KHNR
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| Branding | AM 690 and FM 94.3 The Answer |
| Programming | |
| Format | Conservative talk radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KAIM-FM, KGU, KGU-FM, KHCM, KHCM-FM, KKOL-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | May 14, 1947[1] |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Hawaii's News Radio" |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 16742 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 10,000 watts unlimited |
| Translator(s) | 94.3 K232FL (Honolulu) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | theanswerhawaii.com |
KHNR (690
KHNR is powered at 10,000
Programming
Most of KHNR's weekday schedule is
Weekends feature shows on money, health, food and travel. Syndicated weekend hosts include Rudy Maxa, Eric Metaxas and Jim Daly. Most hours begin with an update from Fox News Radio.
History
KULA and KKUA
The station
During the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s, the station had the call sign KKUA, playing
KORL and KHCM
On October 13, 1999, the station became the Hawaii affiliate for Radio Disney, making it a children's radio station. It picked up the call letters of former Top 40 rival KORL on April 26, 2002. In 2005, Visionary Related Entertainment sold KORL.
The station then flipped it to a Japanese language format on January 1, 2004. In 2006, Salem and KORL's owners swapped signals, and in the process moved the KHCM call sign and country music format over to the 690 from the 1180 frequency, which in turn became the new home for KORL.
In 2004, Salem acquired Rock music station KPOI-FM 105.9 and dropped the format. The FM station began airing a talk radio format, giving Hawaii its first FM talk station. KAIM (870 AM) became its simulcast after the switch was made. On September 3, 2007, KHCM switched to both 870 AM and 97.5 FM, keeping its country music format and taking the KHCM call letters for both stations.
KHNR
The talk radio format and KHNR callsigns moved to 690 AM. KPOI-FM is now owned by Visionary Related Entertainment and airs a soft adult contemporary sound. Since 2007, KHNR has carried programming from the Salem Radio Network as a conservative talk radio station.
Like many Salem talk stations, KHNR calls itself "The Answer." That branding is also used on Salem's talk station in New York City, WNYM, and on its talk station in Los Angeles, KRLA.
References
- ^ "Radio Station KULA Goes On Air Tonight With Elaborate Program". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. May 14, 1947. p. 5. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KHNR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KHNR
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/K232FL
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1950 page 326, Broadcasting & Cable
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-57
External links
- Official website
- KHNR in the FCC AM station database
- KHNR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KHNR
- K232FL in the FCC FM station database
- K232FL at FCCdata.org