KEWE (AM)
Radio station in Kahului, Hawaii
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KEWE (1240 kHz, "Wowie 97.9") is an AM radio station licensed to the city of Kahului, Hawaii. Owned by Akamai Broadcasting, it carries an oldies format.
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Broadcast area | Maui, Hawaii |
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| Frequency | 1240 kHz |
| Branding | Wowie 97.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KAOI, KHEI-FM, KIXK, KNUQ, KSRR | |
| History | |
First air date | February 10, 2015 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 161045 | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 20°49′21.0″N 156°27′15.0″W |
| Translator | 97.9 K250CC (Kihei) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
History
Its first license was granted by the FCC on February 10, 2015. New 5,000 watt AM radio stations are unusual in 2015; frequencies on the AM band are scarce.[2]
The station previously carried a Hawaiian music format as The Spirit. In 2024, Visionary Related Entertainment sold all of its Maui stations to Akamai Broadcasting.[3] On December 9, 2024, the station flipped to oldies as Wowie 97.9.[4]
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