KUAI
{{short description|Radio station in Eleele, Hawaii}}
{{for|the Kekaha, Hawaii radio station that held the call sign KUAI at 720 AM until 2015|KQNG (AM)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KUAI
| logo =
| city = Eleele, Hawaii
| area = Kauai
| branding =
| airdate = 1939
| frequency = 570 kHz
| translator = 104.5 K283CQ (Lihue)
| format = "Real Country" 70s 80s 90s early 2000s
| power = 1,000 watts
| erp =
| haat =
| class = B
| facility_id = 58938
| coordinates = {{coord|21|59|31|N|159|24|21|W|region:US-HI_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = KaUAI
| former_callsigns = KIVM (?-1982)
KIPO (1982–1987)
KQNG (1987–2015)
| owner = Pacific Media Group
| licensee = Pacific Radio Group, Inc.
| sister_stations =
| webcast = [http://www.kongradio.com/listenLive/player.html Listen Live]
| website = [http://kuaicountry.com/ KUAI website]
| affiliations = CBS Radio
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
KUAI (570 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a "real country" format covering music from roughly 1970-2010. Licensed to Eleele in the U.S. state of Hawaii, the station serves the Kauai area. The station is currently{{as of?|date=September 2023}} owned by Pacific Media Group, through licensee Pacific Radio Group, Inc.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KUAI |title=KUAI Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
History
On February 1, 1987, the station changed its call sign to KQNG.{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=58938&Callsign=KUAI |title=KUAI Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }} The station changed to the current KUAI call sign on March 17, 2015.
References
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External links
{{AM station data|58938|KUAI}}
{{Ohana Broadcast Company}}
{{Kauai Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Hawaii}}
Category:Radio stations established in 1939
Category:1939 establishments in Hawaii
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