KKCR
KKCR (90.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Variety format including Hawaiian, Jazz, Blues, R&B, Rock, Reggae, Classical and World artists as well as locally produced talk programs. Licensed to Hanalei, Hawaii, United States, the station serves the island of Kauaʻi. The station is owned by Kekahu Foundation, Inc.[1]
City | Hanalei, Hawaii |
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Broadcast area | Islands of Kauaʻi and Oʻahu |
Branding | Kauaʻi Community Radio |
Frequency | FM 90.9 MHz, FM 91.9 MHz, FM 92.7 MHz, FM 88.9 MHz |
Translator(s) | K224CQ (92.7 MHz, Anahola, Hawaii), K205FM (88.9 MHz, Honolulu, Hawaii) |
First air date | 1997 |
Format | Variety |
ERP | 900 watts |
HAAT | -94.0 meters |
Class | A |
Facility ID | 33827 |
Transmitter coordinates | 22°13′2″N 159°28′53″W |
Call sign meaning | Kauaʻi Community Radio |
Former call signs | KAQA (1996-present) |
Owner | Kekahu Foundation, Inc. |
Webcast | listen live |
Website | kkcr.org |
KKCR also broadcasts on radio station KAQA 91.9 MHz for southern Kauaʻi, KAQA's FM booster KAQA-FM1 on 91.9 MHz in Kilauea, Hawaii, 92.7 MHz via translator K224CQ in Anahola, Hawaii and 88.9 MHz via translator K205FM in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The idea for KKCR originated after Hurricane Iniki devastated the Island on September 11, 1992. Janet Friend, Roy Richardson, Richard Fernandez, Jon and Lorraine Scott, and other Island residents decided to start a north shore radio station that would serve Island residents, withstand extreme weather conditions and provide emergency information to isolated residents. The station provides one of the primary Emergency Alert System signals on Kauaʻi.[2]
References
- "KKCR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- Engle, Erika (2006-03-17). "Radio stations provide key lifeline". Honolulu Star Bulletin.
External links
- Video tour of KKCR studios during its construction in 1997 on YouTube
- Video of maintenance of transmitter atop Mt. Kahili via helicopter on YouTube
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KKCR
- Radio-Locator information on KKCR
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KKCR
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KAQA
- Radio-Locator information on KAQA
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KAQA