The station signed on the air as KLNI on May 2, 1990; 33 years ago (1990-05-02). It later switched its call sign to KIPA and KIFO, a news/talk outlet operated by Hawaii Public Radio from 1990 to 2002. In 2002, it went off the air and was sold to a Utah-based company.
In 2005, the broadcast license was sold to another Utah-based broadcaster which, after closing the sale in 2006, had planned to bring a Spanish language format to Honolulu. But the owner changed his mind and opted to go with a Sports radio format. By then using the call sign KUPA, it returned to the air on August 31, 2007. It used programming from Fox Sports Radio around the clock but with plans to include local content eventually.
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 resumed regular programming on March 15, 2010.[5]
KUPA's entry into sports radio brought the number of sports talk outlets in Honolulu to three and a half. 1420 KKEA and 1500 KHKA were the other two full time sports stations, while a third one, 1180 KORL (now silent), offered 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.
A Chinese-language format was observed to be in operation in mid-January 2016. KUPA went silent again in January 2020, along with its associated FM translator.
KUPA and its translator were sold to Hochman Hawaii Two, Inc. for $55,000.[6] The call letters were changed to KHXM on September 24, 2020. The station returned to the air with an alternative rock format. While rock music is not usually heard on the AM band, the station feeds and images itself around its two translators, 103.9 in Waipahu and 104.7 in Haleiwa.
^"KUPA/Honolulu Returns With Fox Sports Radio". All Access. March 2, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010. - "KUPA 1370 Hawaii Launches New Lineup Featuring FOX Sports Radio and The Jim Rome Show" (Press release). Premiere Networks. March 2, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
^"Hochman Set To Resurrect An Oahu AM". RBR. April 9, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
khxm, kupa, redirects, here, confused, with, kpua, 1370, commercial, radio, station, licensed, pearl, city, hawaii, station, owned, george, hochman, through, licensee, hochman, hawaii, broadcasts, alternative, rock, radio, format, honolulu, radio, market, stud. KUPA redirects here Not to be confused with KPUA KHXM 1370 kHz is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Pearl City Hawaii The station is owned by George Hochman through licensee Hochman Hawaii Two Inc KHXM broadcasts an alternative rock radio format for the Honolulu radio market The studios and offices are on Bishop Street in Honolulu KHXMPearl City HawaiiBroadcast areaHonolulu County HawaiiFrequency1370 kHzBranding103 9 The XProgrammingLanguage s EnglishFormatAlternative rockOwnershipOwnerGeorge Hochman Hochman Hawaii Two Inc Sister stationsKITH KJMQ KONI KORL FM KPHI KRKH KRYL KTOH KQMYHistoryFirst air dateMay 2 1990 33 years ago 1990 05 02 Former call signsKLNI 1982 1989 KIPO 1989 1993 KIFO 1993 2002 KMDR 2002 2003 KJPN 2003 2004 KENT 2004 KITT 2004 KFIF 2004 KUPA 2004 2020 Technical information 1 Licensing authorityFCCFacility ID26441ClassBPower250 wattsTransmitter coordinates21 26 18 N 157 59 29 W 21 43833 N 157 99139 W 21 43833 157 99139Translator s 103 9 K280FC Waipahu 104 7 K284AL Haleiwa LinksPublic license informationPublic fileLMSWebcastListen LiveWebsiteHHawaiiMedia comKHXM is powered at 250 watts from a non directional transmitter near Mililani Cemetery Road in Pearl City 2 It is also heard on 250 watt FM translator K280FC at 103 9 MHz in Waipahu and 99 watt FM translator K284AL at 104 7 MHz in Haleiwa 3 4 History editThe station signed on the air as KLNI on May 2 1990 33 years ago 1990 05 02 It later switched its call sign to KIPA and KIFO a news talk outlet operated by Hawaii Public Radio from 1990 to 2002 In 2002 it went off the air and was sold to a Utah based company In 2005 the broadcast license was sold to another Utah based broadcaster which after closing the sale in 2006 had planned to bring a Spanish language format to Honolulu But the owner changed his mind and opted to go with a Sports radio format By then using the call sign KUPA it returned to the air on August 31 2007 It used programming from Fox Sports Radio around the clock but with plans to include local content eventually 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 resumed regular programming on March 15 2010 5 KUPA s entry into sports radio brought the number of sports talk outlets in Honolulu to three and a half 1420 KKEA and 1500 KHKA were the other two full time sports stations while a third one 1180 KORL now silent offered 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 A Chinese language format was observed to be in operation in mid January 2016 KUPA went silent again in January 2020 along with its associated FM translator KUPA and its translator were sold to Hochman Hawaii Two Inc for 55 000 6 The call letters were changed to KHXM on September 24 2020 The station returned to the air with an alternative rock format While rock music is not usually heard on the AM band the station feeds and images itself around its two translators 103 9 in Waipahu and 104 7 in Haleiwa References edit Facility Technical Data for KHXM Licensing and Management System Federal Communications Commission Radio Locator com KHXM Radio Locator com K280FC Radio Locator com K284AL KUPA Honolulu Returns With Fox Sports Radio All Access March 2 2010 Retrieved March 27 2010 KUPA 1370 Hawaii Launches New Lineup Featuring FOX Sports Radio and The Jim Rome Show Press release Premiere Networks March 2 2010 Retrieved March 8 2012 Hochman Set To Resurrect An Oahu AM RBR April 9 2020 Retrieved October 14 2020 External links editFrom Honolulu Star Bulletin August 31 2007 KHXM in the FCC AM station database KHXM in Nielsen Audio s AM station database K280FC in the FCC FM station database K280FC at FCCdata org K284AL in the FCC FM station database K284AL at FCCdata org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title KHXM amp oldid 1162095684, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
