| KRQK | |
| City: | Lompoc, California |
| Area: | Santa Maria—Lompoc, California |
| Branding: | La Ley 100.3 |
| Frequency: | 100.3 MHz |
| Airdate: | December 18, 1979 (at 100.9) |
| Format: | Regional Mexican |
| Erp: | 3,700 watts |
| Haat: | 263m (863feet) |
| Class: | B1 |
| Facility Id: | 51264 |
| Former Frequencies: | 100.9 MHz (1979–1990) |
| Owner: | American General Media |
| Licensee: | AGM California, Inc. |
| Sister Stations: | KBOX, KPAT, KSMA, KSNI-FM |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KRQK (100.3 FM, "La Ley") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Lompoc, California, United States and serves the Santa Maria—Lompoc area. The station is owned by American General Media and broadcasts a regional Mexican music format.
KRQK was signed on December 18, 1979 at the 100.9 FM frequency by Sunshine Wireless of California, broadcasting a top 40 format.[1] In 1985, Sunshine Wireless sold KRQK and its AM sister station KLLB (1410 AM) to Crystal Broadcasting Inc. for $1.75 million.[2]
In January 1989, then-rock formatted KRQK applied to the Federal Communications Commission to change frequencies to 100.3 FM; the request was granted the following year.[3] [4] 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.[5] The station pair changed hands once again in May 1993, when Nova Broadcasting sold the combo to Padre Serra Communications for $450,000.[6] The new owner then flipped KRQK to a regional Mexican format.
In September 1999, Padre Serra sold KRQK to Bakersfield-based American General Media for $1.3 million.[7]
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.[8]