KKOL-FM

KKOL-FM
Broadcast area
Honolulu, Hawaii
Frequency107.9 MHz
BrandingDecades 107.9
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
Owner
  • Malama Media Group
  • (Malama Media Group, LLC)
History
First air date
August 27, 1992 (1992-08-27)
Former call signs
KTSS (1989–1992)
KGUY (1992–1993)
KGMZ (1993–1998)
KGMZ-FM (1998–2008)
Call sign meaning
"Kool Gold" (former branding)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
70384
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT599 meters (1,965 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
21°23′51″N 158°6′1″W / 21.39750°N 158.10028°W / 21.39750; -158.10028
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitedecades1079.com

KKOL-FM (107.9 MHz, "Decades 107.9") is a commercial FM radio station serving the Honolulu, Hawaii media market. The Malama Media Group outlet broadcasts at 107.9 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW and is licensed to Aiea, Hawaii. Its transmitter is on Palehua Road in Kapolei and its studios and offices are in Honolulu.[2]

KKOL-FM airs a locally programmed Classic Hits format, which mostly utilizes a tightly programmed playlist consisting of hits from the 1970s, 80s and 90s. A couple songs by the Hawaiian duo Cecilio & Kapono are also in regular rotation to give the station a more local feel.

History

KGMZ signed on the air on August 27, 1992, as a Top 40 station, only to flip formats to smooth jazz in 1994. That would give way to an oldies format, known as Hawaii's Oldies 107.9 in 1997.

The station was assigned the KKOL-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on December 26, 2008.[3] The station would consequently become known as Kool Gold 107.9, to go along with the syndicated satellite program of the same name from Dial Global that they began airing. Westwood One eventually bought out Dial Global, and the program simply became known as 'Classic Hits Total.'

The station later dropped affiliation with Westwood One, and on January 1, 2021, rebranded as "Decades 107.9"[4]

Until his death in 2016, longtime Hawaiian radio personality and concert promoter "Uncle" Tom Moffatt hosted a Saturday morning program for many years.[5]

Salem Media Group, Inc. announced on March 17, 2025, the sale of their remaining radio stations and digital assets in Honolulu, Hawaii to Malama Media Group. Malama intends to keep all radio stations in their present formats.

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KKOL-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "KKOL-FM 107.9 MHZ - AIEA, HI".
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. ^ Kool Gold Honolulu Rebrands As Decades 107.9 Radioinsight - January 7, 2021
  5. ^ "Concert promoter Tom Moffatt, 85, dies". December 13, 2016. Archived from the original on December 14, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2024.


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