▁re position ▁the ▁station ▁( under ▁the ▁programming ▁guidance ▁of ▁Rick ▁Car roll ▁from ▁K RO Q - FM ) ▁as ▁the ▁" R ock ▁of ▁the ▁' 8 0 s ," ▁emphas izing ▁new ▁wave , ▁punk , ▁reg ga e , ▁ 2 ▁T one ▁s ka , ▁first ▁generation ▁Goth ic ▁rock , ▁tracks ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁by ▁mus icians ▁whose ▁work ▁influenced ▁later ▁punk ▁and ▁new ▁wave ▁perform ers , ▁and ▁the ▁occas ional ▁novel ty ▁track . ▁The ▁modern ▁rock ▁format ▁of ▁The ▁Qu ake ▁has ▁become ▁much ▁more ▁memor able ▁than ▁their ▁A OR ▁inc arn ation , ▁and ▁its ▁later ▁dem ise ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁catal yst ▁for ▁a ▁shift ▁to ▁a ▁similar ▁but ▁more ▁pol ished ▁presentation ▁at ▁" Live ▁ 1 0 5 " ▁( K IT S ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁Popular ▁programs ▁on ▁The ▁Qu ake , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁shows ▁like , ▁" The ▁Alex ▁Ben nett ' s ▁Mor ning ▁Program ", ▁" The ▁Qu ake ' s ▁Early ▁T rem ors ", ▁" M id night ▁D read " ▁and ▁a ▁synd ic ated ▁program ▁called ▁" The ▁Rock ▁Over ▁London ". ▁ ▁The ▁K Q AK ▁broadcast ▁stud ios ▁were ▁located ▁at ▁ 1 3 1 1 ▁S utter ▁Street ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁song ▁broadcast ▁before ▁The ▁Qu ake ▁went ▁off ▁the ▁air ▁on ▁June ▁ 1