KHCM (AM)

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KHCM
Broadcast area	Honolulu, Hawaii
Branding	"Radio China International"
Slogan	Same as branding
Frequency	880 kHz
First air date	August 31, 1956
Format	Chinese
Power	2,000 watts
Class	B
Callsign meaning	Hawaii's Country Music (Former meaning)
Owner	Salem Communications
Sister stations	KAIM, KGMZ, KGU, KHCM-FM, KGU-FM, KHNR
Website	Station Website

KHCM is a Chinese-Language radio station serving Honolulu, Hawaii. The Salem Communications outlet broadcasts at 880 kHz with a power level of 2 kW.

History

KHCM's history can be traced back to its days on 870 kHz as KAIM, whose previous format was Religious programming. When Salem bought the station in 2000, it wanted to sign the station off the air so it can allow its sister station in Los Angeles, California, to increase its signal coverage. At the last minute they decided to reduce the station's power, shift its frequency to 880 kHz and let the station stay on the air. In 2004 Salem bought Modern Rock outlet KPOI and flipped the format to a FM News/Talk outlet, its first in Hawaii. KAIM became its simulcast after the switch was made. On Sept. 3, 2007 Country outlet KHCM switched from 690 AM to both 880 AM to 97.5 FM, keeping its format intact. Salem in turn moved the News/Talk format and KHNR calls to 690AM.

On July 1, 2009, after nearly 3 years of simulcasting, KHCM split from KHCM-FM and adopted a Chinese-language format, broadcasting it under the "Radio China International" banner. The format will target Honolulu's growing Chinese-American population in both Chinese and English and is a simulcast of the Beijing based China Radio International.

Also, broadcasts Japanese and Korean programming.

External links

Station Website

Query the FCC's AM station database for KHCM

Radio-Locator Information on KHCM

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KHCM

v t e Radio Stations in the Honolulu, Hawaii Market

By AM frequency	590 650 690 760 830 880 940 990 1040 1080 1130 1180♥ 1210 1270 1370 1420 1460 1500 1540

By FM frequency	88.1 89.3 89.3◊ 90.3♠ 91.3◊ 92.3 93.1 93.9 94.7 95.5 95.9 96.3 96.7‡ 97.5 98.5 99.1 99.5 100.3 101.1 101.5♣ 101.9 102.3 102.7 103.5 104.3 105.1 105.9 106.7♦ 107.5♣ 107.9

NOAA WX Radio frequency	162.550

By Digital Cable Audio Channels^*	849 851 852 853 854 855 856 857 858 864 865 866 867 868 869 870 880 881 882 883 884 885 888

By callsign	K210DX◊ K217AA◊ K244EO‡ K256AS K268BE♣ K298BA KAIM-FM KBA99 KCCN-FM KDDB KDNN KEWA♦ KGU KGU-FM KHAI KHCM KHCM-FM KHJZ KHKA KHNR KHPR KHRA KHVH KIKI KINE-FM KIPO KKEA KKNE KKOL-FM KLHT KMKK-FM KNAN♦ KNDI KORL♥ KORL-FM KPHI KPHW KPOI-FM KPRP KQMQ-FM KREA KRTR-FM KSSK KSSK-FM KTUH KUCD KUMU-FM KUPA KWAI KXRG-LP KZOO

Defunct radio stations	KEWA/1320

♣ KORL-FM translator, simulcasting its HD radio subchannel ‡ KPHI translator ♦ KNAN is a new station that has yet to sign on ♥ Currently silent, but will return to air ♠ Moving to 90.1, pending FCC approval ◊ KTUH translator ^* Channels operated by Oceanic Time Warner Cable Hawaii radio markets Honolulu Other Hawaii radio regions Hilo Kauai Maui See also List of radio stations in Hawaii

v t e Chinese-language radio in the United States

The following channels offer at least some programming in Chinese

Boston	WILD WROL

Florida	WYFR (Okeechobee)

Honolulu	KHCM

Houston	KCHN

Los Angeles	KAZN KWRM KMRB

New York	Chinese Radio New York Chung Wah Chinese Broadcasting Company WGBB WKDM WZRC Chinese American Voice

Philadelphia	WNWR

San Francisco	KEST KVTO KSQQ KSFN KSJO

Overseas	Radio Free Asia Voice of America

v t e China Radio International

Radio Stations	China Beijing Easy FM 91.5 Beijing Hit FM 88.7 Beijing News Radio FM 90.5 Shanghai Easy FM 100.1 Hefei Easy FM 92.4 Outside China Atlanta, United States 890 AM Boston, United States 1090 AM Canberra, Australia 88 FM Darhan, Mongolia 103.7 FM Galveston, United States 1540 AM Houston, United States 1520 AM Honolulu, United States 880 AM Las Vegas, United States 93.5 FM CRI Luxembourg, Germany 1440 AM Malakula, Vanuatu 106 FM Ottawa, Canada 97.9 FM Nairobi, Kenya 91.9 FM Northern California/Nevada, United States 570 AM Perth, Australia 104.9 FM Philadelphia, United States 1540 AM Portland, Oregon, United States 1040 AM Toronto, Canada 1540 AM Toronto, Canada 91.9 FM Vientiane, Laos 93.0 FM Vila, Solomon Islands 102 FM Santo, Vanuatu 102 FM Washington, United States 1120 AM Washington, United States 1190 AM Round the Clock

Daily programs	News & Reports China Drive Realtime China Chinese Studio Beyond Beijing

Weekly programs	Front Line Biz-China China Horizons Voices from Other Lands Life in China Listeners' Garden In the Spotlight China Beat

v t e Salem Communications

FM radio stations	KAIM-FM KBIQ KDAR KDIS-FM KFIS KFSH-FM KGBI-FM KGFT KHCM-FM KGU-FM KKHT-FM KKFS KKLA-FM KKOL-FM KLTY KPDQ-FM KRKS-FM KRYP KSAC-FM KWRD-FM WAVA-FM WBOZ WFFH WFFI WFHM-FM WFIA WFSH-FM WGTK-FM WORD-FM

AM radio stations	KBJD KCBQ KCRO KDOW KFAX KFIA KGBN KGNW KGU KHCM KHNR KKOL KKMS KKNT KLFE KLUP KNTH KNTS KNUS KPDQ KPRZ KPXQ KOTK KRKS KRDY KRLA KSKY KSLR KTEK KTIE KTKZ KTNO KXYZ KYCR KZNT WAFS WAVA WDTK WEZE WFIA WFIL WGKA WGTK WGUL WHIM WHK WHKW WHKZ WIND WKAT WLSS WLTA WLQV WMCA WNIV WNTP WNYM WORL WPIT WRFD WROL WTBN WTLN WTWD WWDJ WWRC WWTC WYLL WZAB¹

Salem Radio Network	FamilyTalk Solid Gospel The Word In Praise Today's Christian Music

Salem Publishing	FaithTalk Homecoming Magazine Preaching Magazine Singing News Townhall Xulon Press YouthWorker Journal

Salem Web Network	CCMmagazine.com Christianity.com Crosswalk.com Godtube Hot Air Oneplace.com Townhall.com

¹ = Co-owned with Florida City Radio under LMA. AaBbCc = Acquisition from Radio Disney Group, LLC (ABC, Inc.) pending.

‹ The template below (Company template tagline) is being considered for deletion. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus.› Annual revenue USD 231.73 million (2007) Employees 1,592 Stock symbol NASDAQ: SALM Website salem.cc

Coordinates: 21°10′56″N 157°13′27″W / 21.18222°N 157.22417°W / 21.18222; -157.22417

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