KREA
| Currentlysilent | |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Frequency | 1540kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Silent |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | JMK Communications |
| History | |
First air date | April 24, 1973 |
Call signmeaning | Korea |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 39773 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000watts |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
KREA(1540kHz), is a silentcommercialAMradio stationinHonolulu, Hawaii.It is owned by JMK Communications. The station ceased broadcasting on March 20, 2024.
KREA is powered at 5,000watts,using anon-directional antenna.Thetransmitteris on Kalani Street in Honolulu, near the Kapalama Canal.[2]
History
[edit]The stationsigned onthe air on April 24, 1973.It was originally adaytimerstation, required to go off the air at night because1540 AMis aclear channel frequency.Thecall signwasKISAand it offered aFilipinoformat. It was owned by Manayan Enterprises.[3]
It changed its call letters to KREA in 2000, beginning its Korean format.
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for KREA".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^Radio-Locator /KREA
- ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1977page C-57,Broadcasting & Cable
External links
[edit]- FCC History Cards for KREA
- Facility details for Facility ID 39773 (KREA)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KREAinNielsen Audio's AM station database
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