KBA99

KBA99

City	Oahu, Hawaii (Mt. Ka'ala)
Broadcast area	Honolulu Metro
Branding	NOAA Weather Radio
Slogan	The Voice Of The National Weather Service
Frequency	162.550 MHz
Format	Weather/Civil Emergency
Language(s)	English
Power	1,000 Watts
HAAT	70 M
Class	C
Transmitter coordinates	21°30′27″N 158°08′30″W / 21.507416°N 158.141778°W / 21.507416; -158.141778Coordinates: 21°30′27″N 158°08′30″W / 21.507416°N 158.141778°W / 21.507416; -158.141778^[1]
Owner	NOAA/National Weather Service
Website	www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl

KBA99 is a NOAA Weather Radio station that is programmed from the National Weather Service forecast office in Honolulu, Hawaii with its transmitter located on Mt. Ka'ala in Oahu. Although this station primarily serves Honolulu and surrounding islands, several repeater translators are added, broadcasting weather and hazard information for the entire state of Hawaii and can be heard 40 miles into the Pacific Ocean. It also transmits on Oceanic Time Warner Cable digital channel 880 for all of Hawaii.^[2]

It is the only NOAA station in the United States that still uses the early version of the "Tom" voice.

Hourly conditions on this station are reported for the following cities - On Oahu: Honolulu International Airport, Kalaeloa, Kaneohe, and Wheeler Field. On Kauai: Lihue, and Barking Sands. On Molokai: Molokai Airport. On Lanai: Lanai City. On Maui: Kahului, Kapalua, and Haleakalā. On The Big Island: Hilo, Kona, and Bradshaw Field.

As of June 25, 2014, translator WWF39 in Hawaii Kai has moved from frequency 162.400 MHz to 162.450 MHz as new upgraded equipment was installed at the station, producing an enhanced signal. This enhancement allows important emergency messages as well as weather forecasts and current conditions to be heard in portions of East Oahu where the broadcast was previously not available.

Translators

All transmitters broadcast with a power output of 1,000 Watts unless otherwise noted.

WWF39 (162.450 MHz) in Hawaii Kai (100 Watts)
WWG27 (162.550 MHz) in Ka Lae/South Point
WWG74 (162.400 MHz) in Kauai/Koke'e State Park
WWG75 (162.400 MHz) in Maui/Mt. Haleakalā
WWG76 (162.550 MHz) in Kulani Cone

= For the Big Island transmitters: when severe weather occurs, these stations will break away from the KBA99 simulcast to broadcast hazardous watches and warnings. Flash flood warnings for the other islands will not be broadcast on the transmitters.^[3]

References

↑ "NOAA Weather Radio Transmitter Sites". Retrieved Aug 19, 2015.
↑ Digital Cable Program Guide / Lineups - Oceanic Time Warner Cable (accessed March 20, 2011)
↑ Improved NOAA Weather Radio Broadcasts for the Big Island and Adjacent Coastal Waters - NOAA/National Weather Service (accessed December 13, 2009)

External links

Radio Stations in the Honolulu, Hawaii Market

By AM frequency	590 650 690 760 830 880 940 990 1040 1080 1130 1210 1270 1370 1420 1460 1500 1540

By FM frequency	88.1 89.3 90.3 (89.9/91.3)♠◊ 91.5♦ 92.3 93.1 93.9 94.7 95.5 95.9 96.3 96.7‡ 97.5 98.5 99.1 99.5 100.3 101.1 101.5♣ 101.9 102.3 102.7 103.5 104.3 105.1 105.9 106.7♦ 107.5♣ 107.9

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.550

By Digital Cable Audio Channels^*	849 851 852 853 854 855 856 857 858 864 865 866 867 868 869 870 880 881 882 883 884 885 888

Digital radio	88.1-1 89.3-1 90.1-1 92.3-1 92.3-2 93.1-1 93.9-1 93.9-2 94.7-1 95.5-1 96.3-1 97.5-1 98.5-1 98.5-2 99.5-1 100.3-1 101.1-1 101.1-2 101.1-3 101.1-4 101.9-1 101.9-2 102.7-1 103.5-1 103.5-2 104.3-1 105.1-1 105.9-1 107.9-1

