KHCM (AM)

KHCM is a Chinese-Language radio station serving Honolulu, Hawaii. The Salem Communications outlet broadcasts at 880 kHz with a power level of 2 kW. Its studios are in Honolulu's Kalihi district, and its transmitter is in the Kakaako neighborhood.

KHCM
Programming
Broadcast area	Honolulu, Hawaii
Frequency	880 kHz
Branding	"Radio China International"
Slogan	Same as branding
Format	Chinese
Affiliations	China Radio International
Ownership
Owner	Salem Media Group (Salem Media of Hawaii, Inc.)
Sister stations	KAIM, KKOL, KGU, KHCM-FM, KGU-FM, KHNR
History
First air date	August 31, 1956
Call sign meaning	Hawaii's Country Music (Former meaning)
Technical information
Facility ID	10934
Class	B
Power	2,000 watts
Links
Website	Station Website

History

KHCM's history can be traced back to its days on 870 kHz as KAIM, whose previous format was Religious programming. When Salem bought the station in 2000, it wanted to sign the station off the air so it can allow its sister station in Los Angeles, California, to increase its signal coverage. At the last minute they decided to reduce the station's power, shift its frequency to 880 kHz and let the station stay on the air. In 2004 Salem bought Modern Rock outlet KPOI and flipped the format to a FM News/Talk outlet, its first in Hawaii. KAIM became its simulcast after the switch was made. On Sept. 3, 2007 Country outlet KHCM switched from 690 AM to both 880 AM to 97.5 FM, keeping its format intact. Salem in turn moved the News/Talk format and KHNR calls to 690AM.

On July 1, 2009, after nearly 3 years of simulcasting, KHCM split from KHCM-FM and adopted a Chinese-language format, broadcasting it under the "Radio China International" banner. The format targets Honolulu's growing Chinese-American population in both Chinese and English and is a simulcast of the Chinese government-sponsored China Radio International. In addition to the Chinese programming, KHCM also broadcasts Japanese and Korean programming.

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External links

Station Website

KHCM in the FCC's AM station database
KHCM on Radio-Locator
KHCM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

Radio stations in the Honolulu, Hawaii market
By AM frequency	590 650 690 760 830 880 940 990 1040 1080 1130 1210 1270 1370 1420 1500 1540
By FM frequency	88.1 89.3 90.1◊ 91.5 92.3 93.1 93.9 94.7 95.5 95.9 96.3 97.5 98.5 99.5 100.3 101.1 101.9 102.7 103.5 104.3 105.1 105.9 106.7 107.9
By FM translator	92.7§ 94.3≠ 95.1@ 96.7‡ 97.1♣ 99.1 101.5♣ 103.1% 103.9# 107.5♣
By LPFM	95.9 98.1
NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.550
By Digital Cable Audio Channels^*	849 851 852 853 854 855 856 857 858 864 865 866 867 868 869 870 880 881 882 883 884 885 888
Digital radio	88.1-1 89.3-1 90.1-1 92.3-1 92.3-2 93.1-1 93.9-1 93.9-2 94.7-1 95.5-1 96.3-1 97.5-1 98.5-1 98.5-2 99.5-1 100.3-1 101.1-1 101.1-2 101.1-3 101.1-4 101.9-1 101.9-2 102.7-1 103.5-1 103.5-2 104.3-1 105.1-1 105.9-1 107.9-1
By callsign	K210DX◊ K217AA◊ K244EO‡ K246BR♣ K256AS K268BE♣ K298BA♣ KAIM-FM KBA99 KCCN-FM KDDB KDNN KGU KGU-FM KHCM KHCM-FM KHKA KHNR KHPR KHVH KIKI KINE-FM KIPO KKEA KKHI KKNE KKOL-FM KLHT KLHT-FM KLUU KNAN♦ KNDI KORL-FM KPHI KPHW KPOI-FM KPRP KQHU-LP KQMQ-FM KREA KRTR-FM KSSK KSSK-FM KTUH KUBT KUCD KUMU-FM KUPA KWAI KXRG-LP KZOO
Defunct radio stations	KORL (1180 AM) KHRA (1460 AM)
♣ KORL-FM translator, simulcasting its HD radio subchannel ‡ KPHI translator ♥ Currently silent, but will return to air ≠. KHNR translator/simulcast # KNDI translator/simulcast § KKEA translator/simulcast @ KGU translator/simulcast % KZOO translator/simulcast ◊ Both 89.9 and 91.3 are KTUH translators ^* Channels operated by Spectrum Hawaii radio markets Honolulu Other Hawaii radio regions Hilo Kauai Maui See also List of radio stations in Hawaii

