KRTR-FM (96.3

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outlet broadcasts with an ERP of 74 kW and is licensed to

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. The station's studios are located in

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History

KRTR signed on as KSHO on October 31, 1978, as a soft jazz outlet with the call letters KSHO. Its sister station at the time was Jazz powerhouse KKGO FM Los Angeles. Every year the stations would broadcast live from the Monterey jazz festival. In 1984 KSHO changed to KRTR and the station format changed from smooth jazz to adult contemporary using a "Drake Chenault" directed music format. By

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they would evolve to an Adult Top 40 direction after Cox acquired the station. By 2010 it returned to a Mainstream AC direction. Radio personality's that worked on-air at this station through the years include John Bates, Dan Cooke, Tom Ewing, Rob Haas,

Kamasami Kong Robert W. Zix (born December 21, 1949), known professionally as Kamasami Kong, is an American disc jockey and radio host. Previously a host for the Hawaii radio station KIKI (FM), KIKI, Kong has since moved to Tokyo, Japan to continue his career. ...

, Mahlon Moore, Jane Pascual, Michael Qseng, Don Sullivan, Austin Vali, Brock Whaley, Karen Waygood and many more. On July 20, 2012, Cox Radio, Inc. announced the sale of KRTR-FM and 22 other stations to SummitMedia for $66.25 million. The sale was consummated on May 3, 2013. KRATER96

Since 2022, the station began to transition into a

format, broadcasting under the slogan "Hawaii's Best Mix of 2K and Today". By the next year, the slogan was changed to "Hawaii's Best Variety of Hits".

References

External links

KRTR official website
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FCC History Cards for KRTR
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