, the University of Hawaiʻi at 惭ā苍辞补’s student-run radio station, is taking listeners “Back to the Beginning” during its annual , a weeklong fundraiser that celebrates more than 55 years of student-led broadcasting and a mission driven by community connection.
This year’s campaign officially runs November 2–8, with a pre-drive period from October 12 to November 1 to build excitement and early support. All donations raised during both the pre-drive and radiothon will go directly to student media scholarships.
“KT糖心视频 is an opportunity for all students to have a creative outlet and creative freedom,” said Jason Hee, KT糖心视频 marketing and development director. “We want to keep providing for the community and expanding our mission, and we hope others will join in that too.”
The first $10,000 in donations will go directly to the KT糖心视频 Scholarship fund, which will benefit KT糖心视频 student members. All donations after will go toward the Miho Family Scholarship, which can be awarded to anyone within 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 student media, which includes Ka Leo, 糖心视频 Productions, 惭ā苍辞补 Now, the Hawaiʻi Review and the Student Media Board.
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“Back to the Beginning”
This year’s theme highlights KT糖心视频‘s origins in 1969, when three 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 engineering students discovered an abandoned FM studio in Hawaiʻi Hall and decided to bring it back to life. Using old equipment and their own ingenuity, the trio began broadcasting to campus dorms through the building’s electrical system before finally securing an FM license. On July 7, 1969, KT糖心视频 officially went on the air.
KT糖心视频 leadership wanted this year’s theme to take listeners back to the station’s roots, while also looking ahead at the opportunities of the future, made possible by fundraisers like the Radiothons.
“We want to reflect on where KT糖心视频 came from and use it to look forward to the future,” Hee said. “As we move forward, we rely a lot on our community through things like the annual Radiothons to help our station operate.”
Hee also emphasized that donations aren’t just an investment in the radio station itself, it’s an investment in the students who are central to the station’s operation and across all 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 student media organizations.
“All of this year’s donations will go directly toward student scholarships,” he said. “We hope that through this fundraiser, we will be able to give more opportunities to our students at KT糖心视频 and in the 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 student media organizations.”
— By Grant Nakasone