KQRC-FM
Encyclopedia
KQRC-FM is a radio station
licensed to Leavenworth, Kansas, and serves the Kansas City metropolitan area
. The station's morning show, hosted by shock jock
Johnny Dare
, is regularly ranked atop the local Arbitron
ratings. Its studios are located in Mission, Kansas
.
The station, with the brand name 98.9 The Rock, broadcasts an Active Rock
/Album Oriented Rock
format consisting of Hard rock
and Heavy metal
acts. They tend to play heavier rock than modern rock
/alternative rock
sister station KRBZ
with such artists as Disturbed, Godsmack
, Staind
and Shinedown
mixed with older rock acts like Black Sabbath
, Guns N' Roses
, AC/DC
, Def Leppard
and Van Halen
. Metallica
is frequently played, including a featured "Mandatory Metallica" at 9:00 p.m. weekdays with three consecutive songs by the band.
At 11 p.m. the station plays "The Pit," which is an hour of heavy metal and death metal. The Rock airs two nationally-syndicated shows on Sundays—The House of Hair with Dee Snider at 8 a.m., then the rock news show HardDrive with Lou Brutus at 10 p.m. The rest of the station's schedule features normal airplay.
Every summer KQRC hosts Rockfest
, currently the largest single-day music festival in North America. Past headliners include Disturbed, Godsmack
, Staind
, Seether
, Stone Temple Pilots
, and Korn
.
On September 26th of 2010, KQRC was the first FM Radio Station in the Country to release an app for the iOS operating system (apple mobile devices) that offered an events list with Google Mapping, and push messaging.
when it first went on the air in 1974. Starting out as a country station, it tried to topple KBEQ
in the Top-40 market in the mid 1980s as KZZC (ZZ-99), but to no success. In 1987, The Wave debuted, becoming one of a multitude of adult contemporary stations. However that station also did not last, against longtime competitors KUDL and KMXV
.
Since debuting in April of 1992, The Rock has lived up to its name in the stability of its format, surviving a rock format shuffle in 1997 that claimed Kansas City's (then) longest-surviving (23 years) FM rock station, KYYS "KY-102". Despite its success, the station has seen several program directors come and go, including the late Doug Sorensen (The Rock's very first PD), Greg Stevens, Vince Richards and Neal Mirsky. The station's current PD, Bob Edwards, has been at the helm since March of 2003.
Radio station
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licensed to Leavenworth, Kansas, and serves the Kansas City metropolitan area
Kansas City Metropolitan Area
The Kansas City Metropolitan Area is a fifteen-county metropolitan area that is anchored by Kansas City, Missouri and is bisected by the border between the states of Missouri and Kansas. As of the 2010 Census, the metropolitan area has a population of 2,035,334. The metropolitan area is the...
. The station's morning show, hosted by shock jock
Shock jock
Shock jock is a slang term used to describe a type of any radio broadcaster who attracts attention using humor that a significant portion of the listening audience may find offensive. The term is usually used pejoratively to describe provocative or irreverent broadcasters whose mannerisms,...
Johnny Dare
Johnny Dare
Johnny Dare is an American radio personality. He is host of The Johnny Dare Morning Show the morning show for 98.9 The Rock in Kansas City, Kansas...
, is regularly ranked atop the local Arbitron
Arbitron
Arbitron is a consumer research company in the United States that collects listener data on radio audiences. It was founded as American Research Bureau by Jim Seiler in 1949 and became national by merging with L.A. based Coffin, Cooper and Clay in the early 1950s...
ratings. Its studios are located in Mission, Kansas
Mission, Kansas
Mission is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 9,727 at the 2000 census. The city is a first-tier suburb in the Kansas City Metro. In 2003, Mission absorbed the neighboring city of Countryside.- History :...
.
The station, with the brand name 98.9 The Rock, broadcasts an Active Rock
Active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...
/Album Oriented Rock
Album-oriented rock
Album-oriented rock is an American FM radio format focusing on album tracks by rock artists.-Music played:Most radio formats are based on a select, tight rotation of hit singles...
format consisting of Hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
and Heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
acts. They tend to play heavier rock than modern rock
Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
/alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
sister station KRBZ
KRBZ
KRBZ, FM 96.5 in Kansas City, is an Alternative rock station. The station uses the brand name 96-5 The Buzz. It is the Kansas City market's home for the syndicated program Loveline. The station is owned by Entercom Communications, and is based in Mission, Kansas.-History:KRBZ began broadcasting in...
with such artists as Disturbed, Godsmack
Godsmack
Godsmack is an American heavy metal band from Lawrence, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. The band is composed of founder, frontman and songwriter Sully Erna, guitarist Tony Rombola, bassist Robbie Merrill, and drummer Shannon Larkin...
, Staind
Staind
Staind is an American rock band that was formed in 1995 in Springfield, Massachusetts. For 16 years, the band consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist Johnny April, and drummer Jon Wysocki...
and Shinedown
Shinedown
Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 2001 and founded by members Brent Smith , Brad Stewart , Jasin Todd , and Barry Kerch . A few line-up changes followed, and the band's current line-up consists of Smith and Kerch, the band's only two remaining original...
mixed with older rock acts like Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
, Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...
, AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
, Def Leppard
Def Leppard
Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Since 1992, the band have consisted of Joe Elliott , Rick Savage , Rick Allen , Phil Collen , and Vivian Campbell...
and Van Halen
Van Halen
Van Halen is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. The band has enjoyed success since the release of its debut album, Van Halen, . As of 2007 Van Halen has sold 80 million albums worldwide and has had the most #1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...
. Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
is frequently played, including a featured "Mandatory Metallica" at 9:00 p.m. weekdays with three consecutive songs by the band.
At 11 p.m. the station plays "The Pit," which is an hour of heavy metal and death metal. The Rock airs two nationally-syndicated shows on Sundays—The House of Hair with Dee Snider at 8 a.m., then the rock news show HardDrive with Lou Brutus at 10 p.m. The rest of the station's schedule features normal airplay.
Every summer KQRC hosts Rockfest
Rockfest
Rockfest is an outdoor, hard rock music festival held annually by Kansas City radio station KQRC-FM 98.9 the Rock since 1992 . As of 2010, it was considered to be North America's largest one-day music festival. Major bands such as Godsmack, Staind, Seether, Stone Temple Pilots and Korn have all...
, currently the largest single-day music festival in North America. Past headliners include Disturbed, Godsmack
Godsmack
Godsmack is an American heavy metal band from Lawrence, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. The band is composed of founder, frontman and songwriter Sully Erna, guitarist Tony Rombola, bassist Robbie Merrill, and drummer Shannon Larkin...
, Staind
Staind
Staind is an American rock band that was formed in 1995 in Springfield, Massachusetts. For 16 years, the band consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist Johnny April, and drummer Jon Wysocki...
, Seether
Seether
Seether is a post-grunge/alternative metal band from Pretoria, South Africa, formed in 1999. The band is currently signed to Wind-up Records...
, Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots is an American rock band from San Diego, California that consists of Scott Weiland , brothers Robert DeLeo and Dean DeLeo , and Eric Kretz ....
, and Korn
Korn
Korn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The current band line up includes four members: Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier. The band was formed as an expansion of L.A.P.D.The band released their first demo album,...
.
On September 26th of 2010, KQRC was the first FM Radio Station in the Country to release an app for the iOS operating system (apple mobile devices) that offered an events list with Google Mapping, and push messaging.
History
The 98.9 MHz frequency shuffled between formatsRadio format
A radio format or programming format not to be confused with broadcast programming describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. Radio formats are frequently employed as a marketing tool, and constantly evolve...
when it first went on the air in 1974. Starting out as a country station, it tried to topple KBEQ
KBEQ
KBEQ-FM is a country radio station that broadcasts in the Kansas City media market. Prior to adopting its "young country" format in 1993, KBEQ was Kansas City's sole Top-40 station.-History:...
in the Top-40 market in the mid 1980s as KZZC (ZZ-99), but to no success. In 1987, The Wave debuted, becoming one of a multitude of adult contemporary stations. However that station also did not last, against longtime competitors KUDL and KMXV
KMXV
KMXV Mix 93.3 is a Top 40 station based in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. The Wilks Broadcasting outlet operates at 93.3 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW. Its current slogan is "Kansas City's #1 Hit Music Station"...
.
Since debuting in April of 1992, The Rock has lived up to its name in the stability of its format, surviving a rock format shuffle in 1997 that claimed Kansas City's (then) longest-surviving (23 years) FM rock station, KYYS "KY-102". Despite its success, the station has seen several program directors come and go, including the late Doug Sorensen (The Rock's very first PD), Greg Stevens, Vince Richards and Neal Mirsky. The station's current PD, Bob Edwards, has been at the helm since March of 2003.
Monday through Friday
- 98.9 The Rock Music – 12 am to 5 am
- The Johnny Dare Morning Show (Johnny Dare, Jennifer Johnson, T-Bone, Jake the Phone Snake, & Gregg) – 5 am to 10 am -- The format of this show is consistent and long running. Johnny interviews guests where he kisses ass then talks shit after they are no longer on the phone. It is widely believed that T-Bone's eventual mental collapse will be brought on by Johnny's trash talking on him and his family. It is unknown if T-Bones break down will include Johnny or not but will surely be fun to watch.
- Moose – 10 am to 3 pm
- Jason Nivens – 3 pm to 7 pm
- Ryan Westward – 7 pm to 12 am
Saturdays
- 98.9 The Rock Music – 12 am to 6 am
- The Johnny Dare Morning Show Leftovers – 6 am to 10 am
- Mike Tam ("The Taminator") – 10 am to 3 pm
- Ty James – 3 pm to 7 pm
- Jason Nivens – 7 pm to 12 am
Sundays
- 98.9 The Rock Music – 12 am to 7 am
- Leavenworth Today – 7 am to 8 am
- The House of Hair – 8 am to 10 am
- Amanda – 10 am to 2 pm
- Yates – 2 pm to 6 pm
- Ryan Westward – 6 pm to 10 pm
- HardDrive – 10 pm to 12 am