On February 1, 2006, former WLUP-FM (Chicago) on-air personality Mark Zander joined KLKX, branded "93.5 The Quake", as programming director.[5] Zander also produced and hosted The Rockin' '80s, a nationally syndicated rock retrospective program that was distributed by Envision Radio Networks.[6][7] In August 2007, he assumed the same role for sister modern rock station KKZQ (100.1 The Edge).[8] Zander resigned from High Desert Broadcasting on June 13, 2008, to manage his own radio content production company.[9]
On July 19, 2010, KLKX picked up the KGMX call letters from its sister station on 106.3 FM. Ten days later, on July 29, the two stations swapped call signs, with 93.5 FM becoming KQAV.[10][11]
On March 9, 2015, High Desert merged the classic rock format of KQAV with the active rock programming of KKZQ into a new mainstream rock station, branded "100.1 The Quake".[12] KQAV simulcast KKZQ for five days, then stunted that weekend with a looped message directing listeners to the latter station at 100.1 FM. KQAV morning show host Gary Crewes moved to middays on the new KKZQ, while The Edge's Mitchell retained his morning drive timeslot.[13] On March 16 at 10:00 a.m., KQAV ended stunting and flipped to rhythmic oldies as "Old School 93.5". The Antelope Valley station is Point Broadcasting's third "Old School" outlet, following KOCP in Oxnard and KQIE in Redlands;[12] KQAV is a partial simulcast of KOCP.
