KHNU

KHNU (620 AM) (branded as Honu 62) was a radio station broadcasting a News/Talk format. Licensed to Hilo, Hawaii, United States, the station served the Hilo area. The station was owned by Matthew Clapp, Jr., through licensee Mahalo Multimedia, LLC. It was licensed to operate experimental synchronous operations at Kalaoa and Naalehu.^[1]

KHNU

Hilo, Hawaii
Broadcast area	Hilo
Frequency	620 kHz
Programming
Format	Defunct (formerly News/Talk)
Affiliations	ABC News
Ownership
Owner	Matthew Clapp, Jr. (Mahalo Multimedia, LLC)
Sister stations	KBGX, KKOA
History
First air date	1947 (at 1110 AM)
Former call signs	KIPA (1947–2008)
Call sign meaning	HoNU (branding)
Technical information
Facility ID	5253
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts 10,000 watts (experimental synchronous operation in Kalaoa) 5,000 watts (experimental synchronous operation in Naalehu)
Transmitter coordinates	19°51′2″N 155°5′7″W 19°44′12″N 156°1′56″W (experimental synchronous operation in Kalaoa) 19°0′18″N 155°40′37″W (experimental synchronous operation in Naalehu)

History

This station began their broadcasts as KIPA in 1947 through various formats. It moved from 1110 AM to 620 AM in 1973. The most recent format was oldies/adult standards music that has featured programming from ABC Radio's "Timeless Favorites" satellite feed. In 2007, its previous owner Skynet had to sign KIPA off the air after the station lost its transmitter lease. New owners brought the station back on the air with a new callsign and new format that featured programming from Sean Hannity, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Michael Savage, and Handel on the Law, among other hosts.^[2]

On December 4, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission notified KHNU's licensee that the station's license had expired effective November 22, 2015, due to the station having been silent for the previous year.