KREA

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KREA
Frequency 1540 kHz
Programming
Language Korean
Ownership
OwnerJMK Communications, Inc.
History
First air date
April 24, 1973 (1973-04-24)
Last air date
March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01) (50 years, 312 days)
Call sign meaning
Korea
Technical information
Facility ID 39773
Class B
Power 5,000 watts unlimited

KREA (1540 AM) was a commercial radio station in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was owned by JMK Communications, Inc. The station operated from 1973 to 2024.

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KREA was powered at 5,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. The transmitter was on Kalani Street in Honolulu, near the Kapalama Canal. [1]

History

The station signed on the air on April 24, 1973. It was originally a daytimer station, required to go off the air at night because 1540 AM is a clear channel frequency. The call sign was KISA and it offered a Filipino format. It was owned by Manayan Enterprises. [2] It changed its call letters to KREA in 2000, beginning its Korean format.

KREA ceased broadcasting on March 1, 2024. [3] The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station's license on September 3, 2025. [4]

References

  1. Radio-Locator.com/KREA
  2. Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-57, Broadcasting & Cable
  3. "RE: KREA(AM), Honolulu, HI Facility ID No. 39773 Silent since March 1, 2024 Request for Special Temporary Authority to Remain Silent". Federal Communications Commission . March 20, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  4. "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. September 3, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025.

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