KKEA

KKEA
Honolulu, Hawaii;
Broadcast area	Honolulu, Hawaii
Frequency	1420 kHz
Branding	ESPN Honolulu
Programming
Format	Sports talk
Affiliations	ESPN Radio; Westwood One Sports; Sports USA Radio Network; University of Hawaii Play by Play
Ownership
Owner	Blow Up LLC
Sister stations	KHKA
History
First air date	November 1, 1966
Call sign meaning	ESPN RAdio
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	34551
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	21°19′26″N 157°52′47″W / 21.32389°N 157.87972°W
Translator(s)	92.7 K224FR (Honolulu)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	espnhonolulu.com

KKEA (1420 AM) is a radio station located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The station was formerly owned by Cox Radio and offers the ESPN Radio sports talk format, broadcasting with an ERP of 5 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 Oceanic Spectrum digital channel 884 for the entire state of Hawaii.^[2]

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 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.