KORL-FM
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Broadcast area | Honolulu metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 101.1MHz(HD Radio) |
Branding | Oldies 101.1 |
Programming | |
Format | Oldies(1960s and 70s hits) |
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Ownership | |
Owner | Hochman Hawaii-Three, Inc. |
KITH,KJMQ,KONI,KHXM,KPHI,KRKH,KRYL,KTOH,KQMY | |
History | |
First air date | 1989(as KLHI inMaui County, Hawaii;Relocated to Waianae, Hawaii in 2006) |
Former call signs | Maui County: KLHI (1989–2006) |
Call signmeaning | Phonetically similar to "coral" |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 36242 |
Class | C |
ERP | 100,000wattshorizontal 81,000 wattsvertical |
HAAT | 592 meters (1,942 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 21°23′34.6″N158°5′48.2″W/ 21.392944°N 158.096722°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) Listen Live (HD3) Listen Live (HD4) |
KORL-FM(101.1MHz) is acommercialradio stationlicensedtoWaianae, Hawaii,and serving theHonolulu metropolitan area.The station broadcasts an classic rock radio format, concentrating on classic hits of the late 1960s through the early 1990s. It is owned by Hochman Hawaii-Three, Inc.. It also transmits onOceanic Spectrumdigital channel 883 for the entire state ofHawaii.[2]Itsradio studiosare located inDowntown Honolulu.
KORL-FM'stransmitteris off Palehua Road inKapolei, Hawaii.[3]It broadcasts usingHD Radiotechnology. KORL-FM has threedigital subchannelsfeeding threeFM translatorswith different programming:classic rockon HD2 and 101.5 MHz,smooth jazzon HD3 and 107.5 MHz,1990s'and2000s' hitson HD4 and 97.1 MHz.
History
[edit]The stationsigned onin 1989 adopting aadult classic rockmusic format with thecall lettersKLHI.By 1996, the format changed to amodern adult contemporarymusic, later evolving to amodern rocksound.
In 2005 TheFederal Communications Commission(FCC) gave the station the green light to move the transmitter and its city of license toHonolulu.After the change was made, KLHI adopted the newcall signKORL-FM and dropped themodern rockmusic format, moving it to a new frequency of 92.5FMand serving the Maui area.
At first after KORL-FM's move-in in 2006, the station originally played multi-cultural programming during the day andsmooth jazzat night and 24 hours on the weekends. But on June 9, 2008, KORL-FM dropped all of its daytime multi-cultural programming and went with smooth jazz full-time.
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On December 12, 2011, KORL-FM became the first station in the United States to have 4 HD subchannels. One duplicated the analog signal and the other three fed three different analog translators. The main channel flipped formats toadult top 40and moved the smooth jazz format to its HD2 subchannel and FM translatorK268BEat 101.5 FM. The HD3 channel was launched with a Korean Contemporary -K-Popformat, rebroadcasting on FM translatorK298BAat 107.5 FM. And the HD4 channel debuted with a Japanese Contemporary -J-Popformat, rebroadcasting on FM translatorK246BRat 97.1 FM (switched from K244EF 96.7 FM.[4]
Programming on 101.5/101.1 HD2 soon switched from Broadcast Architecture's Smooth Jazz Network (which was also heard on the chief signal when it was a smooth jazz outlet) to a locally programmed smooth AC mix dubbed "Smooth FM Hawaiian Style". In the spring of 2013, the smooth AC format of 101.1 HD2 and 101.5 changed toactive rock,branded as "K-Rock, Honolulu's Real Rock." 101.5 is an affiliate of the syndicatedPink Floydprogram "Floydian Slip."
On July 2, 2015, the J-pop format on 101.1 HD4 changed toclassic hip hop,branded as "Boom 97.1". However, shortly after, 97.1 had to drop the Boom branding, asRadio Onehas the exclusive rights to use it with itsclassic hip hopstations. After briefly branding as "97dot1", the station later rebranded as "Hot 97dot1".[5]In August 2016, KORL-HD4 flipped toall-1980s' hitsas "Retro 97.1.".[6]On January 1, 2017, KORL-HD3 flipped to country music as "Nash Icon 107.5". In March 2021, KORL-HD3 reverted to smooth jazz as "Jazzy 107.5.".[7]Later, on April 11, 2024, KORL-HD4 revised their format again, replacing their all-1980s' format with 1990s' to 2000s' hits and classic hip-hop, still retaining the "Retro 97.1" branding.
KXRG-LP
[edit]Prior to KORL-FM's move-in, another radio station broadcast on the same frequency, called "Energy 101.1" (KXRG-LP). It aired nonstop dance music at around 2pm to 2am from Ala Moana to Pearlridge. Energy 101.1's frequency could not be heard from the windward areas such asKaneoheandKailua.
KXRG later signed off so KORL-FM could occupy the frequency. KXRG looked to move to another frequency. Due to its status as a low-power station and was off the air from 2007 to 2010, when it returned on a new signal, this time at 95.9.
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for KORL-FM".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^Digital Cable Program Guide / LineupsArchived2011-02-25 at theWayback Machine-Oceanic Time Warner Cable(accessed March 20, 2011)
- ^Radio-Locator /KORL-FM
- ^"Single Honolulu FM Feeds Four Formats With HD Channels, Translators"from All Access (December 12, 2011)
- ^Boom Goes Honolulu
- ^Jamz Quickly Returns to Honolulu
- ^InsideRadio "News Bites Jazzy 107.5" March 11, 2021
External links
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Facility details for Facility ID 36242 (KORL-FM)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KORL-FMinNielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 151909 (K246BR)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- K246BRat FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 148546 (K268BE)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- K268BEat FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 153520 (K298BA)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- K298BAat FCCdata.org