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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KKEA
| logo = ESPN Honolulu logo.png
| caption =
| city = [[Honolulu|Honolulu, Hawaii]]
| area = [[Honolulu|Honolulu, Hawaii]]
| branding = ESPN Honolulu
| airdate = November 1, [[1966 in radio|1966]]
| frequency = 1420 [[kilohertz|kHz]]
| translators = {{Radio Relay|92.7|K224FR|Honolulu}}
| format = [[Sports radio|Sports talk]]
| power = 5,000 [[watt]]s unlimited
| class = B
| facility_id = 34551
| callsign_meaning = '''E'''SPN R'''A'''dio
| affiliations = [[ESPN Radio]]<br>[[Westwood One|Westwood One Sports]]<br>[[Sports USA Radio Network]]<br>[[University of Hawaii]] Play by Play
| owner = Blow Up LLC
| sister_stations = [[KHKA]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|21|19|26|N|157|52|47|W|type:landmark_region:US-HI_source:FCC|display=inline,title}}
| webcast = [http://player.listenlive.co/27971 Listen Live]
| website = [http://www.espnhonolulu.com/ espnhonolulu.com]
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''KKEA''' (1420 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[radio station]] located in [[Honolulu|Honolulu, Hawaii]].  The station was formerly owned by [[Cox Radio]] and offers the [[ESPN Radio]] sports talk format, broadcasting with an ERP of 5&nbsp;kW. The station is currently owned and operated by Blow Up LLC and was marketed as ESPN 1420 before rebranding as ESPN Honolulu as of February 25, 2019. It also transmits on [[Spectrum (brand)|Oceanic Spectrum]]  digital channel 884 for the entire state of [[Hawaii]].<ref>[http://www.oceanic.com/products/television/digital_cable/program-guide Digital Cable Program Guide / Lineups] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225040539/http://www.oceanic.com/products/television/digital_cable/program-guide |date=2011-02-25 }} - ''[[Time Warner Cable|Oceanic Time Warner Cable]]'' (accessed March 20, 2011)</ref>
==History==
Prior to its flip to sports in 2003, KKEA was originally KCCN and had offered a Hawaiian format. Cox would later move the format over to sister station [[KKNE]] after they acquired the station. On February 25, 2019, KKEA added an [[FM translator]] -  (K224FR), rebroadcasting at 92.7. They also rebranded to ESPN Honolulu on the same day.
==Programs==
The Bobby Curran Show, The Sports Animals, The Josh Pacheco Show, On Point With Artie Wilson, and The Sports Cards and Collectibles Show.
The station is the radio partner of [[Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine|University of Hawaii]] sports. The radio station also features select games from the Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH) at the high school level.
The station is affiliated with the [[San Francisco 49ers]], [[San Francisco Giants]], [[New York Yankees]], [[Golden State Warriors]], [[Anaheim Ducks]], [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish]] and [[Los Angeles Rams]] radio networks.
More recently, ESPN Honolulu has produced more shows like Call the Coach with select University of Hawaii Coaches, Hawaii Football Now featuring Jordan Helle and Hunter Hughes, and Fan Friday with Dave Kawada and a guest UH athlete.
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=33721&.pdf FCC History Cards for KKEA]
*[http://www.espnhonolulu.com/ ESPN Honolulu official website]
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*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|202606|K224FR}}
*{{FMXL|K224FR}}
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