KNUQ
{{for|the joint civil-military airport near Mountain View, California, assigned ICAO code KNUQ|Moffett Federal Airfield}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KNUQ
| logo =
| logo_size =
| city = Paauilo, Hawaii
| area = Maui, Hawaii
| branding = "Q103"
| frequency = 103.9 MHz
| airdate = 1983 (as KHCR at 103.7)
| format = Hot adult contemporary
| subchannels = HD2: Rhythmic adult contemporary "98.7 The Vibe"
HD3: Reggae "103.3 The Beat"
HD4: KAOI simulcast
| erp = {{val|14500|u=watts|fmt=commas}}
| haat = 1,758 meters
| class = C
| facility_id = 15969
| licensing_authority = FCC
| coordinates = {{coord|20|38|18|N|156|23|01|W}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|KHCR (1983-199)|KILU (1991-1994)}}
| former_frequencies = 103.7 MHz (1983–2013)
| affiliations = Premiere Networks
United Stations Radio Networks
| owner = Akamai Broadcasting
| licensee =
| sister_stations = KAOI, KEWE, KHEI-FM, KIXK, KSRR
| webcast =
| website = {{URL|https://www.akamaidailynews.com/q103}}
HD2: {{URL|https://www.akamaidailynews.com/987thevibe}}
HD3: {{URL|https://www.akamaidailynews.com/1033thebeat}}
}}
KNUQ (103.9 FM, "Q103") is a radio station licensed to serve Paauilo, Hawaii. Owned by Akamai Broadcasting, it broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format.
The station was assigned the KNUQ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 22, 1994.{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=15969&Callsign=KNUQ |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}}
In 2024, Visionary Related Entertainment sold all of its Maui stations to Akamai Broadcasting.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-28 |title=Visionary Related Entertainment Sells Maui Cluster |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/273644/visionary-related-entertainment-sells-maui-cluster/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}} On December 9, 2024, KNUQ flipped to hot adult contemporary, and moved its existing Hawaiian rhythmic format to its two translator stations on 103.3 as "103.3 The Beat".{{Cite web |date=2024-12-09 |title=Six Flips In Maui Following Sale Closing |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/288835/six-flips-in-maui-following-sale-closing/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}}
Translators and booster
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign =
| call1 = K254CS
| freq1 = 98.7
| watts1 = 250
| class1 = D
| fid1 = 148061
| city1 = Kihei, Hawaii
| notes1 = Relays KNUQ-HD2
| call2 = K277AW
| freq2 = 103.3
| watts2 = 125
| class2 = D
| fid2 = 148202
| city2 = Napili, Hawaii
| notes2 = Relays KNUQ
| call3 = K277AX
| freq3 = 103.3
| watts3 = 20
| class3 = D
| fid3 = 148150
| city3 = Paia, Hawaii
| notes3 = Relays KNUQ-HD3
| call4 = KNUQ-FM1
| freq4 = 103.9
| watts4 = 95
| class4 = D
| fid4 = 15966
| city4 = Kahului, Hawaii
| notes4 = Relays KNUQ
}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.akamaidailynews.com/q103/ KNUQ official website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100523063803/http://www.koai.net/ KOAI Radio Group]
{{FM station data|743275|KNUQ}}
{{Maui Radio}}
Category:1994 establishments in Hawaii
Category:Hot adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1994
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