Hawaii Public Radio

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Hawaii Public Radio
Broadcast area Honolulu, Hawaii (KHPR & KIPO)
Wailuku, Hawaii (KKUA)
Hilo, Hawaii (KANO)
Branding "Hawaii Public Radio"
Frequency KHPR:88.1 (MHz)
KIPO:89.3 (MHz)
KKUA:90.7 (MHz)
KANO:91.1 (MHz)
First air date KHPR:November 13, 1981
KIPO:1989
KKUA:1988
KANO:2001
Format KHPR, KKUA and KANO: Classical music and fine arts programming;
KIPO: News, Talk, and Information, jazz overnights and on weekends
ERP KHPR: 23,000 watts
KIPO: 26,000 watts
KKUA: 7,000 watts
KANO: 26,000 watts (CP for 30,000 watts)
Class KHPR, KKUA: C
KIPO: C0
KANO: C2
Facility ID KHPR: 26446
KIPO: 26440
KKUA: 171161
KANO: 26449
Transmitter coordinates KHPR: 21°19′49″N 157°45′24″W / 21.33028°N 157.75667°W / 21.33028; -157.75667
KIPO: 21°20′12″N 157°49′3″W / 21.33667°N 157.8175°W / 21.33667; -157.8175
KKUA: 20°45′9″N 156°0′16″W / 20.7525°N 156.00444°W / 20.7525; -156.00444
KANO: 19°35′31.4″N 155°7′36″W / 19.592056°N 155.12667°W / 19.592056; -155.12667
Owner Hawaii Public Radio
Website HPR's homepage

Hawaii Public Radio, HPR for short, is a network of four non-commercial, listener-supported stations serving the state of Hawaii. The stations originate from the studios of The Hawaii Public Radio Plaza, located at 738 Kaheka Street, near the Ala Moana Shopping Center in Honolulu.

[edit] History/programming

Hawaii Public Radio is the Hawaii affiliate of NPR. KHPR signed on the air in Honolulu on November 13, 1981, and is the flagship station of the network, airing a diversified lineup of fine arts, classical music, and cultural programming. The two other full-power stations in the lineup, KKUA in Wailuku and KANO in Hilo, serve as repeaters for KHPR. There are also two low-power translator stations that fill in gaps in coverage:

KIPO (which signed on the air on September 15, 1989) offers a News/Talk/Information/World Music and Jazz format. Until September 2008, the signal of KIPO only covered the south shore of Oahu because its transmitter was limited to 3,000 watts to avoid interference with FCC and FAA monitoring stations in Pearl City. A new 26,000 watt transmitter for KIPO went on the air on September 20, 2008, enabling the signal of KIPO to reach all areas of Oahu. Plans are in the works to expand the KIPO program stream to the other islands as well.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hpr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=47&Itemid=63

[edit] External links