KKBG (97.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format.

Continual extensions of the construction permit were granted until 1980, when the call sign was changed to KKBG.

The Big Island finally got FM radio on June 5, 1980, when the station debuted on a test basis with an easy listening format.

Brewer sold his Colorado properties in 1988 and expanded on the Big Island by acquiring Hilo AM outlet KHLO the next year.

[9] Emerald City became Maverick Media, and its stations were sold to Pacific Radio Group; its simultaneous purchases of two clusters caused major radio station ownership realignment on the Big Island.