By callsign	K210DX◊ K217AA◊ K244EO‡ K256AS K268BE♣ K298BA KAIM-FM KBA99 KCCN-FM KDDB KDNN KGU KGU-FM KHCM KHCM-FM KHJZ KHKA KHNR KHPR KHRA KHVH KIKI KINE-FM KIPO KKEA KKHI KKNE KKOL-FM KLHT KLUU KNAN♦ KNDI KORL-FM KPHI KPHW KPOI-FM KPRP KQMQ-FM KREA KRTR-FM KSSK KSSK-FM KTUH KUCD KUMU-FM KUPA KWAI KXRG-LP KZOO

Defunct radio stations	KORL (1180 AM) KEWA (1320 AM)

♣ KORL-FM translator, simulcasting its HD radio subchannel ‡ KPHI translator ♦ both KLHT-FM and KNAN are new stations that has yet to sign on ♥ Currently silent, but will return to air ♠ Moving to 90.1, pending FCC approval ◊ Both 89.9 and 91.3 are KTUH translators ^* Channels operated by Oceanic Time Warner Cable Hawaii radio markets Honolulu Other Hawaii radio regions Hilo Kauai Maui See also List of radio stations in Hawaii

Radio stations in the Maui, Hawaii market

By AM frequency	550 900 1110

By FM frequency	88.9 89.7 90.7 92.5 93.5 94.3 95.1 97.3 98.3 99.9 100.7 102.3 103.9 104.7 105.5 106.5 107.5

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.4

By North American Call sign	KAOI KAOI-FM KDLX KHEI-FM KIPM KJKS KJMD KQMY KKHI KKUA KLHI-FM KMVI KNUI KNUQ KONI KOPO-LP KPMW KPOA KRKH KRYL WWG75

By Digital Cable Audio Channels^*	849 851 852 853 854 855 856 857 858 864 865 866 867 868 869 870 880 881 882 883 884 885 888

Defunct	KEAO-LP/91.5 KLUI-LP/97.3

Hawaii radio markets Honolulu Other Hawaii radio regions Hilo Kauai Maui See also List of radio stations in Hawaii ^* Stations re-transmitted from Honolulu by Oceanic Time Warner Cable.

Radio stations in the Kauai, Hawaii market

By FM frequency	87.7¹ 89.9 90.3 90.9/91.9/92.7 93.5/94.5 94.3 95.9/103.9 96.9 98.1 98.9/107.9 99.9 103.1

By AM frequency	570 720

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400

By Digital cable audio channel^*	849 – KPRP 851 – KDNN 852 – KCCN 853 – KUCD 854 – KDDB 855 – KINE 856 – KKNE 857 – KPOI 858 – KPHW 864 865 866 – KTUH 867 – KSSK 868 – KQMQ 869 – KHJZ 870 – KUMU 880 – NOAA 881 – KHVH 882 – KPHI 883 – KORL-FM 884 – KKEA 885 – KHKA 888 – KZOO

By callsign	K212GE KAQA KAWV KESU-LP¹ KFMN KHJC KITH KJMQ KKCR KQNG KQNG-FM KSHK KSRF KTOH KUAI KZZV WWG74

Hawaii radio markets Honolulu Other Hawaii radio regions Hilo Kauai Maui See also List of radio stations in Hawaii ¹Audio for TV channel 6 (KESU-LP–Ind/Hawaiian) ^* Stations re-transmitted from Honolulu by Oceanic Time Warner Cable.

Radio stations in the Hilo, Hawaii market

By FM frequency	90.3 91.1 92.1 92.7 93.9 94.7 95.9 97.1 97.9 99.1 100.3 101.5 102.7 103.7 105.3 106.1 107.7

By AM frequency	670 790 850 1060

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.550

By Digital cable audio channels^*	849 – KPRP 851 – KDNN 852 – KCCN 853 – KUCD 854 – KDDB 855 – KINE 856 – KKNE 857 – KPOI 858 – KPHW 864 – KHPR 865 – KIPO 866 – KTUH 867 – KSSK 868 – KQMQ 869 – KHJZ 870 – KUMU 880 – NOAA 881 – KHVH 882 – KPHI 883 – KORL-FM 884 – KKEA 885 – KHKA 888 – KZOO

By callsign	KAGB KANO KAOY KAPA KBGX KCIF KHLO KHWI KIHL-LP KIPA KKBG KKOA KKON KLEO KLUA KNWB KPUA KPVS KTBH-FM KWXX-FM WWG76

Defunct	KHNU (620 AM)

Hawaii radio markets Honolulu Other Hawaii radio regions Hilo Kauai Maui See also List of radio stations in Hawaii ^* Stations re-transmitted from Honolulu by Oceanic Time Warner Cable.

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