KWXX-FM

KWXX-FM/KAOY
City of license	KWXX: Hilo, Hawaii KAOY: Kealakekua, Hawaii
Broadcast area	Hilo/Kailua-Kona
Slogan	Hawaii's Island Music Station
Frequency	KWXX: 94.7 FM MHz KAOY 101.5 FM MHz
First air date	KWXX: May 2, 1983 KAOY May 18, 1981 (as KKON)
Format	Adult contemporary
ERP	KWXX: 51,000 watts KAOY: 6.500 watts
HAAT	KWXX: -231 meters KAOY: 909 meters
Class	KWXX: C1 KAOY: C0
Facility ID	KWXX:48679 KAOY:70377
Transmitter coordinates	KWXX:19°47′2.00″N 155°5′25.00″W / 19.7838889°N 155.0902778°W / 19.7838889; -155.0902778 KAOY:19°43′15.00″N 155°55′16.00″W / 19.7208333°N 155.9211111°W / 19.7208333; -155.9211111
Former callsigns	KAOY: KKON-FM (1981-1982) KOAS (1982-1992)
Owner	New West Broadcasting Corp.
Sister stations	KMWB, KNWB, KPUA
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kwxx.com/

KWXX-FM (94.7 FM) is a radio station in Hilo, Hawaii broadcasting an adult contemporary format as well as local music. A satellite station, KAOY (101.5 FM), is licensed to Kealakekua, Hawaii and serves the Kailua-Kona area. The station is owned by New West Broadcasting Corp.

History

KAOY went on the air as KKON-FM on May 18, 1981. In 1982, the station changed its call sign to KOAS. On February 7, 1992, the current call letters were adapted.^[1]

KWXX went on the air on May 2, 1983.

References

↑ "KAOY Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

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.

Adult Contemporary radio stations in the state of Hawaii

Stations	KAOI – Wailuku KFMN – Lihue KSSK – Honolulu KWXX – Hilo

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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