On June 1, 1991 (13 years ago) Radio Free Hawaii made its debut on Hawaii's airwaves to the delight of many listeners and consternation of others and some industry types. The station as many know derived its weekly playlist from listener votes which as Slick Vic mentioned in another thread, resulted in the station having "no format". These guys played everything from rock, rap and pop to classical, Hawaiian, jazz and country all within the same hour of its 24-7 broadcast day.
Radio Free Hawaii struggled in the ratings (they never subscribed to Arbitron) and as a result never made money even though they seemed to have the support of many people. No ratings, no money = serious cash flow problems. By late 1994 the station was off the air, replaced by a classic rock format for a few months before returning in April of 1995 and lasting for nearly 2 years before the station owner sold the facility to another company.
Folks, it's been 7 years since Radio Free Hawaii went off the air. I am sure some of you may have some memories to share about the "Radio Revolution" which never caught on as an industry wide thing.
This is the place to share that memory.
Radio Free Hawaii struggled in the ratings (they never subscribed to Arbitron) and as a result never made money even though they seemed to have the support of many people. No ratings, no money = serious cash flow problems. By late 1994 the station was off the air, replaced by a classic rock format for a few months before returning in April of 1995 and lasting for nearly 2 years before the station owner sold the facility to another company.
Folks, it's been 7 years since Radio Free Hawaii went off the air. I am sure some of you may have some memories to share about the "Radio Revolution" which never caught on as an industry wide thing.
This is the place to share that memory.
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