KUCD
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| City | Pearl City, Hawaii |
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| Broadcast area | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Frequency | 101.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Star 101.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Alternative rock |
| Subchannels | HD2: PoP! 99.1 (Asian CHR) HD3: ALT Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC) |
Sister stations | |
| History | |
First air date | 1991 |
Call sign meaning | Station's former branding as smooth jazz station "CD 101.9" |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 48778 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 599 meters (1,965 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 21°23′39.6″N 158°05′51.1″W / 21.394333°N 158.097528°WCoordinates: 21°23′39.6″N 158°05′51.1″W / 21.394333°N 158.097528°W |
| Translator(s) | HD2: 99.1 K256AS (Honolulu) |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) HD2: Listen Live HD3: Listen Live |
| Website | star1019 |
KUCD (101.9 FM) is a modern rock-formatted radio station serving Honolulu, Hawaii. The iHeartMedia, Inc. outlet broadcasts at 101.9 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW and is licensed to Pearl City, Hawaii. It is also transmitting on Charter Spectrum digital cable channel 853 for the entire state of Hawaii.[1] Its studios are located in the Kalihi neighborhood of Honolulu, while its transmitter is located near Akupu.
History[]
KUCD signed on the air in 1991 as a smooth jazz outlet as "CD 101.9". On August 29, 1997, at 3 p.m., it would switch directions to modern AC as "Star 101.9."[2] It further evolved towards Modern Rock in 2001. This lasted until 2009, when it shifted back to Modern AC; with this format change, KUCD changed its positioner from "Hawaii's New Music Alternative" to "90's, 2K, and Today". In early 2011, KUCD reverted to the modern rock format, albeit with a slight Modern AC lean, using their previous "Hawaii's New Music Alternative" slogan once again. A few months after this, KUCD dropped the Modern AC lean, and is once again a full-fledged modern rock station.
In 2013, the station changed its positioner to "Hawaii's Alternative". With the May 2020 format flip of KPOI from Alternative to Soft AC, KUCD is now the only radio station in Honolulu playing alternative rock music. KUCD's HD2 sub-channel airs Asian Pop formatted PoP! 99.1 at 101.9-2 and on the iHeartRadio app.
See also[]
- 1991 in radio
References[]
- ^ Digital Cable Program Guide / Lineups Archived February 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – Oceanic Time Warner Cable (accessed March 20, 2011)
- ^ http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1997/RR-1997-09-05.pdf[bare URL PDF]
External links[]
- KUCD official website
- KUCD in the FCC FM station database
- KUCD on Radio-Locator
- KUCD in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- HD2 translator
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