{"id":35310,"date":"2015-06-02T12:48:19","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T22:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=35310"},"modified":"2021-08-26T15:14:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T01:14:01","slug":"university-radio-hilo-hitting-radio-waves-at-fm-101-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/06\/02\/university-radio-hilo-hitting-radio-waves-at-fm-101-1\/","title":{"rendered":"University Radio Hilo hitting radio waves at FM<\/abbr> 101.1"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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University Radio Hilo spring 2015 staff and DJ<\/abbr>s stand for a photo at the UH<\/abbr> Hilo Campus Cente<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island listeners can now tune into University Radio Hilo<\/a> or URH<\/abbr> on the air at the newly founded FM<\/abbr> 101.1<\/p>\n

“It took many years to get our FM<\/abbr> license, then it’s taken time to get all the equipment, then to get it all connected, but it’s been a great learning experience and leadership journey for our students,” says Ellen Kusano<\/strong>, director of the Campus Center at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo<\/a>. She says the station broadcast should have a five-mile range from campus.<\/p>\n

Kusano gives credit for the achievement to Kyle Douglas<\/strong>, URH<\/abbr> radio engineer; Jake Galves<\/strong>, URH<\/abbr> advisor; Sky Flores<\/strong>, executive chair of the 2014-15 Board of Media Broadcasting (BoMB<\/abbr>); Theo Oneal<\/strong>, general manager of URH<\/abbr> in 2014–15; Matt Groulx<\/strong>, executive chair of BoMB<\/abbr> in 2015-16; and Brenda Burch<\/strong>, general manager of URH<\/abbr> in 2015–16. Kusano also credits the URH<\/abbr> staff, the DJ<\/abbr>s and all the volunteers who helped the team reach the FM<\/abbr> goal.<\/p>\n

According to Douglas, the station is currently in a testing phase for the low power FM<\/abbr> system. “We have gotten reports that our signal has been caught well beyond our initial estimates and right now we are broadcasting at 30 percent power of what our license will allow us,” he says.<\/p>\n

Douglas worked on the FCC<\/abbr> application, the determination on equipment, and did most of the work with campus electricians to hook up everything. He was station manager last year. He says the project has been on-going for many years and finally having a FM<\/abbr> signal will help the community know that the university does indeed have a radio station.<\/p>\n

“We are hoping to use it as a tool to help strengthen the connection between the university with the community-at-large, all while giving students a chance to learn about the broadcasting industry,” he explains.<\/p>\n

Douglas says a program schedule will be drawn up “when the bulk of our DJ<\/abbr>s return this fall.”<\/p>\n

Tune in to University Radio Hilo at FM<\/abbr> 101.1 or via the University Radio Hilo website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

—From UH<\/abbr> Hilo Stories<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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