City Oak View, California Branding 106.3 Spin FM Frequency 106.3 MHz | Broadcast area Ventura, California Slogan Classic Hip-Hop First air date 1982 (as KMGQ) | |
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KRUZ (106.3 FM, 106.3 Spin FM) is a commercial radio station in Oak View, California, broadcasting to the Ventura, California, area. KRUZ used to broadcast a digital HD Radio signal, but as of May 2016 KRUZ only broadcasts an analog signal. As the licenses for HD Radio signals are permanent, KRUZ is still licensed to broadcast in HD.
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History
The station began broadcasting in 1982, with the KMGQ call letters and a soft rock format, and later changed to a Smooth Jazz format 1996. In October, 1998, the format station switched back to a country format, branded "Country 106.3", and changed the call sign to KKSB. In 2001, the station switched to a Contemporary hit radio format to compete with KIST-FM. However, it failed, and the station went on to air an Oldies format. In March 2005, Cumulus moved its smooth jazz programming back from KRUZ 97.5 to 106.3 and reverted to the KMGQ call letters.
On August 26, 2010, Magic 106.3 began broadcasting in HD-Radio. KRRF is not currently licensed to broadcast in the Hybrid HD Radio format (digital status on reference page).
On September 24, 2010, KMGQ changed its format from smooth jazz to classic rock, branded as "106.3 The Surf" and changed the call sign to KRRF.
In 2011, KRRF was granted a U.S. Federal Communications Commission construction permit to change the city of licence to Oak View, California and move to a new transmitter site in Ventura County. The effective radiated power at the new site is 960 watts with the height above average terrain the same as at the former facility on Gibraltar Peak above Santa Barbara.
On March 13, 2013, KRRF filed for a licence for the new Oak View facilities, indicating that it had begun operations from the new site. The format thus far remained classic rock.
On March 31, 2013, KRRF began stunting with a wide range of music. It promoted on-air "The time has come for something new" and to listen the next day at 6:33 p.m. At that time, KRRF switched its format to classic hits, branded as "Classic Hits 106.3", launching by playing 10,006 songs in a row. The first song on "Classic Hits" was Two Tickets to Paradise by Eddie Money.
On August 15, 2014, KRRF began stunting with liners honoring the famous landmarks of Ventura County, while promoting that "a new icon is coming to Ventura County. Stay tuned." At 5:00 p.m. that day, KRRF switched to country, becoming one of the first stations to join Cumulus's new "Nash Icon" network as "106.3 Nash Icon". The last song on "Classic Hits" was Yesterday by The Beatles, while the first song on "Nash Icon" was Don't Rock The Jukebox by Alan Jackson.
On May 26, 2016, at Noon, KRRF flipped to classic hip hop as "106.3 Spin FM".
On February 17, 2017, the station changed call signs from KRRF to KRUZ.