KKEA (1420 AM) is a radio station located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The station was formerly owned by Cox Radio and offers the ESPN Radio sports talk format, broadcasting with an ERP of 5 kW. The station is currently owned and operated by Blow Up LLC and was marketed as ESPN 1420 before rebranding as ESPN Honolulu as of February 25, 2019. It also transmits on Oceanic Spectrum digital channel 884 for the entire state of Hawaii.[2]
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| Broadcast area | Honolulu, Hawaii |
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| Frequency | 1420 kHz |
| Branding | ESPN Honolulu |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports talk |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio Westwood One Sports Sports USA Radio Network University of Hawaii Play by Play |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Blow Up LLC |
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| History | |
First air date | November 1, 1966 |
Call sign meaning | ESPN RAdio |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 34551 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 21°19′26″N 157°52′47″W / 21.32389°N 157.87972°W |
| Translator(s) | 92.7 K224FR (Honolulu) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | espnhonolulu.com |
History
editPrior to its flip to sports in 2003, KKEA was originally KCCN and had offered a Hawaiian format. Cox would later move the format over to sister station KKNE after they acquired the station. On February 25, 2019, KKEA added an FM translator - (K224FR), rebroadcasting at 92.7. They also rebranded to ESPN Honolulu on the same day.
Programs
editThe Bobby Curran Show, The Sports Animals, The Josh Pacheco Show, On Point With Artie Wilson, and The Sports Cards and Collectibles Show.
The station is the radio partner of University of Hawaii sports. The radio station also features select games from the Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH) at the high school level.
The station is affiliated with the San Francisco 49ers, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, Golden State Warriors, Anaheim Ducks, Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Los Angeles Rams radio networks.
More recently, ESPN Honolulu has produced more shows like Call the Coach with select University of Hawaii Coaches, Hawaii Football Now featuring Jordan Helle and Hunter Hughes, and Fan Friday with Dave Kawada and a guest UH athlete.
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KKEA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Digital Cable Program Guide / Lineups Archived 2011-02-25 at the Wayback Machine - Oceanic Time Warner Cable (accessed March 20, 2011)
External links
edit- FCC History Cards for KKEA
- ESPN Honolulu official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 34551 (KKEA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KKEA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 202606 (K224FR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K224FR at FCCdata.org
