Geographic Collection – Hawaii
Living Traditions: KKCR Kauai
Kauai, Hawaii’s fourth-largest island, is known for its exceptional natural beauty, even by local standards. It is the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands, home to about 70,000 people and KKCR Kauai Community Radio.
KNKR Kohala Radio, Hawaii
Radio waves North Kohala, a district encompassing three small towns on the volcanic coast of Hawaii’s Big Island, is well known for its rugged beaches,…
Why WWV and WWVH Still Matter
Fans of NIST signals cite benefits including understanding the near-Earth environment By James Careless, RadioWorldPublished: July 1, 2020 Last year was one of both celebration…
KZOO Radio Celebrates 50 Years of Radio Broadcasting in Hawaii
Looking To The Next 50 Years By David FuruyaPresident and Owner of KZOO RadioJanuary 15, 2014 KZOO Radio is proud to celebrate 50 years of…
Rare Audio From The 1980s: Lee Baby Simms – Last Day of Top 40 on KORL 65, Honolulu
In 1980, Honolulu radio station KORL 65 switched from a long period of colorful personalities playing Top 40 hits, staging outrageous stunts, and giving away…
The Pacific Ramblers Live on KTOH, Kauai, Hawaii March/April 1945
In 1945 the band the Pacific Ramblers were entertaining listeners on radio station KTOH, located in Kauai, Hawaii. Dale Halleron wrote to us: I have…
KTOH Kauai Under Musical Attack
Kauai, Hawaii, 1945 Local newspapers report that local radio station KTOH is under attack! No, the attack is not coming from the Japanese, but from…
Hawaii Public Radio Covers Islands
Nautel V10 is the Perfect Solution for Oahu Mountain-Top Facility Since working in broadcasting from the mid-1960’s, I’ve installed many transmitters across the US mainland….
Hawaii Radio Guide
It’s now easy to find every Hawaiian radio station. Use our new Hawaii Radio Guide to discover the many sounds of radio found throughout the…
Blue Hawaii, Elvis and Hawaiian Radio in 1961
In 1961, Hawaii was into its second year as the 50th state of the union, the state wide population was estimated at around 642,000 from…
A Reception That Was Different
From The N.Z. Radio Record and Electric Home Journal, May 16, 1930 When His Excellency, the Governor-General, spoke in Wellington Town Hall on the occasion…
KRHO Honolulu 1944
KRHO was a powerful shortwave radio station broadcasting in English and Japanese languages to the Far Eastern Pacific region in the closing stages of WWII….
Midway Island Pictures
My family and I were on Midway Island from about May 1961 to May 1963. My dad, Jack T. Humphrey, was in air traffic control,…
The Pineapple Network
This article was originally aired over Adventist World Radio’s “Wavescan” program and now forms part of the Radio Heritage Collection ©. All rights reserved to…
Hawaiian Radio Centenary
This article was originally material for a broadcast of “Wavescan” via Adventist World Radio in August 2001, and now forms part of the Radio Heritage…
KMTH Midway, Territory of Hawaii
This article forms part of the Radio Heritage Collection ©. All rights reserved to Ragusa Media Group, PO Box 14339, Wellington, New Zealand. This material…
KTOH Kauai – Territory of Hawaii
Thanks to Jim Pilgrim in Kauai for the following images. Back in World War II, the offic of War Information opened KTOH (“Kauai Territory of…
King KONG Battles KUAI On Kaua’i
This article was prepared in 1989. It now forms part of the Radio Heritage Collection © which has all rights reserved to Ragusa Media Group,…