o / / \ / / \ / / \ /_____/ A W A I I R A D I O \ / / ______________________________ \ / / \ / / & T E L E V I S I O N ________________\ | _____________ | G U I D E || | O | || | O | * * * * * * * * * *|* * * * * * * * * * || |___| 88.1 92.1 96.7 |9.9 103.7 108.1 || |___| | ||____________|___| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |_________________| News & Information About on Hawaii's Radio and TV Stations er there is enough news * March 1997 _________________________________________________________________ >>> Sale of KDEO 102.7 FM Spells End for RADIO FREE HAWAII Loew Broadcasting sold radio station KDEO FM 102.7 on Friday, March 7 ending the eclectic Radio Free Hawaii format again. The new owners, Caribou Broadcasting (dba Desert Communcations II) took the station off the air without notice shortly after the deal was closed. Loew's reasoning for selling the station was that a small operation could not compete with group owned radio conglomerates. Caribou also owns KQMQ FM and AM, and KPOI 97.5 FM. KDEO 102.7 FM resumed broadcasting with a new format today (March 10) consisting of contemporary R & B hits. Station IDs indicate that the "New 102.7" is under construction. Radio Free Hawaii started broadcasting in June 1991 and was on the air until November 1994 when it was first shut down. They resumed broadcasting in April 1995 until Friday's shutdown. since 1984 having previously owned KDEO AM, which was sold a few years ago. He presently operates KORL 99.5 FM "Tourist Information Radio." Radio Free Hawaii's homepage is still online at http://www.lava.net/radio-free ----------------------------------------------------------------- >>> KCCN / KINE Revamp Morning Shows MARCH 10: KCCN FM 100 unveiled a new morning show team featuring Billy V., Greg Hammer and Charlie Espina today. The FM 100 Morning show is now known as the "FM 100 Morning Jam." Meanwhile over at sister station KINE FM, Brickwood Galuteria has been teamed with Frank B. Shaner for his "Aloha Morning Show". KCCN AM 1420 has broken off their simulcast of the FM 100 show installing their own morning show called "Hawaiian Sunrise". The KCCN and KINE website, which is under construction can be found at http://www.kestrok.com/~kccn/. ----------------------------------------------------------------- >>> "Pets & People In Paradise" To Debut on KITV 4 on the Hawaii pet scene is set to air March 16, at 4:00 P.M. The new show hosted by KITV's Paula Akana will feature local celebrities, tips on veterinary care, pet tricks (not stupid ones we hope!) and interesting stories about Hawaii's animal friends and their owners. The show will be a weekly half hour feature and is an extension of the popular Pets 'n People in Paradise monthly magazine. KITV Channel 4 is at http://www.kitv.com on the web. ----------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Hawaiian Historian to be Featured on Art Bell's "Dreamland" Show Noted Hawaii historian and avid ghost-story teller Glen Grant is scheduled to be interviewed on the nationally syndicated Art Bell radio show. Grant will be interviewed by popular talk show host Art Bell, on his weekly "Dreamland" program entitled, "Ghostly Encounters on Supernatural Hawaii". "Dreamland" airs Sunday nights at 5:PM on KHVH radio 830 on the AM dial. Grants appearance is scheduled for April 6. show "Coast to Coast" airs regularly on KHVH radio starting at 9:PM and also on KKON and KAOI AM in Kona and Maui at midnight. Information on Art Bell's "Coast to Coast" and "Dreamland" shows can be found at the Art Bell web site at http://www.artbell.com. Re-written from usenet post by Mama Lani (lani@lava.net) ----------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Broadcast Executive Dies Honolulu radio executive Ray Barnett passed away on Friday, February 28, in his Kailua-Kona home after a bout with cancer. Barnett 72, was a vice president with Patterson Broadcasting in Honolulu, owners of radio stations KSSK, KUCD, KIKI, KHVH and KKLV. ----------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Three AM Radio Stations Return To The Airwaves Three Honolulu AM band radio stations recently returned to the air after many months off the air. Radio stations KIKI 990 AM, KOHO 1170 and KISA 1540 became radio active once again last month shortly before a critical t would have meant loss of license for each station. Radio station KOHO returned to the air with a contemporary music format focusing lately on a lot of dance music. The station is broadcasting from facilities at South Street