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ing Productions * [email protected] __________________________________________________________________ Note: Some of this stuff may be old, but if you are not in Hawaii, you probably haven't heard of these. Also this publication now returns to its quarterly format as I have not had enough time or news to devote to it as a monthly. ------------------------------------------------------------------ KITV CHANNEL 4 CARRIES ANNUAL MERRIE MONARCH FESTIVAL It's that time of the year agin in Hawaii, when the annual Merrie Monarch Festival Hula Competition beams live out of Hilo and into homes all over Hawaii. As usual, longtime Merrie Monarch supporting TV station, KITV will be handling the telecast duties. The station will be airing the Miss Aloha Hula Pageant Thursday night starting at 6:PM. The following 2 nights the station will be airing the "kahiko" (ancient) and "'auana" (modern) hula segments on Friday and Saturday starting at 6:PM. Winners of the hula competition will be announced at the conclusion of
Saturday night broadcast. Hawaii's H4 website (http://www.hotspots.hawaii.com) will once again be carrying Merrie Monarch photos from the broadcast shortly after each nights' activities are over. Check the H4 website out starting late Thursday night or Friday morning to see these spectacular hula images. ------------------------------------------------------------------ KAUAI TO GET COMMUNITY RADIO STATION The FCC recently approved the frequenices and call letters for a new, non-profit community based radio station for the island of Kauai. The Kauai Community Radio station will be called KKCR and will be broadcast on the frequencies of 90.9 and 91.9 mhz on the FM dial. The station's 2 frequencies will establish island-wide coverage for the new entity. KKCR is expected to go on the air by the end of the year. The station is being run by the non-profit Kekahu Foundation. The foundation can be accessed at this URL: http://www.cruzio.com/~kusp/janet.html
--------------- INTERNET RADIO HAWAII SEEKING LISTENER SUPPORT Hawaii's first all internet radio station, I.R.H. is having a fund drive to help keep the operation on the air. The station which "broadcasts" (a better descrption would be "webcasts") out of Hawaii's H4 website (http://www.hotspots.hawaii.com) has been a very popular stop for afficiandos and fans of local Hawaiian music... especially those away from Hawaii, where access to the music is very scarce. Rabbett says that about 6,000 people listen to the broadcasts every week. He is now asking for listener help in order to keep I.R.H. going. For more information, drop by and read up on how can help I.R.H. The URL is: http://www.hotspots.hawaii.com/IRH-home.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ NEW STATIONS SLATED TO BECOME RADIO ACTIVE Over the next few months, a number of new radio stations are scheduled to start broadcasting. In addition to KKCR (see above), the following
e radio active. KORL 99.5 FM on Oahu was supposed to start broadcasting a mix of contemporary, island and Japanese music on April 1st. Apparently this target date has been pushed back, since the station is yet to sign on. The target audience for the new station is the Japanese visitor market. KUAU 1570 AM out of Maui is scheduled to be radio active as soon as its owner returns from a mainland trip. I understand this station has been sending out a test signal from time to time over the past few months. KKOA 107.7 FM in Hilo has delayed its debut (which was supposed to be in January) while it undergoes some changes to its facilities. Once on the air, the station is supposed to be broadcasting a country music format. KPBL 104.3 FM in Kailua on the island of Oahu is supposed to be on the air in "60 days" according to its owners, operators of KRTR 96 FM. Its format has not been made public. ------------------------------------------------------------------ KGMB TV LAUNCHES MORNING NEWS
r local TV stations to get into the highly competitive morning news race is KGMB TV. It recently unveiled its "AM Hawaii" broadcast last month. The show features a mix of news and human interest stories. It is being anchored by George "Granny Goose" Groves, Angela Keen and John Parisi who does the weather. AM Hawaii airs before CBS News This Morning on Channel 9 at 5:AM weekday mornings. ------------------------------------------------------------------ FORMER GRIDEON STAR RUSS FRANCIS DOES SPORTS AT CHANNEL 9 Former NFL football star Russ Francis recently hit the airwaves as KGMB's new weeknight sports anchor. Francis who played for several NFL teams is now at the sports desk of Channel 9's 6 and 10 o clock news. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ASIA NOW CANCELLED Hawaii's PBS station KHET recently cancelled its popular "Asia Now" weekly news magazine program. The last showed aired at the end of March
