Rodney on the ROQ
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Rodney on the ROQ was a long-running Los Angeles radio show on KROQ-FM, hosted by Rodney Bingenheimer and known for championing emerging punk, new wave, and alternative rock artists.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rodney on the ROQ canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8500766 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Rodney on the ROQ Context triple: [Rodney Bingenheimer, notableWork, Rodney on the ROQ]
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A.
Rodney
Rodney is the middle name of James R. Schlesinger, a prominent American economist and government official who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense and the first Secretary of Energy.
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B.
Rodney
Rodney is a surname most notably associated with George Brydges Rodney, an 18th-century British naval officer and admiral.
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C.
Rodney
Rodney is the given first name of Rod Thorn, an American former professional basketball player and longtime NBA executive.
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RODN
RODN is the ICAO airport code for Kadena Air Base, a major United States Air Force installation on Okinawa, Japan.
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E.
Rod the Bod
Rod the Bod is the popular nickname of Rod Brind’Amour, a former NHL star center and current head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes known for his exceptional fitness and work ethic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rodney on the ROQ Target entity description: Rodney on the ROQ was a long-running Los Angeles radio show on KROQ-FM, hosted by Rodney Bingenheimer and known for championing emerging punk, new wave, and alternative rock artists.
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A.
Rodney
Rodney is the middle name of James R. Schlesinger, a prominent American economist and government official who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense and the first Secretary of Energy.
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B.
Rodney
Rodney is a surname most notably associated with George Brydges Rodney, an 18th-century British naval officer and admiral.
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C.
Rodney
Rodney is the given first name of Rod Thorn, an American former professional basketball player and longtime NBA executive.
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D.
RODN
RODN is the ICAO airport code for Kadena Air Base, a major United States Air Force installation on Okinawa, Japan.
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E.
Rod the Bod
Rod the Bod is the popular nickname of Rod Brind’Amour, a former NHL star center and current head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes known for his exceptional fitness and work ethic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music radio program
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radio show ⓘ |
| basedIn | Los Angeles, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastArea | Greater Los Angeles area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | KROQ-FM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| format | music radio ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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new wave ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
emerging artists
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independent rock music ⓘ underground music ⓘ |
| host | Rodney Bingenheimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
alternative rock scene in Los Angeles
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new wave scene in Los Angeles ⓘ punk rock scene in Los Angeles ⓘ |
| knownFor |
championing emerging alternative rock artists
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championing emerging new wave artists ⓘ championing emerging punk artists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| medium | FM radio ⓘ |
| network | KROQ-FM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePersonInvolved | Rodney Bingenheimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | KROQ-FM programming ⓘ |
| presenter | Rodney Bingenheimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stationFrequency | 106.7 FM (KROQ-FM) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rodney on the ROQ Description of subject: Rodney on the ROQ was a long-running Los Angeles radio show on KROQ-FM, hosted by Rodney Bingenheimer and known for championing emerging punk, new wave, and alternative rock artists.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.