KHKA

KHKA
Broadcast areaHonolulu metropolitan area
Frequency1500 kHz
BrandingCBS 1500
Programming
FormatNewsSports
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerBlow Up, LLC
KKEA
History
First air date
March 1, 1963 (1963-03-01)
Former call signs
KUMU (1963–2010)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID31600
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
21°20′10.0″N 157°53′33.0″W / 21.336111°N 157.892500°W / 21.336111; -157.892500
Translator102.3 K272GC (Honolulu)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitenbcsportsradiohawaii.com

KHKA (1500 AM) is a commercial radio station in Honolulu, Hawaii, branded CBS 1500. The station is owned by Blow Up, LLC and it broadcasts a sports radio format, mostly from Westwood One Sports. It also carries some news programs from KHON-TV and CBS News Radio. KHKA is an official radio partner of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football, and carries local high school sports, as well as San Francisco 49ers football games and San Francisco Giants baseball games.

KHKA is powered at 5,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. Its transmitter is off Nimitz Highway in Honolulu, near Kakauiki Village. KHKA is also heard on 99-watt FM translator K272GC at 102.3 MHz. It retransmits on Oceanic Spectrum digital channel 885 for the entire state of Hawaii.