KREA

Last updated
KREA
Currently silent
Frequency 1540 kHz
Programming
Format Silent
Ownership
OwnerJMK Communications, Inc.
History
First air date
April 24, 1973;51 years ago (1973-04-24)
Call sign meaning
Korea
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 39773
Class B
Power 5,000 watts unlimited
Links
Public license information

KREA (1540 AM) is a silent commercial radio station in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is owned by JMK Communications, Inc. The station ceased broadcasting on March 1, 2024. [2]

Contents

KREA is powered at 5,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. The transmitter is on Kalani Street in Honolulu, near the Kapalama Canal. [3]

History

The station signed on the air on April 24, 1973;51 years ago. 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. [4]

It changed its call letters to KREA in 2000, beginning its Korean format.

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KREA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "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.
  3. Radio-Locator.com/KREA
  4. Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-57, Broadcasting & Cable

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