Mount Evelyn DX Report: REMEMBER SUPER ROCK KYOI?

REMEMBER SUPER ROCK KYOI??

One shortwave radio station that is sadly missed is KYOI. Transmitting from Agingan Point, Saipan (the largest island in the North Mariana Islands group), it still retains many fond memories for radio listeners around the world.

Here are some links I found that you may like to explore, reminding us why KYOI was such a wonderful station to enjoy during the 1980s:

KYOI Story - An Australian Perspective

I was not aware of this web site until very recently. It is owned by radio enthusiast Calvin Melen who maintains the site. Reading through it, you can tell that Calvin had a real love for the station. A feature of this site is the many audio clips of station jingles, IDs, station announcements, music programming etc. These have been collected and stored as a recorded library of KYOI in action. Listening to some of these jingles is like a journey down memory lane! In addition, there's some very interesting history and background information on the station that tells the "KYOI Story". Highly recommended! http://kyoi.zcm.com.au

SuperRock KYOI Saipan

This page provides additional information on KYOI and its operations during the 80s, and is maintained by the Radio Heritage Foundation in New Zealand. Worth a look!

http://www.radioheritage.net/Story159.asp

The KYOI Music Style

Finally, here's an example of KYOI's music programming. This is an actual off-air 13-minute recording on YouTube by a Japanese radio hobbyist, who identifies himself simply as "nyonyo". This is a really nice example of music that was typical of the station's programming style.