in Downtown Honolulu and is planning to broadcast in AM stereo shortly. KOHO previously aired an all Japanese programming format when it signed off several years ago. Meanwhile KISA 1540 has returned under new ownership and with a new format. The station resumed broadcasting, simulcasting the news and talk format of sister station KWAI 1080 AM. KISA previously aired an all Filipino language and music format. Finally, KIKI 990 AM returned to the air with a simulcast of sister station's I-94's (KIKI-FM 93.9) popular mix of dance, rap and urban hits. The station had previously aired an oldies format. KIKI AM was knocked off the air in 1995 when it lost its lease on its transmitter site. KIKI is owned by the Patterson Broadcasting conglomerate which among other stations in Honolulu. ----------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Hawaii Five-0 May Return To CBS Television The popular island based television series of the late 60s and 70s, Hawaii Five-0, may once again be airborune as CBS TV is planning to film a pilot in Hawaii. According to published reports, the proposed television pilot may become a series featuring a new cast possibly playing the same characters of the original series. If the show is filmed, the operation will run out of the State's Diamond Head TV studio facility and promises to employ several hundred local people. For more information on this, consult the Hawaii Five-0 website at http://web20.mindlink.net/a4369/fiveo.htm. ----------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Wind Storm Topples KHLO Broadcast Tower Unusually strong, gusty winds on the Big Island toppled a more than 40 year old broadcasting tower last month. Hilo radio station KHLO 850 AM e more than 60mph winds snapped the tower in two. According to station owners, Brewer Broadcasting, the disaster will cost the station several thousand dollars to fix and will leave KHLO off the air for at least two weeks. ----------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ON THE NET: WEB SITES FEATURED AT THE HAWAII RADIO & TELEVISION GUIDE Several new websites relating to television and radio in Hawaii has come on line since my last report. Some were recent discoveries by myself, while others were sent to me via e-mail notification. Here is a list of new websites now included at the Hawaii Radio & Television Guide website. * KHET Channel 11 & 10: Hawaii Public Televison has made it to the web with their new site: http://www.onhawaii.com/khet * KHNR 650 AM: Hawaii's only news radio station has a website. At least a URL... I stopped by the other day but it was not working, but may be by the time you read this... the URL is http://www.khnr.com. You must to see this website. * KTUH 90.3 FM: The University of Hawaii's KTUH radio station website has been moved to a new Power Macintosh web server. KTUH is now found at http://128.171.65.211/. * Radio Personality KAMASAMI KONG is taking requests of island music to play to his Asian listeners in Taiwan and Japan at his website. Visit Kong at http://www.kestrok.com/~kong/. * TUNED IN RADIO & TELEVISION: While I normally do not promote websites similar to my own, this one is given special merit, as its webmaster Tom Hokenson has linked most of his Hawaii section back to several of my pages. Tuned In Radio & TV is a huge project which features lists and links to many radio and television stations WORLDWIDE! A major effort worth checking: http://members.aol.com/tunedin2/index.html * CHICKENSKIN - THE RADIO SHOW: Glen Grant and James Grant Benton host a weekly radio show done in dramtic style focusing on Hawaiian tales of the bizarre and stuff like dat.... Could this be the Hawaii version of ights at 8:PM on KCCN 1420 AM. Web: http://www.aaim.com/osmill/TIMEWALK/Chickenskin.html * KWHE-TV Channel 14 has an informational page set up at the LeSea Network website.. the URL is http://www.lesea.com/lesea2/KWHE.htm * Want to find more links to Hawaii based radio and television stations? Then do stop by the HAWAII RADIO & TELEVISION GUIDE. It's loaded with listings if all of Hawaii's radio & TV stations as well as hotlinks to them and many other resources. The URL to the HAWAII RADIO & TELEVISION GUIDE is: http://www.lava.net/~macpro/HIRadioTVhomepage.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Hawaii Radio and Television Guide is published whenever there is news, and is provided free of charge to the Hawaii Newslist. You can e-mail the Hawaii Radio & Television Guide at macpro3000@yahoo.com. (c)1997 Melvin Ah Ching Productions.