KROQ-AM / KROQ-FM • THE 1970s
KROQ AM/FM 1970s
Off-Air Recordings
The ROQ, on the air.
Hear vintage KROQ airchecks from the 1970s. This listening archive brings together 1500 AM and KROQ-FM broadcasts, station personalities and moments recorded straight from the Los Angeles dial.
1500 AM / KROQ-FM
ABOUT THIS ARCHIVE
Turn Back the Dial
KROQ began the decade on the AM dial and continued its evolution on FM. These surviving off-air recordings let you hear the voices, broadcasts and changing sound of the station across the 1970s.
The players below link to recordings hosted on Mixcloud by Retro Radio Joe, Rob Frankel and Stevie Nics. Some entries are alternate uploads or edits of the same broadcast; they are retained to keep the source collection complete.
1972–1973
The AM to FM years
The earliest recordings here capture Steve Lundy, Jim Wood and Lee “Baby” Sims.
1976–1977
Voices of the mid-seventies
Listen to The Rabbit, Jimmy Rabbitt, Frazer Smith and Shadoe Stevens, including a four-part May 1977 set.
1978
KROQ in 1978
Broadcasts and alternate uploads from Captain Organic, Frazer Smith and the wider KROQ airwaves.
1979
Closing out the decade
Hear Larry Woodside, Rodney, Mike Raphone, Brent Kalen and more from 1979.
BONUS • 1981
An early eighties extra
This recording appeared on the original 70s page. It is kept here and labeled with its actual year.
KEEP EXPLORING
More from the KROQ Archive
Follow the station across the next decade, revisit the KROQ jingles or browse the wider KROQ and KMET recordings collection.
KROQJingles.com is an independent historical fan archive and is not affiliated with KROQ-FM. Audio is hosted on the linked Mixcloud accounts.