Hawaii Public Radio

Hawaii Public Radio

Type	Public Radio Network
Country	United States
First air date	1981
Broadcast area	Hawaii
Owner	Hawaii Public Radio
Affiliation	National Public Radio Public Radio International American Public Media
Official website	Official website

Hawaii Public Radio (HPR), is a network of six non-commercial, listener-supported stations serving the state of Hawaii. It is the statewide member of National Public Radio (NPR). The stations originate from the studios of The Hawaii Public Radio Plaza on Kaheka Street, near the Ala Moana Shopping Center in Honolulu.

History/programming

The network's original station, KHPR, signed on the air in Honolulu on November 13, 1981. It originally operated with a staff of two people—general manager Cliff Eblen and music director Bob Miller. Originally operating from rented space at the University of Hawaii, it moved to its current studios in 1987. A year later, HPR became a true statewide network with the sign-on of a station in Maui.

HPR's programming choice increased in 1989, when KIPO signed on with a news and information format.

Keeping with the focus on HPR-1 (KHPR), most of the programming, including the programming produced in-house (Morning Cafe / Morning Concert, Evening Concert, Howard’s Day Off, Sunday Brunch, The Early Muse ) feature selections of classical music. The station also airs some non-classical programing such as Hearts of Space, The Thistle & Shamrock and Fascinatin' Rhythm.

National programming from NPR, such as All Things Considered and Morning Edition are broadcast Monday through Friday (as well as the weekend editions of the programs on Saturday and Sundays), as well as PRI’s A Prairie Home Companion and Studio 360 on Sundays.

HPR-2 (KIPO) features a news and talk format during the day. National shows from NPR and PRI, such as All Things Considered, Fresh Air, Marketplace and The World are broadcast Monday through Friday (Morning Edition is only aired on HPR-1.) The Conversation, produced in-house, airs at 8 a.m. with other locally produced talk and news shows broadcast at 5 p.m. (The Body Show, Bytemarks Café, Town Square) on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Jazz programming, including Evening Jazz and The Real Deal (also produced at HPR-2) take to the air in the evening, followed by syndicated jazz programming. The station also broadcasts the BBC World Service overnight after midnight.

On the weekends, HPR-2 features national programming such as This American Life, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! and Radiolab as well as Brazilian Experience, showcasing Brazilian music, and Bridging the Gap, an eclectic music program; both music shows produced in-house. Sundays feature a mix of spirituality programming (On Being and New Dimensions) ideas (TED Talks) as well A Prairie Home Companion and musical standards show Fascinatin' Rhythm, roots music show American Routes and Bluegrass Breakdown. Music shows produced at HPR-2 that also air include Kanakapila Sunday, which showcases Hawaiian music, Sinatra, which features recordings, radio shows and the audio from television programming featuring Frank Sinatra, and Full Nelson, which features country music (Willie Nelson, in particular).

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Program	Format	Presenter
The Body Show	News/Talk: Health	Dr. Kathleen Kozak
Brazilian Experience	Music: Brazilian	Sandy Tsukiyama
Bridging the Gap	Music: Eclectic	Nick Yee
Bytemarks Café	News/Talk: Technology	Burt Lum and Ryan Ozawa
The Conversation	News/Talk: Public Affairs	Beth-Ann Kozlovich and Chris Vandercook
The Early Muse	Music: Classical	Ian Capps
Evening Concert	Music: Classical	Joan Canfield
Full Nelson	Music: Country	Tim Vandeveer
Hawaiian Word of the Day	News/Talk: Educational	Leilani Poli`ahu
Howard’s Day Off	Music: Classical	Howard Dicus
Kanikapila Sunday	Music: Hawaiian	Derrick Malama
Masterworks Hour	Music: Classical	Gene Schiller
Morning Cafe/Morning Concert	Music: Classical	Gene Schiller
Sinatra, The Man and the Music	Music: Standards	Guy Steele
Singing and Other SIns	Music: Classical	Gary Hickling
Sunday Brunch with Gene Schiller	Music: Classical	Gene Schiller
Town Square	News/Talk: Public Affairs	Beth-Ann Kozlovich

Stations

HPR operates as two distinct services. "HPR-1," based on KHPR, focuses on classical music and fine arts programming. "HPR-2," based on KIPO, airs NPR news and talk, along with jazz and blues music at night. Both services have been streamed live on the Internet since 2001.

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FCC info	Notes
KHPR	88.1 FM	Honolulu	FCC	Classical music, News and Information
KIPO	89.3 FM	Honolulu	FCC	News and Information, jazz (evening)
KIPM	89.7 FM	Wailuku	FCC	News and Information, jazz (evening)
KKUA	90.7 FM	Wailuku	FCC	Classical music, News and Information
KANO	91.1 FM	Hilo	FCC	Classical music, News and Information
KIPH	88.3 FM	Hana	FCC	News and Information, jazz (evening)
KHPH	88.7 FM	Kailua	FCC	News and Information, jazz (evening)
KAHU	91.7 FM	Pahala	FCC	News and Information, jazz (evening)
KIPL	89.9 FM	Lihue	FCC	News and Information, jazz (evening)

There are also four low-power translator stations that fill in gaps in coverage:^[1]

K203EL at 88.5 MHz, serving Haleiwa and Schofield Barracks
K235CN at 94.9 MHz, serving Waimea on the Big Island
K269GD at 101.7 MHz, serving Moloaa on Kauai
K239BV at 95.7 MHz, serving Kawaihae to Captain Cook on the Big Island

In addition, HPR also transmits on Oceanic Time Warner Cable digital channels 864 and 865 for the entire state of Hawaii.^[2]

Until September 2008, the signal of KIPO was limited to 3,000 watts to avoid interference with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) monitoring stations in Pearl City. This effectively limited its coverage to the south shore of Oahu. A new 26,000 watt transmitter for KIPO went on the air on September 20, 2008, enabling the signal of KIPO to reach all areas of Oahu. Plans are in the works to expand the HPR-2 stream to the other islands as well. In April 2011 KIPM in Wailuku signed as KIPO's satellite outlet.^[3]

References

External links

Hawaii Public Radio / NPR member stations in the state of Hawaii

Stations	KANO Hilo KHPR Honolulu KIPH Hāna KIPM Wailuku KIPO Honolulu KKUA Wailuku

See also PBS Hawaii and List of NPR stations

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Hawaii

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