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KWXX-FM (94.7 FM) is a
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in
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broadcasting an
adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul ...
format as well as local music. A satellite station, KAOY (101.5 FM), is licensed to
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and serves the
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area. The station is owned by New West Broadcasting Corp.


History

KAOY went on the air as KKON-FM on May 18, 1981. In 1982, the station changed its call sign to KOAS. On February 7, 1992, the current call letters were adapted. KWXX went on the air on May 2, 1983.


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* * WXX-FM Radio stations established in 1983 Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States 1983 establishments in Hawaii {{Hawaii-radio-station-stub