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Auction expands Oahu's airwaves
Eight Hawaii FM radio station construction permits, or CPs, were among the 290 auctioned by the Federal Communications Commission in 2004. Gross winning bids by 110 bidders garnered $178,001,500 for the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Upon grant of a construction permit, the FCC allows broadcasters three years to construct the stations, obtain licenses for them and get them on the air. One bidder failed in her quest while three others successfully met their deadlines but their stations are currently silent.
| STATION/LOCATION |
LICENSEE |
CP GRANT |
STATUS |
LICENSE FILING |
CP EXPIRATION |
GROSS BID
|
| 1. KHWA-FM 92.1 Holualoa |
Parrott Broadcasting LP (a) |
4/21/2005 |
On air April 1 |
3/1/2008 |
4/21/2008 |
$489,000 |
| 2. KMWB-FM 93.1 Captain Cook |
Captain Cook Broadcasting Inc. (b) |
02/23/2005 |
On air Nov. 2007 |
11/6/2007 |
02/23/2008 |
$551,000 |
| 3. KEEI-FM 94.3 Hanapepe |
Christina Bourdeaux |
3/18/2005 |
CP canceled (c) |
N/A |
3/18/2008 |
$470,000 |
| 4. KTBH-FM 102.1 Kurtistown |
Visionary Related Entertainment LLC |
3/25/2005 |
Coming soon |
3/24/2008 |
3/25/2008 |
$428,000 |
| 5. KMKK-FM 102.3 Kaunakakai |
Visionary Related Entertainment LLC |
4/6/2006 |
On air, March 2007 |
2/5/2007 |
4/6/2009 |
$1,384,000 |
| 6. KLZY-FM 102.9 Paia (d) |
Chaparral Broadcasting, Inc. |
3/11/2005 |
Silent |
2/28/2008 |
3/11/2008 |
$361,000 |
| 7. KHAI-FM 103.5 Wahiawa |
Educational Media Foundation (e) |
6/9/2005 |
On air, Mar./Apr. 2007 |
2/14/2007 |
6/9/2008 |
$2,151,000 |
| 8. KUHI-FM 106.5 Haiku |
Big Island Broadcasting Inc. |
2/24/2005 |
Silent |
2/22/2008 |
2/24/2008 |
$1,667,000 |
(a) CP was won at auction by Marquee Broadcasting, Inc., which sold the CP to Parrott.
(b) CP was won by Big Island Broadcasting Inc., led by Joel Sellers. She later established a separate company for the Capt. Cook CP and retains ownership of both stations.
(c) CP will be re-auctioned by the FCC; winning bid has been forfeited.
(d) Frequency was allocated to Honokaa at the time of the auction.
(e) CP was won by Kona Coast Radio LLC, led by Victor A. Michael Jr., who owns or has an interest in several broadcast stations.
Source: Databases at www.fcc.gov
