94.7 KUMU is a Honolulu radio station billing itself as Hawaii's Feel Good Station, playing adult contemporary, old school and R&B favourites for Oahu. It broadcasts on 94.7 FM, and you can hear it live on Radio Shuffle for free, from Waikiki or anywhere else in the world.
What 94.7 KUMU Plays
According to the station's own site at kumu.com, the sound is upbeat and community-minded, with shows such as Morning Vibe with Sunway, Lanai's Traffic Jam in the afternoon, Top 10 Now and Then and Sunday Night Slow Jams, plus lifestyle segments like Local Flavor Friday and hurricane-season preparedness information. Directory listings such as Streema describe the mix as adult contemporary, old school and R&B. Expect love songs, feel-good classics and smooth grooves rather than heavy rock.
From KFOA to KUMU
As Wikipedia's KUMU-FM entry explains, the station first went on the air on 30 June 1967 as KFOA-FM, Honolulu's third FM station. It became KUMU-FM in 1971 after its acquisition by the John Hutton Corporation, airing a beautiful music format alongside sister AM station KUMU 1500. The call letters come from the Hawaiian word for teacher.
Changing With the Times
The same entry traces a series of format shifts: soft adult contemporary from 1997 after Pacific West Broadcasting bought the station, then by 2010 a move to rhythmic adult contemporary as "Hawaii's Old Skool," later rebranded "The Rhythm of Hawaii." Today it is part of the Pacific Radio Group family alongside sister stations KDDB, KPOI-FM and KQMQ-FM, with studios in downtown Honolulu and a transmitter at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki. That evolution from easy-listening instrumentals to R&B-flavoured hits mirrors how island radio has changed over half a century.
Island Radio for Locals and Visitors
For people who live in Hawaii, a station like KUMU is part of the daily commute and workplace soundtrack. For visitors and anyone who has left the islands, it is a warm reminder of the place. Streaming it on Radio Shuffle lets you bring a little Honolulu sunshine to any grey day.
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