8 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁was ▁" Ar ound ▁The ▁D ial " ▁from ▁The ▁K inks ; ▁this ▁featured ▁a ▁re - ed ited ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁' radio ▁tun ing ' ▁intro ▁for ▁the ▁song ▁which ▁made ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁dem ise ▁of ▁the ▁station . ▁ ▁Later , ▁another ▁station , ▁progress ive ▁talk ▁radio ▁K Q KE , ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁same ▁" Qu ake " ▁nick name . ▁ ▁Paul ▁" L ob ster " ▁Well s ▁has ▁worked ▁for ▁K Q KE , ▁which ▁was ▁otherwise ▁not ▁related ▁to ▁K Q AK . ▁ ▁Today , ▁the ▁station , ▁AM ▁ 9 6 0 , ▁is ▁K NEW . ▁ ▁The ▁K Q AK ▁call ▁letters ▁currently ▁res ide ▁on ▁a ▁station ▁in ▁B end , ▁Oregon . ▁ ▁More ▁format ▁and ▁ownership ▁changes ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁following ▁four ▁days ▁of ▁st un ting ▁with ▁all - B rian ▁En o ▁music , ▁the ▁station ▁became ▁K K C Y ▁(" The ▁City "), ▁with ▁an ▁ec lect ic ▁rock ▁format , ▁partly ▁inspired ▁by ▁another ▁mid western ▁station , ▁K TC Z ▁in ▁Min ne apolis , ▁Minnesota . ▁All ▁of ▁The ▁Qu ake ' s ▁on - air ▁staff ers ▁left ▁the ▁station , ▁except ▁for ▁Ben nett ▁and ▁his ▁morning ▁side k ick , ▁Joe ▁Reg el ski . ▁Ben nett ▁left ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁later ▁when ▁station ▁management ▁ins isted