KQNG (720 kHz) was an AM radio station broadcasting a Classic Country format. Licensed to Kekaha, Hawaii, United States, the station served the Kauai area. The station was owned by Ohana Broadcast Company LLC and featured programming from CNN Radio.[1] The station went on the air as KUAI on June 20, 1965. At the time, its tower was the westernmost in the United States, on land owned by the McBryde Sugar Company.[2] It was owned by the American Islands Broadcasting Corporation, which was a business of Richard Hobby and Ron Gay. Charles T. Erickson bought the station in late 1966; he sold it to John Short and William Dale in 1975.
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| Broadcast area | Kauai |
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| Frequency | 720 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct (formerly Classic Country) |
| Affiliations | Westwood One, CNN Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Ohana Broadcast Company LLC |
| History | |
First air date | June 20, 1965 (as KUAI) |
Last air date | March 22, 2016 |
Former call signs | KUAI (1965–2015) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 1752 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 21°53′37″N 159°33′27″W / 21.89361°N 159.55750°W |
KQNG's license was surrendered on March 22, 2016, and cancelled by the Federal Communications Commission on the same day.[3]
References
edit- ^ "KUAI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Radio KUAI Goes on Air June 20". Honolulu Advertiser. June 10, 1965. p. A-4. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ "FCC Daily Digest" (PDF). United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
edit- FCC Station Search Details: DKQNG (Facility ID: 1752)
- FCC History Cards for KQNG (covering 1962-1980 as KUAI)
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