KIKI (990

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, "Fox Sports 990") is a

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AM radio station licensed to

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, and owned by . Its studios and transmitter are separately located in the

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neighborhood of Honolulu.

History

The station signed on the air as KHVH in 1957 by then-owner

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, who would later sell the station in 1965. In 1993, KHVH swapped frequencies with

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station KIKI, then at 830 kHz. KIKI at 990 would drop oldies for news in 1994, followed by a flip to

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from 1997 to 1999, a simulcast of KHJZ from 1999 to 2001, and a flip to business news in 2001 as KHBZ, only to evolve into its

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format by 2004. In 2008 KHBZ changed its slogan from "The Talk Station" to "Stimulating Talk Radio" On September 2, 2010, KHBZ took possession of the KIKI calls after the FM flipped formats from Rhythmic Top 40 to Rhythmic AC (as KHJZ), bringing the KIKI calls back to 990. On March 18, 2016, KIKI changed their format from talk to sports, branded as "Fox Sports 990".Pair of Honolulu Format Changes
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Previous logo

Similar to sister station KFI

References

External links

FCC History Cards for KIKIFox Sports 990 official website

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