KFRG
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City | San Bernardino, California |
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Broadcast area | Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange County, California |
Branding | "K-FROG" |
Slogan | "Southern California's #1 for new country" |
Frequency |
95.1 MHz (also on HD Radio) simulcast on KXFG 92.9 FM |
First air date | August 1974 (as KQLH) |
Format |
FM/HD1:Country HD2: New Country |
ERP | 50,000 watts |
HAAT | 149 meters |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 1241 |
Callsign meaning | K FRoG |
Former callsigns | KQLH (1974-1989) |
Owner |
Entercom (CBS Radio Stations Inc.) |
Sister stations | KROQ-FM, KAMP-FM, KCBS-FM, KRTH, KTWV, KNX, KMPS, KVFG, KXFG, KEZN |
Webcast |
Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
Website | kfrog.radio.com |
KFRG (95.1 FM, "K-FROG") is a commercial country music formatted radio station in San Bernardino, California, broadcasting to the Riverside-San Bernardino, California, area. KFRG is believed to be the original "Frog" station under previous owner Keymarket. The brand name has subsequently licensed by Keymarket to dozens of American radio stations. Owned by Entercom, its studios are in Colton and the transmitter site for KFRG is north of San Bernardino.
History
KFRG was previously known was KQLH with a soft adult contemporary format. Due to strong competition from Los Angeles stations KOST and KBIG, KQLH was unable to succeed as an adult contemporary station. On December 25, 1989, KQLH flipped to a country format. The call letters were then changed to KFRG.
On August 17, 2006, KFRG became the only country radio station that could be heard in the Los Angeles area by default, as KZLA changed its programming format to rhythmic adult contemporary, until December 1, 2006 when KKGO changed its programming format from adult standards to country to fill a void in the Los Angeles area.
As a result of the void left by KZLA, KFRG briefly began showing up in the Los Angeles ratings.
KFRG has focused more on Orange County and Los Angeles area news and traffic since the demise of KZLA, but on February 23, 2007, KKGO moved its Country format and call letters to its FM sister station, thus bringing a full-powered FM Country music station back to the nation's second largest radio market after a six-month absence.
In 2009, KFRG and its simulcast stations joined the Motor Racing Network for coverage of NASCAR races.
On October 15, 2015, KFRG was named station of the year by the Inland Empire chapter of the American Advertising Federation.
On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom.[2] The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on the 17th.[3][4]
Current K-FROG Simulcasts
KFRG is simulcast on the following radio stations:
- KXFG, broadcasting on 92.9 FM in Temecula, California.
Former K-FROG stations
KVFG-FM 103.1 (Switched to a Sports Format as 103.1 ESPN High Desert Sports radio on February 16, 2010, then to a Classic Hits Format as Route 103 on December 26, 2011 after stunting with a Christmas Music Format.)
References
- ↑ https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=18 HD Radio Guide for Riverside, California
- ↑ CBS Radio to Merge with Entercom
- ↑ Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio
- ↑ Entercom Completes CBS Radio Merger
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KFRG
- Radio-Locator information on KFRG
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KFRG
Coordinates: 34°11′51″N 117°17′13″W / 34.1975°N 117.2870°W