[2] KDDB also transmits on Oceanic Spectrum digital channel 854 for the entire state of Hawaii.

It proved to be popular with listeners, who voted via ballot boxes in various locations across O'ahu and Maui and via their website.

The owner of KDEO entered into an operating agreement with KRTR-FM in November 1994, citing financial troubles, the format was changed to classic rock as "The Blaze".

[6][7] The Blaze proved unpopular, and the station returned to Radio Free Hawaii by May 1995.

[8] Despite the popularity of the voting-based format, Radio Free Hawaii had trouble generating revenue.

[9] The station, under Winter's leadership, was instrumental in starting the first annual rock festival in Hawaii, the Big Mele.

At first, KDDB, like most other Rhythmic start-ups, had featured hip-hop music as a core component of the playlist.

But it scaled back on the genre after KIKI and KQMQ both flipped formats, along with the changing taste in its listeners.

Da Bomb began playing other musical genres, including the EDM culture.