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KKON
KKON (790 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve Kealakekua, Hawaii. The station was last owned by First Assembly King's Cathedral and Chapels. History KEKO/KONA The first station to operate at 790 kHz from Kealakekua was KEKO, which was owned by the Mauna Loa Broadcasting Company. KEKO signed on November 1, 1963; it was the first station on the Big Island outside of windward Hilo. The station was affiliated with Hilo's KHBC and KGMB in Honolulu. Its block programming format included a daily Filipino program and daily marlin report, as well as a variety of music and news on the hour. The tower sat behind Kona's police station in the foothills of Mount Hualalai. In November 1965, KEKO changed its network to the All Islands Radio Network, whose key station was KGU; new KONA call letters were assigned that same month. Two Oahu men, Saul Gould and William Mullen, bought stock in Mauna Loa Broadcasting Company in September 1967. A month later, the company began to publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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KKON (790 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve Kealakekua, Hawaii. The station was last owned by First Assembly King's Cathedral and Chapels. History KEKO/KONA The first station to operate at 790 kHz from Kealakekua was KEKO, which was owned by the Mauna Loa Broadcasting Company. KEKO signed on November 1, 1963; it was the first station on the Big Island outside of windward Hilo. The station was affiliated with Hilo's KHBC and KGMB in Honolulu. Its block programming format included a daily Filipino program and daily marlin report, as well as a variety of music and news on the hour. The tower sat behind Kona's police station in the foothills of Mount Hualalai. In November 1965, KEKO changed its network to the All Islands Radio Network, whose key station was KGU; new KONA call letters were assigned that same month. Two Oahu men, Saul Gould and William Mullen, bought stock in Mauna Loa Broadcasting Company in September 1967. A month later, the company began to publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KHLO
KHLO (850 AM) is a radio station licensed to Hilo, Hawaii, United States. The station serves the Hilo area. The station is currently owned by First Assembly King's Cathedral and Chapels. History KILA and KIMO On March 6, 1950, the Island Broadcasting Company—formed by John D. Keating and J. Elroy McCaw—received the construction permit to start a new radio station on 850 kHz in Hilo, to broadcast with 1,000 watts. Initially designated KOLU, the call letters changed to KILA before launch. Studios were built in Hilo's Grand Naniloa Hotel where a sun deck formerly had been located. KILA began broadcasting on March 28, 1951; affiliated with Honolulu's KPOA and the Mutual Broadcasting System, it was the third station on air in the town. Less than a year after opening, the section of the hotel that housed the station burned to the ground, sparing only the transmitter tower. What could have been six months of silence was cut down by good luck. The preceding week, Windward Oah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KAOY
KWXX-FM (94.7 FM) is a radio station in Hilo, Hawaii broadcasting an adult contemporary format as well as local music. A satellite station, KAOY (101.5 FM), is licensed to Kealakekua, Hawaii and serves the Kailua-Kona Kailua-Kona is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It is also known as Kailua (a name it shares with a community located on the windward side of Oahu), as Kona (a name it shares ... area. The station is owned by New West Broadcasting Corp. History KAOY went on the air as KKON-FM on May 18, 1981. In 1982, the station changed its call sign to KOAS. On February 7, 1992, the current call letters were adapted. KWXX went on the air on May 2, 1983. References External links * * WXX-FM Radio stations established in 1983 Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States 1983 establishments in Hawaii {{Hawaii-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KSIX-TV
KSIX-TV (channel 13) is a television station licensed to Hilo, Hawaii, United States, serving the Big Island of Hawaii as an affiliate of NBC and CBS. It is a full-time satellite of Honolulu-based KHNL (channel 13) and KGMB (channel 5) which are owned by Gray Television. KSIX-TV's transmitter is located atop the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel; its parent stations share studios on Waiakamilo Road in downtown Honolulu. History KOHA-TV On August 31, 1981, Oceanic Broadcasting Company applied for a construction permit to build a new TV station on channel 2 in Hilo. The application was approved on February 22, 1982. However, the Henry family—including former Honolulu and longtime Los Angeles anchorman Chuck Henry and his brother Terry—did not get the station up and running for 18 months, and the Buck family of Los Angeles took a major ownership stake. KOHA-TV finally hit Hilo screens on August 22, 1983. Channel 2 was an independent station, based at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel. KOHA-TV broug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gil Stratton
Gil Stratton Jr. (June 2, 1922 – October 11, 2008) was an actor and sportscaster who was born in Brooklyn, New York. He most recently resided in Toluca Lake, California, until his death from congestive heart failure. Early life Stratton was born June 2, 1922, in Brooklyn, New York, and attended Poly Prep in Brooklyn. He later attended St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., where he graduated with a bachelor's degree, and starred as goalie of the SLU hockey team. Stage career He first became interested in acting as a teenager. He debuted on Broadway at the age of 19 as Bud Hooper in the George Abbott musical '' Best Foot Forward''. The musical ran from October 1, 1941 to July 4, 1942. Film career As a result of Stratton's appearance in ''Best Foot Forward'', MGM hired him as a contract player. His first job for MGM was in the film ''Girl Crazy'' with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, singing "Embraceable You" in a duet with Garland. After completing ''Girl Crazy'', h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KAOI (AM)
