KUPA
Encyclopedia
KUPA is a radio station
located in Honolulu, Hawaii
. The station is owned by Broadcasting Corp. of America and offers the Fox Sports Radio
sports talk format, broadcasting at 1370 kHz with ERP of 10 Kw-U.
from 1990 to 2002, when it went off the air and was sold to a Utah-based company. In 2005, the CP was sold to another Utah-based broadcaster, who after closing the sale in 2006, had planned to bring a Spanish format to Honolulu, but changed his mind and opted to go with a Sports Talk format. KUPA returned to the air on August 31, 2007 with programming from Fox Sports Radio with plans to include local content.
On November 1, 2007, KUPA went off the air when it lost its transmitter site, with a brief return to maintain the license in November 2008 from a temporary site. The station will resume programming March 15, 2010.
KUPA's entry into Sports radio bring the number of Sports Talk radio outlets in Honolulu to three, KKEA
and KHKA are the other two while a third one, KORL
, offers Sports Talk in the evening hours. This type of competition is unusual, especially in a market with no major professional sport teams, in part due to geographical and financial reasons.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
located in Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
. The station is owned by Broadcasting Corp. of America and offers the Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming. The network is a service of Premiere Networks...
sports talk format, broadcasting at 1370 kHz with ERP of 10 Kw-U.
History
KUPA was originally KIPO-AM, a News/Talk outlet operated by Hawaii Public RadioHawaii Public Radio
Hawaii Public Radio , is a network of five non-commercial, listener-supported stations serving the state of Hawaii. The stations originate from the studios of The Hawaii Public Radio Plaza, located at 738 Kaheka Street, near the Ala Moana Shopping Center in Honolulu.-History/programming:Hawaii...
from 1990 to 2002, when it went off the air and was sold to a Utah-based company. In 2005, the CP was sold to another Utah-based broadcaster, who after closing the sale in 2006, had planned to bring a Spanish format to Honolulu, but changed his mind and opted to go with a Sports Talk format. KUPA returned to the air on August 31, 2007 with programming from Fox Sports Radio with plans to include local content.
On November 1, 2007, KUPA went off the air when it lost its transmitter site, with a brief return to maintain the license in November 2008 from a temporary site. The station will resume programming March 15, 2010.
KUPA's entry into Sports radio bring the number of Sports Talk radio outlets in Honolulu to three, KKEA
KKEA
KKEA is a radio station located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The station was formerly owned by Cox Radio and offers the ESPN Radio sports talk format, broadcasting at 1420 kHz with ERP of 5 kW. The station is currently owned and operated by the Blow Up LLC and is being marketed as ESPN 1420...
and KHKA are the other two while a third one, KORL
KORL (AM)
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 watts. They were the third station in Honolulu to carry the...
, offers Sports Talk in the evening hours. This type of competition is unusual, especially in a market with no major professional sport teams, in part due to geographical and financial reasons.