At around 9:00 a.m. today, Clear Channel Communications activated their version of Radio Free Hawaii at KUCD 101.9-2 HD digital. Kathy with a K, who is a full time personality on KSSK FM and one of the original RFH deejays from the 1990s, started the broadcast by playing music selections from the 50 ballots the […]
KFVE TV got a new sports deal from the University of Hawaii to continue broadcasting the school’s sports events. The 6-year contract will pay KFVE over $14 million. Oceanic Cable will continue to faciliate the broadcast of pay-per-view games under the new contract.
KFVE has been broadcasting most of the University of Hawaii sports events for […]
TV news anchor Joe Moore announced last night that he will be at KHON TV’s anchor desk for another 10 years. Moore’s new contract runs through the year 2018. Terms are undisclosed. From Erika Engle’s column in today’s Buzz:
Joe Moore has a new 10-year deal to anchor the KHON-TV news. He has been leading up […]
Bill Bigelow, a former Hawaii journalist, actor and marketing executive died yesterday (May 18) after a long fight with cancer. He was 75. From HawaiiReporter.com’s story:
A former U.S. Navy officer, he lived in Hawaii for over 40 years and is a well known local radio and TV journalist, having been a reporter and news […]
It is quite apparent that “Dog the Bounty Hunter”, the A&E network reality show featuring Duane “Dog” Chapman and his bail bonds business and posse is coming back to the airwaves. A media advisory was recently released:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Honolulu, HI – Hawaii press are invited to a private media-only event with the cast of A&E’s […]
The latest Arbitron ratings for the Winter period is reported today in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. There are no suprises as the morning show team of Michael W. Perry & Larry Price on Clear Channel’s KSSK FM & AM lead the pack of prime-time morning shows.
Overall the top 5 radio stations in the Honolulu market are:
KSSK […]
Apparently fans of ABC-TV’s “Lost” which is filmed in Hawaii will have to settle for an abridged 4th season, due to this past winter’s writers strike. It was announced today that the series will fall 5 episodes short of their original episode run and that the last episode of the current season will air on […]
KGMB TV’s news division has won 3 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for stories they did on the Hawaii Superferry and the Hawaiian Language. Their website at kgmb9.com was named as “Best Broadcast-Affiliated Web”. KGMB was the only Hawaii based station in the awards competition.
KGMB, KITV, KITV, KHNL and KHET TV are also in competition […]
The Office of the National Marine Sanctuary Program and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently commenced a partnership with television stations KHNL and KFVE (K5) in Honolulu, HI. The Earth and Sea Project: Going Green in Hawaii is a year-long series of environmental reports on KHNL News 8 and K5 News.
The Earth and […]
Work produced by Hawaii Student Television (HSTV) was recognized at the 2008 Pele Awards Celebration on Saturday, April 5th at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Tapa Ballroom. A special Exhibition Category was designed to celebrate the outstanding work being produced by HSTV and Hawaii’s Elementary, Middle, High School and College students. […]
South Kohala’s KWYI at 106.9 FM recently launched their new website which can be found at http://www.kwyi.com/. The site features tabs for contact information, music charts, advertising, links and station information. KWYI plays an adult contemporary music format and has been under the same local ownership for more than 10 years. Their chart link features […]
Erika Engle reports in her Buzz column that Clear Channel radio is ressurrecting the “Radio Free Hawaii” brand with a new HD broadcast of the format.
Radio Free Hawaii coming back, in HD
Radio Free Hawaii, which prided itself as the island’s anti-corporate radio station in the 1990s, is being resurrected — by the ultimate […]
