KKEA
KKEA (1420 AM) is a radio station located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The station was formerly owned by Cox Radio and offers the ESPN Radio sports talk format, broadcasting at 1420 kHz with ERP of 5 kW. The station is currently owned and operated by Blow Up LLC and was marketed as ESPN 1420 before rebranding as ESPN Honolulu as of February 25, 2019. It also transmits on Oceanic Time Warner Cable digital channel 884 for the entire state of Hawaii.[1]
City | Honolulu, Hawaii |
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Broadcast area | Honolulu, Hawaii |
Frequency | 1420 kHz |
Branding | ESPN Honolulu |
Slogan | "The Fan's Voice" |
Programming | |
Format | Sports Talk and University of Hawaii Play by Play |
Affiliations | ESPN Radio Westwood One Sports Sports USA Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Blow Up LLC |
History | |
First air date | November 1, 1966 |
Call sign meaning | ESPN RAdio |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 34551 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts fulltime |
Transmitter coordinates | 21°19′26″N 157°52′47″W |
Translator(s) | 92.7 K224FR (Honolulu) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | ESPNHonolulu.com |
History
Prior to its flip to sports in 2003, KKEA was originally KCCN and had offered a Hawaiian format. Cox would later move the format over to sister station KKNE after they acquired the station. On February 25, 2019, KKEA added a FM translator - (K224FR), rebroadcasting at 92.7. They also rebranded to ESPN Honolulu on the same day.
Programs
Bobby Curren Show, The Sports Animals, Josh Pacheco Show, 1420 Golf
The station is affiliated with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Chargers radio networks.
References
- Digital Cable Program Guide / Lineups Archived 2011-02-25 at the Wayback Machine - Oceanic Time Warner Cable (accessed March 20, 2011)
External links
- KKEA in the FCC's AM station database
- KKEA on Radio-Locator
- KKEA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database