Hawaii Public Radio Transmitter Sites
Hawai`i Public Radio has transmitters on Oahu, Maui and the Big Island. Here are photos and descriptions of those facilities.
KHPR Honolulu
KHPR Honolulu broadcasts from atop the Ko`olau Mountains,at Wiliwilinui, near the lookout at the end of the hiking trail.
The KHPR antenna
THe KHPR transmitter
KHPR Technical Details:
Frequency: 88.1 Mhz
Effective Radiated Power: 35,000 watts
Height of antenna above sea level: 2,531 feet
Web link to coverage map
K203EL Haleiwa, Oahu
K203EL is a full-power translator, and re-broadcaststhe programming of KHPR from atop Mt. Ka`ala,
the highest mountain on Oahu.
The K203EL transmitter atop Mt. Ka`ala.
The K203EL antenna
The K203EL transmitter
K203EL Technical Details:
Frequency: 88.5 Mhz
Effective Radiated Power: 250 watts
Height of antenna above sea level: 3,841 feet
Web link to coverage map
KIPO Honolulu
KIPO Honolulu broadcasts from atop Mauna Palehua,atop the Waianae, near Mauna Kapu at the end of road.
The KIPO antenna
The KIPO transmitter
KIPO Technical Details:
Frequency: 89.3 Mhz
Effective Radiated Power: 3,300 watts
Height of antenna above sea level: 2,548 feet
Web link to coverage map
Note: Construction is about to begin on the new KIPO transmitter site above Waikiki, and will significantly improve reception of KIPO in all areas of Oahu. If all goes well, KIPO should be ready to begin broadcasting from Pu`u O`hia by the summer of 2008.
K234AN Waimea
K234AN is a full-power translator, and re-broadcasts
the programming of KHPR and KKUA from the Parker ranch,
on the slopes of Mauna Kea, the highest mountain on Hawaii Island.
The K234AN transmitter site at the Parker Ranch, above Kamuela and Waimea.
The K234AN translator equipment
K234AN Technical Details:
Frequency: 94.7 Mhz
Effective Radiated Power: 10 watts
Height of antenna above sea level: 4,229 feet
Web Link to coverage map
KKUA Wailuku, Maui
KKUA broadcasts from atop Pu`u Keonehunehune,within the Ulupalakua Ranch lands,
on the slopes of Haleakala, Maui.
The KKUA tower on the Ulupalakua Ranch
The KKUA 25KW transmitter
The KKUA multi-station combiner
KKUA Technical Details:
Frequency: 90.7 Mhz
Effective Radiated Power: 56,000 watts
Height of antenna above sea level: 4,481 feet
Web link to coverage map
KANO Hilo, Hawaii Island
KANO broadcasts from near Mountain View,within the lands of the Ola`a Forest Reserve,
on the slopes of Mauna Loa.
The KANO tower in Mountain View
The KANO 20,000 watt transmitter
KANO Technical Details:
Frequency: 91.1 Mhz
Effective Radiated Power: 30,000 watts
Height of antenna above sea level: 1,760 feet
Web Link to coverage map
Mauna Loa STL relay site, Hawaii Island
The Hawaii Public Radio programming streamis fed from Maui to KANO via a microwave link atop
Mauna Loa, at just over 8,200 feet above sea level.
All photographs © Don Mussell, Consulting Engineer
Used by Permission
© 2008 Hawaii Public Radio