KHXM
| Broadcast area | Honolulu County, Hawaii |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1370kHz |
| Branding | 103.9 The X |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Alternative rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KITH,KJMQ,KONI,KORL-FM,KPHI,KRKH,KRYL,KTOH,KQMY | |
| History | |
First air date | May 2, 1990 |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 26441 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 250watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 21°26′18″N157°59′29″W/ 21.43833°N 157.99139°W |
| Translator(s) | 103.9K280FC (Waipahu) 104.7K284AL (Haleiwa) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | HHawaiiMedia.com |
KHXM(1370kHz) is acommercialAMradio stationlicensedtoPearl City, Hawaii.The station is owned by George Hochman through licensee Hochman Hawaii Two, Inc. KHXM broadcasts analternative rockradio formatfor theHonoluluradio market.Thestudiosand offices are on Bishop Street in Honolulu.
KHXM is powered at 250wattsfrom anon-directionaltransmitternear Mililani Cemetery Road in Pearl City.[2]It is also heard on 250-wattFM translatorK280FCat 103.9MHzinWaipahuand 99-watt FM translatorK284ALat 104.7MHzinHaleiwa.[3][4]
History
[edit]The stationsigned onthe air as KLNI on May 2, 1990.It later switched itscall signto KIPA and KIFO, anews/talkoutlet operated byHawaii Public Radiofrom 1990 to 2002. In 2002, it wentoff the airand was sold to a Utah-based company.
In 2005, thebroadcast licensewas sold to another Utah-based broadcaster which, after closing the sale in 2006, had planned to bring aSpanish languageformat to Honolulu. But the owner changed his mind and opted to go with aSports radioformat. By then using the call sign KUPA, it returned to the air on August 31, 2007. It used programming fromFox Sports Radioaround the clock but with plans to include local content eventually.
On November 1, 2007, KUPA went off the air when it lost its transmitter site, with a brief return to maintain the license in November 2008 from a temporary site. The station resumed regular programming on March 15, 2010.[5]
KUPA's entry into sports radio brought the number of sports talk outlets in Honolulu to three and a half. 1420KKEAand 1500KHKAwere the other two full time sports stations, while a third one, 1180KORL(nowsilent), offered sports talk in the evening hours. This type of competition is unusual, especially in a market with no major professional sport teams, in part due to geographical and financial reasons.
A Chinese-language format was observed to be in operation in mid-January 2016. KUPA went silent again in January 2020, along with its associated FM translator.
KUPA and its translator were sold to Hochman Hawaii Two, Inc. for $55,000.[6]The call letters were changed to KHXM on September 24, 2020. The station returned to the air with analternative rockformat. While rock music is not usually heard on the AM band, the station feeds and images itself around its two translators, 103.9 inWaipahuand 104.7 inHaleiwa.
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for KHXM".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^Radio-Locator.com/KHXM
- ^Radio-Locator.com/K280FC
- ^Radio-Locator.com/K284AL
- ^"KUPA/Honolulu Returns With Fox Sports Radio".All Access.March 2, 2010.RetrievedMarch 27,2010.
-"KUPA 1370 Hawaii Launches New Lineup Featuring FOX Sports Radio and The Jim Rome Show"(Press release).Premiere Networks.March 2, 2010.RetrievedMarch 8,2012. - ^"Hochman Set To Resurrect An Oahu AM".RBR.April 9, 2020.RetrievedOctober 14,2020.
External links
[edit]- From Honolulu Star-Bulletin (August 31, 2007)
- Facility details for Facility ID 26441 (KHXM)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KHXMinNielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 151517 (K280FC)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- K280FCat FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 146130 (K284AL)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- K284ALat FCCdata.org