KNDI
| Currently silent | |
|---|---|
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Broadcast area | Honolulu, Hawaii Waianae, Hawaii |
| Frequency | 1270 kHz |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | July 7, 1960[1] |
Call sign meaning | Candy[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 37065 | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 21°19′14.7″N 157°52′37″W / 21.320750°N 157.87694°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
KNDI (1270 AM) is a radio station licensed to Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, that is currently silent. The station is owned by Geronimo and Nellie Malabed, through licensee Geronimo Broadcasting, LLC, and last aired a multicultural format. Its on-air liners are "Voices from Around the World" and has been on the air since 1960. It was the first radio station in Hawaii to have an all-female airstaff, hence the KNDI call sign, 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.
In 2025, the station began simulcasting on K284AL (104.7 FM).[3]
The station continued to broadcast on AM 1270 until March 10, 2026, when they had to vacate AM their transmitter tower, effective immediately. The order came from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, who owns the property the tower stands on. They cited undefined "safety concerns" as their reason.[4] The station opened a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for a return to their AM frequency, with a stated goal of US $18,000.
Gallery
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KNDI host Flor Martinez in studio with Senator Mazie Hirono in 2014.
References
[edit]- 1 2 "All-Girl Station on Air Tonight". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Honolulu, Hawaii. July 7, 1960. p. 13. Retrieved December 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KNDI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ KNDI 1270, 2025, "2025 EVENTS AND NEWS," http://www.kndi.com/p/2025-events-and-news.html
- ↑ Hawaii News Now, March 10, 2026, "Beloved multilingual radio station drops off AM dial," https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/03/11/beloved-multilingual-radio-station-drops-off-am-dial/
External links
[edit]- FCC History Cards for KNDI
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 37065 (KNDI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KNDI in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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