KCCN-FM, "FM100" is a Hawaiian Contemporary hits station. The Cox Radio outlet broadcasts at 100.3 MHz with ERP of 100 kW. It is headquartered in Suite 700 at 900 Fort Street Mall in the Honolulu in the Honolulu County, Hawaii United States "http://kccnfm100.com/inside/contact_us.html Contact Us]." KCCN-FM Retrieved on April 24, 2009.

History

KCCN FM 100, whose first broadcast day was May 14, 1990, was the sister station to the original KCCN 1420 AM, whose focus would always be on a Traditional Hawaiian music format. They are also Honolulus first FM station in this genre to target young adults of Hawaiian/Pacific Islander descent with a hit format that consists of upbeat Contemporary Hawaiian music from Hawaiian acts like The Manao Company, Bruddah Waltah & Island Afternoon, and Butch Helemano; along with tracks from other unique national genres, like Reggae, Dancehall and contemporary artists whose music fit those descriptions, like UB40 Bob Marley Maxi Priest Big Mountain and others. With those ingredients, KCCN has become one of Honolulus top-rated radio stations.

Concerts/events

KCCN FM 100 in its first year, put together an annual concert that would celebrate the birthday of the station, and would eventually become a standard in concerts for every summer. It was always scheduled for the last Saturday in July at the Waikiki Shell and would highlight the best bands in Contemporary Hawaiian music, with special guests from either Contemporary Top 40 radio or Traditional Hawaiian music, with emphasis on the latter. It would come to be known as the KCCN FM 100 Birthday Bash. The KCCN FM 100 Birthday Bash in 2000 went to a 2 night event, being the last Friday and Saturday in the month of July. It has sold-out almost every year in its existence since 1990 and continues to be one of the most anticipated music events of the year.

Ownership

In the mid 1990s KCCN-FM would be joined by Hawaiian KINE-FM broadcasting out of the 4th floor of the Pioneer Plaza Building in downtown Honolulu. After the two were paired up KINE shifted to a Traditional Hawaiian format targeting 25-54s, which was KCCN-AMs former format. In 1999 Cox Radio bought the stations from Howard Anderson (Los Angeles, California and combined the assets that they already had to become Cox Radio Hawaii, pairing it with KRTR-FM KPHW and later stations KREA and KKNE 940 AM. They would all later move together to occupy the 7th floor of the Pioneer Plaza Building.

References

External links

*http://kccnfm100.com Station website] Category:Radio stations in Honolulu, Hawaii Category:Hawaiian-music formatted radio stations Category:Cox Radio