ow website is still online and can be accessed at http://neog.com/asianow. The news may not be all that bad, because according to the announcement on their homepage, the staff at Asia Now has not given up on the show and are looking for ways to bring it back. ------------------------------------------------------------------ KSSK OWNERS TO BUY HENRY HAWAII BROADCASTING STATIONS Patterson Broadcasting Company, owners of both KSSK FM & AM and jazz station, KUCD FM recently announced that it will be buying 4 radio stations from Henry Hawaii Broadcasting, current owners of KIKI FM, KKLV FM, KHVH AM and KIKI AM. The sale is pending FCC approval. If it goes through, Patterson will own a majority of Honolulu's top rated radio stations. KSSK is currently the number one station in the market and its morning show featuring Perry & Price has been a market leader in Honolulu for more than 10 years. The new acquisition will give the company the top
V) classic rock operation. ------------------------------------------------------------------ SHAKEOUT IN THE MORNING RADIO AIRWAVES In recent months several changes have occured in the hotly contested morning drive slots at Honolulu radio stations. Personalities and shows have once again come and gone from local stations. Among the significant: Michael Qseng: Gone from KRTR 96 and no one knows where he will surface. His web page is still up and can be accessed at http://hisurf.aloha.com/QsengStuff/Qseng.html Brock Whaley: Back at KPOI 97.5 FM, now playing "modern/alternative rock" in the mornings. He was formerly with KPOI when the station was a classic rock entity. Charly Espina: Longtime morning matron at KPOI, she is now with the Aloha Morning Show, teamed with Brickwood Galuteria at KCCN FM & AM... This time she's doing the news and playing Hawaiian music. Kimo Kahaoano: He jumped ship from the KCCN morning show and is now doing the KRTR morning show formerly done by Michael Qseng. He is teamed
ith Qseng's former partner, Keri Steele. Kathy With A K: She was doing mid-morning drive at Radio Free Hawaii but suddenly left the air with no explanation. Taking her place is Jus Kai. Kathy recently returned to Radio Free Hawaii as a weekend dj. ------------------------------------------------------------------ KQMQ LAUNCHES WEB-SITE The latest radio station to have a presence on the Internet's World Wide Web is KQMQ FM & AM. The new site showcases the station's Cliff & Erica morning show as well as provide information about surf and weather. The URL is http://www.hula.net/KQMQ/kqmq.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------ KISA OFF THE AIR Radio Station KISA broadcasting at 1540 on the AM dial left the airwaves on February 28 and has not returned. The apparent sign-off was due to the new owners moving the studio facilities. Since that day, the station has not signed back on with its Filipino music and information format.
------------------ KFSH NOW KNWB IN HILO KFSH radio has changed its call letters to KNWB. The new call letters reflect the name of the station's new owners, New West Broadcasting Company. The station programs a mix of new age and jazz music. It is known as "The Wave." KNWB broadcasts in the Hilo area at 97.1 on the FM dial. ------------------------------------------------------------------ VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE RADIO STATION The Hawaii Radio & Television Guide website is now taking a poll to determine what Hawaii's Favorite Radio station is among internet users. To participate in this poll all you have to do is go to the Hawaii Radio & Television website at http://www.lava.net/~macpro/HIRadioTVhomepage.html and press the big red button that leads you to the online voting form. If not, well, you can send the following form to me by E-MAIL ONLY to the following address: [email protected]. The poll is being taken from now until May 15, 1996.
s that you vote only once and that your e-mail address is necessary in order for us to tabulate the vote. Clip and mail the following form back to me at [email protected]. (If you see this on a NEWSGROUP, DO NOT POST IT THERE! Only votes received at my e-mail address will count towards the tabulation of the vote.) [survey form snipped: out of date] ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Hawaii Radio and Television Guide '96 is provided free of charge and may be distributed to any online service, computer bulletin board or The Internet. If you are a Hawaii based broadcaster or related service, and wish to have news and/or announcements included in this newsletter, please e-mail them to [email protected]. The Hawaii Radio & Television Guide is available through the Hawaii News List service offered by Prophet Zarquon ([email protected]). To subscribe to the Hawaii NewsList, send a subscription request to [email protected], with the text "SUBSCRIBE HI-NEWS-L Firstname
e" in the body of the message. The Hawaii Radio & Television Guide is published quarterly or whenever I feel like it... enjoy! Visit the HAWAII RADIO & TELEVISION GUIDE web page. A one stop place for dialists of all of Hawaii radio and television stations and hot links to individual station sites. http://www.lava.net/~macpro/HIRadioTVhomepage.html

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