KNDI is a radio station located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The station is owned by Geronimo and Nellie Malabed, through licensee Geronimo Broadcasting, LLC, and offers a multicultural format, broadcasting at 1270. Its on-air liners are "Voices from Around the World" and has been on the air since 1960. It was also Hawaii's first radio station to have an all-female airstaff, hence the KNDI calls, which phonetically spells out "Candy." KNDI features programming in Philippine languages (Ilocano and Tagalog), Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), Okinawan, Vietnamese, Lao, Spanish, Samoan, Tongan, Marshallese, Chuukese, Pohnpeian and English.

KNDI
Broadcast areaHonolulu, Hawaii
Waianae, Hawaii
Frequency1270 (kHz)
Branding"1270 KNDI"
Programming
FormatMulticultural programming
Ownership
Owner
  • Geronimo and Nellie Malabed
  • (Geronimo Broadcasting, LLC)
History
First air date
July 11, 1960
Call sign meaning
KNDI = "Candy Radio"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID37065
ClassB
Power5,000 watts fulltime
Links
Public license information
WebsiteStation Website
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21°19′26″N 157°52′47″W / 21.32389°N 157.87972°W / 21.32389; -157.87972


  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KNDI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.