KEWE (AM)

KEWE (1240 kHz, "Wowie 97.9") is a AM radio station licensed to the city of Kahului, Hawaii. Owned by Akamai Broadcasting, it carries an oldies format.

KEWE

Kahului, Hawaii
Broadcast area	Maui, Hawaii
Frequency	1240 kHz
Branding	Wowie 97.9
Programming
Format	Oldies
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner	Akamai Broadcasting (Akamai Broadcasting of Hawaii, LLC)
Sister stations	KAOI, KHEI-FM, KIXK, KNUQ, KSRR
History
First air date	February 10, 2015
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	161045
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	20°49′21.0″N 156°27′15.0″W
Translator(s)	97.9 K250CC (Kihei)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.akamaidailynews.com/wowie979/

History

Its first license was granted by the FCC on February 10, 2015. New 5,000 watt AM radio stations are unusual in 2015; frequencies on the AM band are scarce.^[2]

The station previously carried a Hawaiian music format as The Spirit. In 2024, Visionary Related Entertainment sold all of its Maui stations to Akamai Broadcasting.^[3] On December 9, 2024, the station flipped to oldies as Wowie 97.9.^[4]

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