KNAC

KNAC is a Los Angeles heavy metal FM radio station licensed to Long Beach originally owned by Fred Sands that broadcast from January 8, 1986 at 105.5 MHz to February 15, 1995. However, KNAC was revived in February 1998 as an internet based radio station.

History

KNAC at 105.5 FM

The original KNAC was based in Long Beach, California and served Los Angeles and Orange counties on the FM band at a center frequency of 105.5 MHz. KNAC-FM had a variety of different formats. With a relatively weak radio signal and a small geographical area, KNAC never appeared in the Arbitron radio ratings. Outside the Los Angeles area, the station gained a huge following from heavy metal fans across the United States (via marketing and selling of t-shirts, stickers, compact discs, etc., with ads in heavy metal fan magazines). Before KNAC became popular under the heavy metal format, KNAC was branded as "The Knack."

KNAC was inducted into the Rock Radio Hall of Fame in the "Legends of Rock Radio-Stations" category in 2014.