KIPA (AM)
-73xAKw14379h24VV5KJQGYNIxuSUtL)
KIPA (AM)
| City | Hilo, Hawaii |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | East Side Big Island |
| Branding | The Beach 106.9 Kona 102.7 Hilo |
| Slogan | |
| Frequency | 1060 kHz |
| Translator(s) | K257GV 99.3 FM (Hilo) |
| First air date | 1984-12-27 (as KAHU) |
| Format | Hot AC/Oldies (KWYI Simulcast) |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 5,000 watts night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 33324 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 19°41′48.00″N 155°3′5.00″W [6] |
| Callsign meaning | "Welcome" |
| Former callsigns | KAHU (1984-2003) KHBC (2003-2009) |
| Owner | Resonate Broadcasting (Resonate Hawaii, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KHBC KWYI KTBH-FM |
| Webcast | KTBH-FM webstream [7] |
| Website | KTBH-FM online [8] |
KIPA (1060 AM) is a radio station on the Big Island of Hawai'i whose call sign dates back to 1947, and now broadcasts a Hot AC/Oldies format simulcasting KWYI. Licensed to Hilo, Hawaii, United States, the station serves the Hilo market and surrounding areas.
Long-time local personality Mel Mederios, also known as the "Mynah Bird", hosted the morning show, with local and regional news, events and community affairs information.
The station is currently owned by Parrott Broadcasting Limited Partnership. It also has two sister FM stations: KHBC 92.7 FM[1] and a second FM station on the west side of the Big Island known as "KONA-FM" with the FCC call sign KHWI 92.1 FM (formerly known as "K-Hawaii"), licensed at Holualoa, serving the Kailua-Kona market, and broadcasting from studios at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa.
| City | Hilo, Hawaii |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | East Side Big Island |
| Branding | The Beach 106.9 Kona 102.7 Hilo |
| Slogan | |
| Frequency | 1060 kHz |
| Translator(s) | K257GV 99.3 FM (Hilo) |
| First air date | 1984-12-27 (as KAHU) |
| Format | Hot AC/Oldies (KWYI Simulcast) |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 5,000 watts night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 33324 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 19°41′48.00″N 155°3′5.00″W [6] |
| Callsign meaning | "Welcome" |
| Former callsigns | KAHU (1984-2003) KHBC (2003-2009) |
| Owner | Resonate Broadcasting (Resonate Hawaii, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KHBC KWYI KTBH-FM |
| Webcast | KTBH-FM webstream [7] |
| Website | KTBH-FM online [8] |
History
The 1060 AM frequency went on the air as KAHU on 1984-12-27. On 19 March 2003, the station changed its call sign to Hilo's original call letters est. 1936, KHBC. In June 2009, the station changed its call sign to relaunch the heritage station, KIPA (call letters est. 1947), and reassigned "KHBC" to its FM sister station on 92.7 FM in Hilo (formerly KHWI). The calls "KHWI" were later moved to its new sister station in Kailua-Kona at 92.1 FM.[2]