KREA

KREA

Currently silent
Broadcast area	Honolulu, Hawaii
Frequency	1540 kHz
Programming
Format	Silent
Ownership
Owner	JMK Communications
History
First air date	April 24, 1973; 51 years ago (1973-04-24)
Call sign meaning	Korea
Technical information
Facility ID	39773
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts

KREA (1540 kHz), is a silent commercial AM radio station in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is owned by JMK Communications. The station ceased broadcasting on March 20, 2024.

KREA is powered at 5,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. The transmitter is on Kalani Street in Honolulu, near the Kapalama Canal.^[1]

History

The station signed on the air on April 24, 1973; 51 years ago (1973-04-24). It was originally a daytimer station, required to go off the air at night because 1540 AM is a clear channel frequency. The call sign was KISA and it offered a Filipino format. It was owned by Manayan Enterprises.^[2]

It changed its call letters to KREA in 2000, beginning its Korean format.

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