The licenses were turned in. The former KORL has exited stage left, as well as KKNE-940 Waipahu (which aired Hawaiian music).
KPRP had not been on the air since early 2021.
KPRP had not been on the air since early 2021.
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Bye bye KPRP-650 and KKNE-940 Honolulu
- Thread starter crainbebo
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Last time I was on Oahu on vacation, I found the trad. Hawaiian music (automated) format on AM 940, and quite liked it! Wasn't a bad use of the way-too-many AM frequencies there, I thought. But I couldn't find it on a webstream to listen to when I returned home to Seattle. While it doesn't look as if we get any actual Hawaii-based participants on these forums, if anyone knows if that traditional Hawaiian music mix (and it was mostly old recordings) from KKNE has a chance of existing somewhere else online, I'd sure like to know where it is so I can listen in.
I logged KKNE once or twice from AK.... but never KPRP
I had both verified under different calls from Cleveland. 650 was "Coral" and CHR, and 940 was country. I thought country was odd for Hawai'i, but a friend who worked in radio there said that there was significant listening due to the military bases and military families living there. It didn't get numbers like Aku or the Poi Boys did, but for many years it was a decent biller.
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No actual Hawaii-based participants? You mean like @gar hi
AM STATION APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSE TO COVER APPLICATION REINSTATED
HI KKNE 14937 SM-KKNE, LLC
HI , WAIPAHU BL-19850515AI P 940 KHZ
LIC. TO COVER (BP-860725AD) FOR CHGS.
HI KKNE 14937 SM-KKNE, LLC
HI , WAIPAHU BL-19850515AI P 940 KHZ
LIC. TO COVER (BP-860725AD) FOR CHGS.
Both being donated to something called Advanced Public Radio, operated by Saul Levine:
Station Sales Week Of 3/31: Resurrected Honolulu AMs Donated
After surrendering the licenses of 650 KPRP Honolulu and 940 KKNE Waipahu HI in December, SummitMedia requested the licenses be
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And both have now been dismissed/withdrawn per FCC filings.Both being donated to something called Advanced Public Radio, operated by Saul Levine:
Station Sales Week Of 3/31: Resurrected Honolulu AMs Donated
After surrendering the licenses of 650 KPRP Honolulu and 940 KKNE Waipahu HI in December, SummitMedia requested the licenses be
Saul Levine, who owns 105.1 KKGO and 1260 KMZT Los Angeles, is heading a non-profit organization that will run AM 650 and 940 in Honolulu? I wonder what he will do with not one but two donated AM station? I'd imagine they'll have to offer some non-commercial service.
Honolulu already has two public radio stations, NPR News/Talk KHPR 88.1 and Classical KIPO 89.3. Honolulu also has religious non-commercial stations including K-Love at 103.5 and a local Christian station, KLHT AM 1040 and FM 91.5.
So what will Saul Levine do with these stations? Maybe Oldies on one, Adult Standards on the other? Automated? Supported by listener donations, along with some aid from Mr. Levine?
Honolulu already has two public radio stations, NPR News/Talk KHPR 88.1 and Classical KIPO 89.3. Honolulu also has religious non-commercial stations including K-Love at 103.5 and a local Christian station, KLHT AM 1040 and FM 91.5.
So what will Saul Levine do with these stations? Maybe Oldies on one, Adult Standards on the other? Automated? Supported by listener donations, along with some aid from Mr. Levine?
He also has 2 NCE construction permits for 90.1 Holualoa and 88.3 Kahului HI.
I assume these were to supplement those.
But the AMs transfers have been cancelled/withdrawn
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