Kryl
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KRYL
KRYL (106.5 FM, "Y106.5") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Haiku, Hawaii, USA. The station, established in 2008, is currently owned by HHawaii Media and the broadcast license is held by Hochman Hawaii Five, Inc. Mostly off the air during the first 18 months after it debuted, the station began regular broadcast operations as a smooth jazz station in August 2009 before switching to country in March 2010.
Programming
KRYL broadcasts a country music format to Maui County, Hawaii. A portion of this programming comes via satellite from Dial Global. Previously, the station had operated intermittently from its February 2008 launch until beginning regular broadcasting with a smooth jazz music format in August 2009. The station flipped to the current country format in March 2010.
History
Launch
After more than seven years of delays, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) individually auctioned off the right to build more than 200 new FM radio stations in a process called "FM Auction 37" beginning in November 2004. There were four bidders for the right to build a new station serving Haiku, Hawaii, at 106.5 FM. This right was won by Joel Sellers of New Orleans, Louisiana, through her company Big Island Broadcasting, Inc. The winning gross bid was reported as $1,667,000.
