KLHT (AM)

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KLHT
Frequency1040 kHz
BrandingK-Light 1040 AM
Programming
FormatChristian talk and teaching
Ownership
OwnerCalvary Chapel Honolulu
KLHT-FM
History
First air date
March 1, 1957 (1957-03-01)
Former call signs
  • KHVH (1957–?)
Call sign meaning
K-Light
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
ClassB
Power10,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
21°26′18″N 157°59′29″W / 21.43833°N 157.99139°W / 21.43833; -157.99139
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live and Standard Player options
Websiteklight.org

KLHT (1040 kHz) is a non-commercial AM radio station in Honolulu, Hawaii, with a Christian talk and teaching format. The station is owned by Calvary Chapel of Honolulu, Inc., with studios and offices on Komo Mai Drive in Aiea. Its on-air branding is "K-Light 1040 AM" and its slogan is "The Pure Light of Hawaii."

KLHT is powered at 10 kilowatts, using a non-directional antenna, as a Class B station. The transmitter is off Nimitz Highway, near the Ke'ehi Lagoon.[1]

History

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The station first signed on the air on March 1, 1957.[2] It was owned by Kaiser Hawaiian Village Radio, Inc. The call sign was KHVH, which stood form Hawaiian Village, Honolulu. The studios were at 1290 Ala Moana Boulevard.

For a time in the 1970s, it ran an all-news radio format using the service of NBC Radio's News and Information Service and CBS Radio News.

Programming

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KLHT programming consists of Christian talk and teaching shows with some contemporary worship music. Many Calvary Chapel pastors are featured, including The Word for Today with Chuck Smith, A New Beginning with Greg Laurie, Somebody Loves You with Raul Ries and As We Gather with Bill Stonebraker, senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Honolulu. The station also airs live broadcasts of Calvary Chapel Honolulu's Sunday morning and evening services.

National religious shows include Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, Truth for Life with Alistair Begg, Insight for Living with Chuck Swindoll, Love Worth Finding with Adrian Rogers, Turning Point with David Jeremiah, Let My People Think with Ravi Zacharias and Thru the Bible with the late J. Vernon McGee.

References

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    KLHT
    Frequency1040 kHz
    BrandingK-Light 1040 AM
    Programming
    FormatChristian talk and teaching
    Ownership
    OwnerCalvary Chapel Honolulu
    KLHT-FM
    History
    First air date
    March 1, 1957 (1957-03-01)
    Former call signs
    • KHVH (1957–?)
    Call sign meaning
    K-Light
    Technical information
    Licensing authority
    FCC
    ClassB
    Power10,000 watts
    Transmitter coordinates
    21°26′18″N 157°59′29″W / 21.43833°N 157.99139°W / 21.43833; -157.99139
    Links
    Public license information
    • Public file
    • LMS
    WebcastListen Live and Standard Player options
    Websiteklight.org

    KLHT (1040 kHz) is a non-commercial AM radio station in Honolulu, Hawaii, with a Christian talk and teaching format. The station is owned by Calvary Chapel of Honolulu, Inc., with studios and offices on Komo Mai Drive in Aiea. Its on-air branding is "K-Light 1040 AM" and its slogan is "The Pure Light of Hawaii."

    KLHT is powered at 10 kilowatts, using a non-directional antenna, as a Class B station. The transmitter is off Nimitz Highway, near the Ke'ehi Lagoon.[1]

    History

    The station first signed on the air on March 1, 1957.[2] It was owned by Kaiser Hawaiian Village Radio, Inc. The call sign was KHVH, which stood form Hawaiian Village, Honolulu. The studios were at 1290 Ala Moana Boulevard.

    For a time in the 1970s, it ran an all-news radio format using the service of NBC Radio's News and Information Service and CBS Radio News.

    Programming

    KLHT programming consists of Christian talk and teaching shows with some contemporary worship music. Many Calvary Chapel pastors are featured, including The Word for Today with Chuck Smith, A New Beginning with Greg Laurie, Somebody Loves You with Raul Ries and As We Gather with Bill Stonebraker, senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Honolulu. The station also airs live broadcasts of Calvary Chapel Honolulu's Sunday morning and evening services.

    National religious shows include Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, Truth for Life with Alistair Begg, Insight for Living with Chuck Swindoll, Love Worth Finding with Adrian Rogers, Turning Point with David Jeremiah, Let My People Think with Ravi Zacharias and Thru the Bible with the late J. Vernon McGee.

    References

    1. ^ Radio-Locator.com/KLHT-AM
    2. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1961-1962 page B-49, Broadcasting & Cable
    • FCC History Cards for KLHT
    • Facility details for Facility ID 8415 (KLHT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
    • KLHT in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
    • KLHT official website
    • Calvary Chapel Honolulu
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