800 AM
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) is located in the same facility.
Classic hits and then classic rock (2010s-present)
At some point after 2010 KKRQ switched to a
classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 198 ...
format with elements of
classic rock
Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, prim ...
(similar to
WROR
WROR-FM (105.7 FM) – branded as 105.7 WROR – is a commercial classic hits radio station licensed to Framingham, Massachusetts. Owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group, the station serves Greater Boston and much of surrounding New Englan ...
,
Boston
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and
WJJK,
Indianapolis), playing a variety of music from the 1960s through to the 2000s. At night the station switched purely to
classic rock
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with
Sixx Sense with
Nikki Sixx
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. In 2021, KKRQ dropped the classic hits portion of their playlist and segued into a full time
classic rock
Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, prim ...
format emphasizing the "Classic Rock" slogan.
External links
KRQ
Iowa City, Iowa
IHeartMedia radio stations
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