KRRQ
City | Lafayette, Louisiana |
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Broadcast area | Lafayette metropolitan area |
Frequency | 95.5 MHz |
Branding | Q-95.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Urban contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner | Cumulus Media (Radio License Holding CBC, LLC) |
Sister stations | KXKC, KNEK-AM/FM, KSMB |
History | |
First air date | 1996 [1] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 36227 |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 50,000 watts |
HAAT | 135 meters |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | krrq.com |
KRRQ (branded as Q-95-5) is a radio station serving the Lafayette metropolitan area with an Urban Contemporary format. It operates on FM frequency 95.5 and is under ownership of Cumulus Media. Its studios are located on Galbert Road in Lafayette, and its transmitter is located southeast of Church Point, Louisiana.
KRRQ first signed on March 1, 1996, with a Contemporary Hip Hop and R&B format,[2] owned by Citywide Communications. Citywide was later bought by Citadel Broadcasting, which merged with Cumulus Media in 2011. They are very well known for their 48-hour live Christmas special, donated to Africa.
References[]
- ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1998/1998-BC-YB.pdf
- ^ "Archived copy". www.metronet.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2001. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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External links[]
- Q-95.5 - Official website
- KRRQ in the FCC FM station database
- KRRQ on Radio-Locator
- KRRQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Coordinates: 30°21′07″N 92°10′52″W / 30.352°N 92.181°W
Categories:
- Radio stations in Lafayette, Louisiana
- Urban contemporary radio stations in the United States
- Radio stations established in 1996
- Cumulus Media radio stations
- Louisiana radio station stubs