KHNU

KHNU (620 AM) was a radio station licensed to Hilo, Hawaii, United States, and served the Hilo area. Last owned by Matthew Clapp, Jr., through licensee Mahalo Multimedia, LLC., it carried a talk radio format as "Honu 62" at the time of closure. It was additionally licensed to operate experimental synchronous operations at Kalaoa and Naalehu.¹

This station began their broadcasts as KIPA on September 3, 1947, through various formats.² It moved from 1110 AM to 620 AM in May 1974.³ The most recent format was oldies/adult standards music that has featured programming from ABC Radio's "Timeless Favorites" satellite feed. In 2007, its previous owner Skynet had to sign KIPA off the air after the station lost its transmitter lease. New owners brought the station back on the air with a new callsign and new format that featured programming from Sean Hannity, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Michael Savage, and Handel on the Law, among other hosts.⁴

On December 4, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission notified KHNU's licensee that the station's license had expired effective November 22, 2015, due to the station having been silent for the previous year.