▁format ▁and ▁intellectual ▁property ▁moved ▁to ▁K EAR ' s ▁ 9 7 . 3 ▁FM ▁frequency , ▁K MP X ▁moved ▁their ▁big ▁band ▁and ▁swing ▁music ▁format ▁and ▁call ▁letters ▁from ▁ 1 0 6 . 9 ▁FM ▁to ▁ 9 8 . 9 ▁FM , ▁and ▁K EAR ▁moved ▁their ▁Christian - based ▁format ▁from ▁ 9 7 . 3 ▁FM ▁to ▁ 1 0 6 . 9 ▁FM . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁K EAR ▁( AM ), ▁K GM Z ▁( AM ), ▁K F RC - FM , ▁K LL C , ▁and ▁K MP X ▁( FM ) ▁ ▁The ▁Qu ake ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁K MP X ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁a ▁New ▁Jersey ▁invest or ▁group , ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁general ▁manager ▁Les ▁E lias ▁and ▁station ▁manager ▁Bob ▁He ym ann , ▁and ▁f li pped ▁to ▁a ▁main stream ▁rock ▁format ▁as ▁K Q AK , ▁" The ▁Qu ake ▁FM 9 9 ", ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 3 ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁Host ing ▁the ▁morning ▁show ▁was ▁the ▁popular ▁Alex ▁Ben nett , ▁who ▁had ▁left ▁K ME L ▁in ▁a ▁disag re ement ▁over ▁station ▁direction ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁earlier . ▁ ▁K Q AK ▁was ▁a ▁person ality - orient ed ▁album - orient ed ▁rock ▁station ▁for ▁its ▁first ▁eight ▁months ▁of ▁operation , ▁and ▁was ▁partially ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁programming ▁of ▁W L UP ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁a ▁station ▁that ▁E lias ▁and