| KKOL-FM | |
| City: | Aiea, Hawaii |
| Area: | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Branding: | Decades 107.9 |
| Airdate: | August 27, 1992 (as KGUY) |
| Frequency: | 107.9 MHz |
| Format: | Classic hits |
| Erp: | 100,000 watts |
| Haat: | 599m (1,965feet) |
| Class: | C |
| Facility Id: | 70384 |
| Coordinates: | 21.3975°N -158.1003°W |
| Callsign Meaning: | "Kool Gold" (former branding) |
| Former Callsigns: | KTSS (1989–1992) KGUY (1992–1993) KGMZ (1993–1998) KGMZ-FM (1998–2008) |
| Owner: | Salem Media Group |
| Licensee: | Salem Media of Hawaii, Inc. |
| Webcast: | Listen Live |
| Website: | decades1079.com |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KKOL-FM (107.9 MHz, "Decades 107.9") is a commercial FM radio station serving the Honolulu, Hawaii media market. The Salem Media Group outlet broadcasts at 107.9 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW and is licensed to Aiea, Hawaii. Its transmitter is on Palehua Road in Kapolei and its studios and offices are in Honolulu.[1]
KKOL-FM airs a locally programmed Classic Hits format, which mostly utilizes a tightly programmed playlist consisting of hits from the 1970s, 80s and 90s. A couple songs by the Hawaiian duo Cecilio & Kapono are also in regular rotation to give the station a more local feel.
KGMZ signed on the air on August 27, 1992, as a Top 40 station, only to flip formats to smooth jazz in 1994. That would give way to an oldies format, known as Hawaii's Oldies 107.9 in 1997.
The station was assigned the KKOL-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on December 26, 2008.[2] The station would consequently become known as Kool Gold 107.9, to go along with the syndicated program of the same name from Dial Global that they began airing. Westwood One eventually bought out Dial Global, and the program simply became known as 'Classic Hits.'
The station later dropped affiliation with Westwood One, and on January 1, 2021, rebranded as "Decades 107.9"[3]
Until his death in 2016, longtime Hawaiian radio personality and concert promoter "Uncle" Tom Moffatt hosted a Saturday morning program for many years.[4]