KAOI (1110 AM) is a radio station located in Kihei, Maui County, Hawaii. The station is owned by Visionary Related Entertainment Visionary Related Entertainment, LLC is Hawaii's largest radio group, with four out of five of their Honolulu stations being one of the top rated stations in the state. Stations * KAOI in Kihei, Hawaii * KAOI-FM in Wailuku, Hawaii *KDLX in Makaw .... It broadcasts nationally syndicated and local talk shows. Translators External links KAOI AM 1110 official websiteCall Sign History * Radio stations established in 1979 AOI Talk radio stations in the United States 1979 establishments in Hawaii {{Hawaii-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KAOI-FM
KAOI-FM (95.1 FM, "95.1 KAOI") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Wailuku, Hawaii, United States. The station, established in 1974, broadcasts a rock adult contemporary music format with a hybrid of classic rock Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, prima ... and adult alternative. The station is currently owned by Visionary Related Entertainment, LLC. Gallery Brian Schatz on KAOI-FM.jpg, Brian Schatz on KAOI-FM References External links * * * * AOI-FM Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1974 1974 establishments in Hawaii {{Hawaii-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KHBC (FM)
KHBC (92.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Hot AC Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet sto ... format. Licensed to Hilo, Hawaii, United States, the station is currently owned by Australia-based Resonate Broadcasting. History The station went on the air as KHHI on 1989-05-25. On 1991-12-16, the station changed its call sign to KAOE, on 1996-08-07 to DKAOE, on 1996-12-19 to KHWI, on 2009-05-11 to KIPA, and on 2009-05-22 to the current KHBC. References External linksStation website HBC Radio stations established in 1989 1989 establishments in Hawaii Hot adult contemporary radio stations in the United States Adult top 40 radio stations in the United States Resonate Broadcasting {{Hawaii-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kealakekua, Hawaii
Kealakekua is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, Hawaii County, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States. The population was 2,019 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, up from 1,645 at the 2000 United States Census, 2000 census. It was the subject of the 1933 popular song, "My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii" by Bill Cogswell, Tommy Harrison and Johnny Noble, which became a Hawaiian music standard. Geography Kealakekua is located on the west side of the island of Hawaii (island), Hawaii at (19.526436, −155.922891). It is bordered to the north by Honalo, Hawaii, Honalo and to the south by Captain Cook, Hawaii, Captain Cook. Hawaii Route 11 is the main road through the community, leading north to Kailua, Hawaii County, Hawaii, Kailua-Kona and south to Naalehu, Hawaii, Naalehu. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,645 people, 639 househol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KHNU
KHNU (620 AM) (branded as ''Honu 62'') was a radio station broadcasting a News/Talk format. Licensed to Hilo, Hawaii, United States, the station served the Hilo area. The station was owned by Matthew Clapp, Jr., through licensee Mahalo Multimedia, LLC. It was licensed to operate experimental synchronous operations at Kalaoa and Naalehu. History This station began their broadcasts as KIPA in 1947 through various formats. It moved from 1110 AM to 620 AM in 1973. The most recent format was oldies/ adult standards music that has featured programming from ABC Radio's " Timeless Favorites" satellite feed. In 2007, its previous owner Skynet had to sign KIPA off the air after the station lost its transmitter lease. New owners brought the station back on the air with a new callsign and new format that featured programming from Sean Hannity, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Michael Savage, and Handel on the Law, among other hosts. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio, which is alternately platform-agnostically branded as ESPN Audio, is an American sports radio network and extension of the ESPN television network. It was launched on January 1, 1992, under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN". The network is based out of the ESPN campus in Bristol, Connecticut, with multiple studio facilities nationwide, along with home studios. The network airs a regular schedule of daily and weekly programming as well as live radio play-by-play of sporting events. ESPN Radio is broadcast to hundreds of affiliate stations, along with national and Canadian carriage on Sirius XM. The network's content is also available online through its affiliates via Audacy, iHeartRadio and TuneIn, and the network also makes its programming available via podcast feeds and providers, with some additional content audio and video available through an ESPN+ subscription. Several of its programs are also featured as fully live or "best-of" video simulcasts on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawaii–Hilo Vulcans
The Hawaii Hilo Vulcans are the athletics sports teams for the University of Hawaii at Hilo, located in Hilo, Hawaii, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Vulcans compete as members of the Pacific West Conference The Pacific West Conference (also known as the PacWest) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Member institutions are located in California and Hawaii. T ..., in 12 varsity sports. Varsity sports Hawaii-Hilo sponsors 12 varsity sports, five for men and seven for women. Women's volleyball The Vulcans women's volleyball team is the intercollegiate women's volleyball team of the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Established in 1978, the program has achieved two national championships, in 1979 and 1981, while also having success in achieving 12 regular season conference championships. References External links * {{Hawaii-sport-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
