Hate Radio In Sacramento

Sponsors (5.00 / 1)

KRXQ has removed their list of sponsors from the net.  Clicking on the link given in the dairy results in a 404 error.

However, I found a Google cache of their sponsor page as of April 19th by searching on "KRXQ" and "293097" (the station's page index).

Here are the advertisers from the cached page just in case it is removed from Google's memory:

The New Chrysler
Griffin & Reed Eyecare
Pro City Mortgage
Sonic
Attorney Debt Reset
Tobacco Republic
Chipotle
Delimex
State Farm Insurance
Albertson's
Carl's Jr.
Flex Your Power
Jared
Kragen Auto Parts
Nissan
Wells Fargo Bank
Orchard Supply Hardware
Guitar Center
Mc Donalds
Mervyn's
Red Bull  
Roseville Automall
Hot Tamales ICE  
Breathe California - Emigrant Trails
Atlantis  
Sacramento Stormwater
Quality Partnership
Bank of America  
WyoTech
The Sleep Train  
Purina
California Sun Centers
at&t  
Black Bear Outdoors  
Verizon Wireless
MMAFanShop.com  
Harley Davidson of Amador County
Harley Davidson of Rocklin
Harley Davidon of Folsom
Smart & Final
UC Davis Health Care System
Tava  
Scranton Law Firm
Washington Mutual
D.R. Horton  
Cost-U-Less Insurance
Lennar Homes
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Office of Problem Gambling
Roseville Hyundai

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by: Airpower @ Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 08:01:26 AM UTC

Station Ownership (5.00 / 1)

KRXQ is owned by the same company, entercom, that owns KDND 107.9 "The End", also in Sacramento.  You may remember them as they held the "Hold Your Wee For A Wii" contest, which resulted in the death of one contestant in January, 2007.  Link about KDND here.

The Station Manager of KDND at the time was John Geary, most likely the same man who is now the manager of KRXQ.  

It seems there is a pattern emerging of irresponsible conduct by the license-holder.  If so, the license holder can lose ALL their licenses.

Entercom owns 90 stations in the United States, including 5 in Sacramento.  

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by: Airpower @ Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 08:05:10 AM UTC

I just sent Geary (the GM) this e-mail... (0.00 / 0)

The one thing you had going for yourself is the other morning shows in Reno and Sac suck, so you got many listeners by default.  That was luck.  However, the fact that your staff couldn't apologize for their tasteless comments is what sealed the deal for me.  I'm no longer a listener of the show.  I'm sure you don't care, right?  You all have those high and mighty attitudes; as long as you can keep those in the unemployment line, all the better for you.  This is the beginning of the end for the show, and it was a long time coming.  Of course you don't have to believe me, you'll find out soon enough as advertisers continue dropping one by one.

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by: theheadguy @ Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 16:06:12 PM UTC

From the Wires: (0.00 / 0)

Sacramento, CA -- AP --

Bank of America, Verizon, Chipotle and other companies have pulled advertising from a Sacramento radio station after talk show hosts referred to transgender people as "freaks" with mental disorders.

During a May 28 show, one of the three hosts on KRXQ's "Rob, Arnie & Dawn" show said he would hit his son with his shoe if he put on high heels. Another said he would tell a boy he was "a little idiot" if he asked to wear a dress.

Officials with Bank of America Corp. and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. said Friday their companies pulled advertising because they found the comments offensive.

"We listened to the segment and the follow-up comments, and found it quite difficult to defend," Bank of America spokesman Joe Goode said.

Representatives of Verizon Communications Inc., Nissan Motor Co. and Carl's Jr. restaurants also said they stopped advertising.

http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/...

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by: Che Pasa @ Sat Jun 06, 2009 at 00:47:57 AM UTC