KREA explained

KREA
Above:Currently silent
Area:Honolulu, Hawaii
Frequency:1540 kHz
Format:Silent
Power:5,000 watts
Class:B
Facility Id:39773
Owner:JMK Communications
Callsign Meaning:Korea
Licensing Authority:FCC

KREA (1540 kHz), is a silent commercial AM radio station in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is owned by JMK Communications. The station ceased broadcasting on March 20, 2024.

KREA is powered at 5,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. The transmitter is on Kalani Street in Honolulu, near the Kapalama Canal.[1]

History

The station signed on the air on . It was originally a daytimer station, required to go off the air at night because 1540 AM is a clear channel frequency. The call sign was KISA and it offered a Filipino format. It was owned by Manayan Enterprises.[2]

It changed its call letters to KREA in 2000, beginning its Korean format.

External links

21.3242°N -157.8797°W

Notes and References

  1. https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=krea&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/KREA
  2. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1977/C%20Section%20Radio%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201977%20P-6.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1977