KAHU (FM)

KAHU
City of license Pahala, Hawaii[1][2]
Broadcast area Southern Hawaiʻi, Hawaii
Branding Hawaii Public Radio[3]
Frequency 91.7 MHz[1][2]
First air date June 28, 2010[4]
Format Public Radio
ERP 800 Watts[1][2]
HAAT −323 metres (−1,060 ft)[1][2]
Class A[1]
Facility ID 173928[2]
Transmitter coordinates 19°12′0″N 155°28′54″W / 19.20000°N 155.48167°WCoordinates: 19°12′0″N 155°28′54″W / 19.20000°N 155.48167°W [1][2]
Affiliations Hawaii Public Radio[3]
Owner Hawaii Public Radio, Inc[1]
Webcast www.hawaiipublicradio.org/jwplayer/listen_kipo.html
Website www.hawaiipublicradio.org

KAHU is a Hawaii Public Radio station on 91.7 MHz FM.[3][1] It is licensed to Pahala, Hawaii, on the island of Hawaiʻi.[1][2]

History

KAHU started broadcasting as a community radio station on June 28, 2010. The station later experienced financial trouble and was sold to Hawaii Public Radio on August 5, 2013.[4][5] It began broadcasting again on November 6, 2013, airing Hawaii Public Radio's HPR-2 programming.[3]

Construction permit

KAHU currently has a construction permit to move its antenna to a higher location, increase its power, and change frequency to 91.3 MHz.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "KAHU-FM Radio Station Information". Radio-locator. Theodric Technologies. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "FM Query Results". Federal Communication Commission. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Pahala’s KAHU FM 91.7 Returns to the Air with HPR Programming". Hawaii Public Radio. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "KAHU 91.7 FM radio officially transfers to HPR". Big Island Video News. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "KAHU 91.7 FM feels sting as tower comes down". Hawaii 24/7. Retrieved 19 June 2014.

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