KORL (AM)
Encyclopedia
KORL is an American
radio station
located in Honolulu, Hawaii
, that is currently off the air
. The station was owned by Hochman-McCain Hawaii and had offered a Multicutural format, broadcasting at 1180 kHz with a power level of 1,000 watt
s. They were the third station in Honolulu to carry the KORL calls, whose previous homes were at 650 AM and 690 AM respectively. Starting in 2010, the station will return as a Spanish-language religious radio outlet under new owners Centro Cristiano Vida Abundante.
format. In 2006 it moved to the 1180 frequency, followed by a swap with KORL's owners for the 690 signal.
to relocate to 1170 kHz, downgrade to a class D station with 330 watt
s of daytime power and 140 watts at night, plus relocate the broadcast transmitter southeast to 21°20'10"N, 157°53'33"W, the former KRUD (now KPHI
) tower site. This permit expires on August 18, 2011.
, whose 1130 frequency offers a better signal coverage on the island and whose construction permit was about to expire.
On October 14, 2008, the FCC accepted for filing a request by KORL for special temporary authority to remain silent
for technical reasons until the new transmitter site authorized by the August 2008 construction permit can be completed. The station's application states that ownership expects KORL, to be silent for only a short period of time.
On September 17, 2009 Hochman-McCain announced that it has sold KORL to Centro Cristiano Vida Abundante, a religious broadcaster whose programming targets a Hispanic audience. When the station returns to the air in 2010 it will broadcast a Spanish Religious format, and in turn give Hawaii its first Spanish-language radio station. However they will have to find new call letters, since Hochman-McCain has decided to hold on to the KORL calls.
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located in Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
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, that is currently off the air
Dark (broadcasting)
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. The station was owned by Hochman-McCain Hawaii and had offered a Multicutural format, broadcasting at 1180 kHz with a power level of 1,000 watt
Watt
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s. They were the third station in Honolulu to carry the KORL calls, whose previous homes were at 650 AM and 690 AM respectively. Starting in 2010, the station will return as a Spanish-language religious radio outlet under new owners Centro Cristiano Vida Abundante.
History
This frequency was once home to Japanese-language broadcaster KOHO, which was at 1170 kHz, up until its sign-off in 2002, when its changed calls to KENT. In 2005 Salem bought the signal back on the air as KHCM and adopted a country musicCountry music
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format. In 2006 it moved to the 1180 frequency, followed by a swap with KORL's owners for the 690 signal.
Construction permit
On August 18, 2008, this station was granted a construction permitConstruction permit
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to relocate to 1170 kHz, downgrade to a class D station with 330 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s of daytime power and 140 watts at night, plus relocate the broadcast transmitter southeast to 21°20'10"N, 157°53'33"W, the former KRUD (now KPHI
KPHI
KPHI is a radio station located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The station, which is owned by Hochman-McCain Hawaii and offers a Tagalog format, aimed at Honolulu's Filipino audience, debuted on September 23, 2008...
) tower site. This permit expires on August 18, 2011.
Silent
On September 23, 2008, KORL signed off the air to make way for the sign-on of sister station KPHIKPHI
KPHI is a radio station located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The station, which is owned by Hochman-McCain Hawaii and offers a Tagalog format, aimed at Honolulu's Filipino audience, debuted on September 23, 2008...
, whose 1130 frequency offers a better signal coverage on the island and whose construction permit was about to expire.
On October 14, 2008, the FCC accepted for filing a request by KORL for special temporary authority to remain silent
Dark (broadcasting)
In the broadcasting industry, dark is a term used to describe a radio station or television station that has gone off-the-air for an indefinite period of time, or as defined by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission , a "silent" station...
for technical reasons until the new transmitter site authorized by the August 2008 construction permit can be completed. The station's application states that ownership expects KORL, to be silent for only a short period of time.
On September 17, 2009 Hochman-McCain announced that it has sold KORL to Centro Cristiano Vida Abundante, a religious broadcaster whose programming targets a Hispanic audience. When the station returns to the air in 2010 it will broadcast a Spanish Religious format, and in turn give Hawaii its first Spanish-language radio station. However they will have to find new call letters, since Hochman-McCain has decided to hold on to the KORL calls.