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{{short description|Radio station in Honolulu, Hawaii}}
{{Undisclosed paid|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name             = KUMU-FM
| logo             = File:KUMU 94.7KUMU logo.png
| logo_size        =
| city             = [[Honolulu|Honolulu, Hawaii]]
| area             =
| branding         = ''94.7 KUMU''<br><small>(pronounced "koo-moo")</small>
| frequency        = 94.7 [[Megahertz|MHz]]
| airdate          = {{start date and age|1967|6|30}}
| format           = [[Rhythmic adult contemporary|Rhythmic AC]]
| erp              = 100,000 [[watt]]s
| haat             = {{convert|565|meters}}
| class            = C
| facility_id      = 31601
| coordinates      = {{coord|21|23|33|N|158|5|48|W}}
| callsign_meaning = From the [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]] word for "teacher"
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations     = [[Compass Media Networks]]
| owner            = Pacific Radio Group, Inc.
| licensee         =
| sister_stations  = [[KDDB]], [[KPOI-FM]], [[KQMQ-FM]]
| webcast          = [https://kumu.com/listenlive/ Listen Live]
| website          = [https://kumu.com kumu.com]
}}
'''KUMU-FM''' (94.7 [[Hertz|MHz]]) - branded as '''94.7 KUMU''' (pronounced koo-moo) - is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[radio station]] in [[Honolulu|Honolulu, Hawaii]].   It airs a [[rhythmic adult contemporary]] [[radio format]] and is owned by Pacific Radio Group, Inc.  The [[radio studio|studio]]s and offices are on Bishop Street in [[Downtown Honolulu]].
The [[transmitter]] is on the [[Hilton Hawaiian Village]] Hotel, on Kalia Road in [[Waikiki]].  KUMU-FM has an [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) of 100,000 [[watt]]s.  The station also transmits on [[Time Warner Cable|Oceanic Time Warner Cable]] digital channel 870 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==
[[File:KUMU-FM logo.png|150px|left|thumb|KUMU-FM logo was used from 1999 until 2010.]]
The station [[sign-on|signed on]] the air on June 30, 1967, as '''KFOA'''.<ref>[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1970/B%20Radio%20All%20BC%20YB%201970%20All-3.pdf Information] from the [[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting Yearbook]] 1970 page B-56</ref><ref>'KFOA-FM now on the air'. Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 30 June 1967.</ref>  It was owned by the Royal Hawaiian Radio Company, and originally had an effective radiated power of 30,000 watts, less than a third of its current output.  The studios and transmitter were located at the [[Hilton Hawaiian Village]].
In 1971, KFOA was acquired by the John Hutton Corporation, which also owned AM station KUMU (now [[KHKA]]).<ref>[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1975/C%201%201975%20Radio.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1975 page C-51]</ref>  The station became '''KUMU-FM''', airing a [[beautiful music]] format, also found on KUMU 1500.  The two stations enjoyed high ratings for several decades, but in the 1990s, the [[easy listening]] format began to age, while most advertisers seek young to middle aged clients.  KUMU-AM-FM would add more vocals and scaled back the instrumentals.
In [[1997 in radio|1997]], KUMU-AM-FM were bought by Pacific West Broadcasting for $2.8 million.<ref>[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2000/D-Radio-All-BC-YB-2000-2.pdf Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000 page D-124]</ref>  KUMU-FM shifted to [[soft adult contemporary]] music and its AM [[sister station]] began its own programming.
By 2010, KUMU's direction transitioned to [[rhythmic adult contemporary]] music as "Hawaii's Old Skool" (later replaced with "The Rhythm of Hawaii" in 2014).  KUMU added a nightly "[[Quiet Storm]]" show featuring Rico, which replaced the [[radio syndication|syndicated]] "[[Delilah Rene|Delilah]]" program. In addition, its AM sister station once again became a simulcast for the FM station before changing its format and [[call sign]] in September 2010 following the sale of the AM station.
KUMU-FM is usually among the top five stations in the Honolulu [[Nielsen ratings]].
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.kumu.com KUMU-FM official website]
*{{FM station data|31601|KUMU-FM}}
{{Honolulu Radio}}
{{Ohana Broadcast Company}}
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