KEWE (AM)

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KEWE
Broadcast area Maui, Hawaii
Frequency 1240 kHz
BrandingWowie 97.9
Programming
Format Oldies
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Akamai Broadcasting
  • (Akamai Broadcasting of Hawaii, LLC)
KAOI, KHEI-FM, KIXK, KNUQ, KSRR
History
First air date
February 10, 2015
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 161045
Class B
Power 5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
 20°49′21.0″N156°27′15.0″W / 20.822500°N 156.454167°W / 20.822500; -156.454167
Translator(s) 97.9 K250CC (Kihei)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.akamaidailynews.com/wowie979/

KEWE (1240 kHz, "Wowie 97.9") is a AM radio station licensed to the city of Kahului, Hawaii. Owned by Akamai Broadcasting, it carries an oldies format.

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History

Its first license was granted by the FCC on February 10, 2015. New 5,000 watt AM radio stations are unusual in 2015; frequencies on the AM band are scarce. [2]

The station previously carried a Hawaiian music format as The Spirit. In 2024, Visionary Related Entertainment sold all of its Maui stations to Akamai Broadcasting. [3] On December 9, 2024, the station flipped to oldies as Wowie 97.9. [4]

KEWE Spirit1240 logo.png

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KEWE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ DXing.info
  3. ↑ "Visionary Related Entertainment Sells Maui Cluster". RadioInsight. June 28, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Six Flips In Maui Following Sale Closing". RadioInsight. December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.


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