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Frequency | 1540 kHz |
Programming | |
Language | Korean |
Ownership | |
Owner | JMK Communications, Inc. |
History | |
First air date | April 24, 1973 |
Last air date | March 1, 2024 (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.
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]
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]
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