A fact from KHLO appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 21 May 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the owner of a radio station in Hawaii changed its call letters to KIMO because the Hawaiian name Kimo translates to Jim, the owner's name?
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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 16:46, 16 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
... that after burning down, Hilo radio station KILA was saved from a six-month-long silence because another company had just shipped a radio transmitter to Hawaii the previous week? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76936231/
Overall: Just one more thing - I am no expert or a regular in radio articles, but is it possible to expand the article with more "recent" and "regular" stuffs (e.g. what kind of topics does it currently broadcasts)? It would be better if readers in the region where the radio station stands could at least recognize the radio station. If not then it is ok. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 13:41, 14 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
@Jeromi Mikhael: King's owns radio stations but they don't really say what they do with them! Trust me—I went looking high and low for information on the station's current programming and came up very empty. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 17:18, 14 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
I feel you — I've had the same experience in writing military biographies, most of the sources only talk about their constantly changing position and not what they do during that position! My request is not compulsory, just wanted to know if it is possible or not. Here's an . Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 18:18, 14 May 2021 (UTC)Reply
Just one more thing - I am no expert or a regular in radio articles, but is it possible to expand the article with more "recent" and "regular" stuffs (e.g. what kind of topics does it currently broadcasts)? It would be better if readers in the region where the radio station stands could at least recognize the radio station. If not then it is ok. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 13:41, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 18:18, 14 May 2021 (UTC)