KSSK-FM
adult contemporary radio station in Waipahu, Hawaii, United States
KSSK-FM (92.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Waipahu, Hawaii, United States, and serving Honolulu metropolitan area. Owned by iHeartMedia, it carries an adult contemporary format, with studios in the Kalihi neighborhood of Honolulu and transmitter sited near Akupu, Hawaii.
In addition to a standard analog transmission, KSSK-FM broadcasts in HD Radio, is simulcast over KSSK (590 AM) in Honolulu, and is available online via iHeartRadio.
History
KSSK-FM was originally licensed with the call letters KULA on 92.9 MHz, and made its debut broadcast on December 30, 1976. At the time it was the sister station to KAHU (940 AM, later KKNE). KULA began as an automated station playing contemporary hit radio music provided by TM Programming. Its daily operations were run by one of its only two employees: Kawika Maszak, who programmed the automation computer to play commercial breaks.
In 1979, Heftel Broadcasting purchased KULA, pairing it with KSSK, which Heftel had owned since 1965. The company was owned by Cecil Heftel, a Hawaii businessman and one-time congressman. Heftel moved the station's studios to Honolulu and ended the automation, hiring a staff of DJs.
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