New radio stations spice up local market for music, jobs

By Erika Engle

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 12, 2011

~~<p>Three new radio stations have hit the Honolulu airwaves using some high-tech methods and a high-powered, 100,000-watt transmitter. The new stations mean rare radio job opportunities for a few local residents.</p>
<p>Two of them are the only J-pop (Japanese pop music) and K-pop (Korean pop music) FM stations in the United States, said owner George Hochman, a Kauai-based broadcaster.</p>
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Three new radio stations have hit the Honolulu airwaves using some high-tech methods and a high-powered, 100,000-watt transmitter. The new stations mean rare radio job opportunities for a few local residents.

Two of them are the only J-pop (Japanese pop music) and K-pop (Korean pop music) FM stations in the United States, said owner George Hochman, a Kauai-based broadcaster. Login for more...