- KVOK-FM (defunct)
KVOK was the first FM
radio station in Hawai‘i. The 10-watt station was operated byKamehameha Schools Kapālama Campus, beginningOctober 6 ,1953 . GovernorSamuel Wilder King spoke during the first broadcast.KVOK, short for Voices of Kamehameha, was a training station operated primarily by Kamehameha students. Programming was a combination of live broadcasts from the station's studios in Room 108 and 109 of Kōnia Hall, and taped performances from a variety of locations on campus. Live programming could also be transmitted from the schools' gymnasium, Kekūhaupi‘o, for special events such as the annual Song Contest. Broadcasts were primarily in the afternoon; transmission usually ended by 5:30 PM Hawai‘i time.
KVOK's studios were among the best in Hawai‘i at the time. Private companies, such as
49th State Recording Company , used the studio to record local Hawaiian artists such asGenoa Keawe .KVOK no longer broadcasts in Hawai‘i. The station's call letters are now assigned to an unrelated AM radio station,
KVOK (AM) inKodiak, Alaska .References
* [http://kapalama.ksbe.edu/archives/collections/2005oh/videoclips/James%20Ahia%20Jr.%20and%20KVOK-FM.wmv] - Oral history by former DJ James Ahia, Jr. (Windows Media, 7:47, 115 MB)
* [http://kapalama.ksbe.edu/archives/Timelines/Schools/KSHistory.php] - Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Campus timeline
* [http://starbulletin.com/2003/02/02/features/story4.html] - "Honolulu Star-Bulletin " article onLuryier "Pop" Diamond , a Kamehameha staff photographer and past KVOK music director
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