KHNU

KHNU
City	Hilo, Hawaii
Broadcast area	Hilo
Slogan	Honu 62
Frequency	620 kHz
First air date	1947
Format	Defunct (formerly News/Talk)
Power	5,000 watts; 10,000 watts; (experimental synchronous operation in Kalaoa); 5,000 watts; (experimental synchronous operation in Naalehu)
Class	B
Facility ID	5253
Transmitter coordinates	19°51′2″N 155°5′7″W / 19.85056°N 155.08528°W; 19°44′12″N 156°1′56″W / 19.73667°N 156.03222°W (experimental synchronous operation in Kalaoa); 19°0′18″N 155°40′37″W / 19.00500°N 155.67694°W (experimental synchronous operation in Naalehu)
Callsign meaning	HoNU (Branding)
Former callsigns	KIPA (1947-2008)
Affiliations	ABC News
Owner	Matthew Clapp, Jr. ; (Mahalo Multimedia, LLC)
Sister stations	KBGX, KKOA
Website	KHNU website

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. The station was licensed to operate experimental synchronous operations at Kalaoa, Hawaii and Naalehu, Hawaii.^[1]

History

This station began their broadcasts as KIPA in 1947 through various formats. The most recent format was oldies/adult standards music that has featured programing 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, Handel on the Law, among other hosts.^[2]

On December 4, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission notified KHNU's licensee that the station's license had expired effective November 22, 2015, due to the station having been silent for the previous year.

References

↑ "KHNU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ Big Isle station changes name and relaunches - Honolulu Star-Bulletin (retrieved August 13, 2008)

External links

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[1] "KHNU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[2] Big Isle station changes name and relaunches - Honolulu Star-Bulletin (retrieved August 13, 2008)

Radio stations in the Hilo, Hawaii market
By AM frequency	670 790 850 1060
By FM frequency	89.1 90.3 92.1 92.7 93.9 94.7 95.9 97.1 97.9 99.1 100.3 101.5 102.7 103.7 105.3 106.1 106.9 107.7
NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.55
By Digital cable audio channels^*	849 – KPRP 851 – KDNN 852 – KCCN 853 – KUCD 854 – KDDB 855 – KINE 856 – KKNE 857 – KPOI 858 – KPHW 864 – KHPR 865 – KIPO 866 – KTUH 867 – KSSK 868 – KQMQ 869 – KUBT 870 – KUMU 880 – NOAA 881 – KHVH 882 – KPHI 883 – KORL-FM 884 – KKEA 885 – KHKA 888 – KZOO
By callsign	KAGB KANO KAOY KAPA KBGX KCIF KHLO KHWI KIHL-LP KIPA KKBG KKOA KKON KLEO KLUA KNWB KPUA KPVS KTBH-FM KWXX-FM KWYI WWG76
Defunct	KHNU (620 AM)
Hawaii radio markets Honolulu Other Hawaii radio regions Hilo Kauai Maui See also List of radio stations in Hawaii ^* Stations re-transmitted from Honolulu by Oceanic Time Warner Cable.