Throughout the 1990s, KROQ's format focused on mainly alternative rock (or alternative metal), grunge, punk pop, Britpop, industrial music and nu metal, giving up-and-coming bands their first exposure on the station or in Southern California, including Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Oasis, Foo Fighters, Green Day, The Offspring, Sublime, No Doubt, Rage Against the Machine, Korn, Bad Religion, Weezer, Blink-182, Jimmy Eat World, Hole, Garbage, Lenny Kravitz and System of a Down.
They also began adding heavier acts to their playlists such as Metallica, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and Tool, all of whom were staples on the Long Beach heavy metal radio station KNAC, formerly an alternative/new wave/punk rock radio station. 
These helped the station surge back to number one in the ratings, at which it remained until the mid-2000s, when it slipped to the middle-of-the-pack, ratings-wise, for Los Angeles area radio stations.

KROQ 106.7 LOS ANGELES  "Jed the Fish" Summer 1999

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In 1986, KROQ was purchased at a then-record $45 million by Infinity Broadcasting.
 By the late 1980s, the station had started dipping in the ratings. New wave had declined in popularity and electronic dance bands, such as Depeche Mode and New Order, started getting more airplay on the station. Also during this period, KROQ began focusing on college rock (or so-called alternative rock) by adding bands into their playlist such as R.E.M., the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Psychedelic Furs, ABC, The Smiths, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Bronski Beat,Echo & the Bunnymen, The Replacements, Camper Van Beethoven, Jane's Addiction, the Pixies, The Alarm, The Cult, Violent Femmes, Love and Rockets, Dramarama, and Social Distortion, as well as heavier acts like Faith No More and Living Colour and guitar-oriented hip-hop groups like Run-DMC and the Beastie Boys.

KROQ 106.7 LOS ANGELES  August 4th  1989

Tryna Get Outta Here

California Way

Doug "Sluggo" Roberts .His real name is Doug Roberts.

He was a major figure on KROQ 106.7 for several decades particularly for hosting the middays.

He is also known for having worked on other major radio stations, such as 95.5 KLOS (Classic Rock in Los Angeles) where he recently hosted the afternoons and for having worked on SiriusXM.

He is a well-established and appreciated voice in the Los Angeles radio landscape particularly in the rock genre.

KROQ-FM 106.7 LOS ANGELES  "Doug the slug"   September 1990

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