KHCM-FM
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KHCM is a Country music
radio station
serving Honolulu, Hawaii
. The Salem Communications
outlet broadcasts at 97.5 MHz with an ERP
of 80 kW.
, in honor of its former Top 40 AM sister station. But by 1993 KPOI would evolve to Modern rock
as "97.5 The Edge," only to change its moniker back to 97-5 K-POI with the positioning slogan:"The Rock You Live On." In 2004 Salem bought the station and dropped the format, giving Hawaii its first FM News/Talk station. Sister station KAIM-AM became its simulcast after the switch was made.
KHCM's country origins began in 2002 at 940 AM, which had once been home of the market's original Country AM, KDEO. In 2005 KHCM switched signals to 1180. In 2006 Salem and KORL's owners swapped signals, and in the process moved the KHCM calls and Country format over to the 690 from the 1180 frequency, which in turn became the new home for KORL. On Sept. 3, 2007 KHCM switched from 690 AM to both 870 AM to 97.5 FM, keeping its country music format. The former News/Talk format and KHNR calls moved to 690AM.
On July 1, 2009 Salem split up the KHCM simulcast, with the AM flipping to a Chinese-language format. The FM side retains the current format.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
radio station
Radio station
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serving Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
. The Salem Communications
Salem Communications
Salem Communications is a U.S. radio broadcaster, Internet content provider, and magazine and book publisher specializing in evangelical Christian and conservative political talk radio. It owns 99 commercial radio stations, 65 of which are in the top 25 markets. Salem is the fifth largest U.S....
outlet broadcasts at 97.5 MHz with an ERP
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
of 80 kW.
History
KHCM-FM's heritage traces back to the 1970s when it signed on as KHSS, but would change its calls to KDUK in 1979. By 1983 they would flip formats to Active Rock and call letters to KPOIKPOI
KPOI was first on in Hawaii as KPOI 98 Rock.KPOI-FM is a classic rock station based in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. The Ohana Broadcasting outlet broadcasts at 105.9 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW. In 2010 the company returned to straight "classic rock"...
, in honor of its former Top 40 AM sister station. But by 1993 KPOI would evolve to Modern rock
Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
as "97.5 The Edge," only to change its moniker back to 97-5 K-POI with the positioning slogan:"The Rock You Live On." In 2004 Salem bought the station and dropped the format, giving Hawaii its first FM News/Talk station. Sister station KAIM-AM became its simulcast after the switch was made.
KHCM's country origins began in 2002 at 940 AM, which had once been home of the market's original Country AM, KDEO. In 2005 KHCM switched signals to 1180. In 2006 Salem and KORL's owners swapped signals, and in the process moved the KHCM calls and Country format over to the 690 from the 1180 frequency, which in turn became the new home for KORL. On Sept. 3, 2007 KHCM switched from 690 AM to both 870 AM to 97.5 FM, keeping its country music format. The former News/Talk format and KHNR calls moved to 690AM.
On July 1, 2009 Salem split up the KHCM simulcast, with the AM flipping to a Chinese-language format. The FM side retains the current format.