Chinese-language radio in the United States
The following channels offer at least some programming in Chinese
Boston	WILD WROL
Honolulu	KHCM
Houston	KCHN
Los Angeles	KAZN KQEV-LP KWRM KMRB
New York	WGBB WKDM WZRC
San Francisco	KEST KVTO KSQQ KSFN
Overseas	Radio Free Asia Voice of America

China Radio International
Owned by China Media Group
Radio Stations	China Beijing Easy FM 91.5 Beijing News Radio FM 90.5 Beijing Round the Clock AM 1008 Beijing NEWS Plus AM 846 Voice of the South China Sea Outside China Alturas, California, USA 570 AM Atlanta, USA 890 AM Auckland, New Zealand 104.2 FM Boston, USA 1090 AM Canberra, Australia 88 FM Darhan, Mongolia 103.7 FM Galveston, USA 1540 AM Houston, USA 1520 AM Honolulu, USA 880 AM Las Vegas, USA 93.5 FM Luxembourg 1440 AM Malakula, Vanuatu 106 FM Ottawa, Canada 97.9 FM Nairobi, Kenya 91.9 FM Perth, Australia 104.9 FM Portland, Oregon, USA 1040 AM Toronto, Canada 1540 AM Toronto, Canada 91.9 FM Vientiane, Laos 93.0 FM Vila, Solomon Islands 102 FM Santo, Vanuatu 102 FM Washington, USA 1120 AM Washington (Leesburg), USA 1190 AM Round the Clock
Daily programs	News & Reports China Drive Realtime China Chinese Studio Beyond Beijing
Weekly programs	Front Line Biz-China China Horizons Voices from Other Lands Life in China Listeners' Garden In the Spotlight China Beat

Salem Media Group
AM radio stations	KBJD KCBQ KDIZ KDOW KDZR KFAX KFIA KGNW KGU KHCM KHNR KKMS KKNT KLFE KLUP KNTH KNTS KNUS KPAM KPDQ KPRZ KPXQ KRKS KRLA KSKY KSLR KTIE KTKZ KTNO KTRB KXXT KYCR KZNT WAVA WDTK WDWD WEZE WFIA WFIL WGKA WGTK WHK WHKW WIND WKAT WLQV WLSS WLTA WMCA WNIV WNTP WNYM WORL WPGP WPIT WRCW WRFD WROL WTBN WTLN WTWD WWRC WWTC WYLL
FM radio stations	KAIM-FM KBIQ KDAR KDIS-FM KDXE KFIS KFSH-FM KGFT KGU-FM KHCM-FM KKHT-FM KKFS KKLA-FM KKOL-FM KKSP KLTY KPDQ-FM KRKS-FM KRYP KSAC-FM KWRD-FM WAVA-FM WBOZ WFFH WFFI WFHM-FM WFIA-FM WFSH-FM WGTK-FM WLTE WORD-FM WRTH WTOH
Satellite radio stations	FamilyTalk
Salem Radio Network	Singing News Radio The Word In Praise
Salem Publishing	Hot Air PJ Media RedState Regnery Publishing Townhall Twitchy Xulon Press
Salem Web Network	CCMmagazine.com Christianity.com Crosswalk.com Godtube

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