KHNR (690 AM) is a

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station serving

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. The

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outlet broadcasts with a power level of 10,000

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s. Its studios are in Honolulu's

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district, and its transmitter is in the Kakaako neighborhood.

History

KHNR's history at 690 AM can be traced back to its early days as the original home of Top 40 KKUA during the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. They later moved their Top 40 format to

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and switched to

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, only to have both stations simulcast the Top 40 from 1987 until October 13, 1999, when the AM became the Hawaii affiliate for Radio Disney, picking up the call letters of former Top 40 rival KORL on April 26, 2002. In 2005 Visionary Related Entertainment sold KORL, who then flipped it to a Japanese format on January 1, 2004. In 2006 Salem and KORL's owners swapped signals, and in the process moved the KHCM calls and

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format over to the 690 from the 1180 frequency, which in turn became the new home for KORL. KHNR am690theanswer logo

In 2004, Salem acquired

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station KPOI-FM and dropped the format, giving Hawaii its first FM news–talk station. KAIM (870 AM) became its simulcast after the switch was made. On September 3, 2007, KHCM switched to both 870 AM and

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, keeping its country music format and taking the KHCM calls for both stations. The news–talk format and KHNR call letters moved to 690 AM. KPOI today is now owned by Visionary Related Entertainment and continues to stream classic rock.

References

External links

FCC History Cards for KHNRStation website
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