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| Broadcast area | Honolulu, Hawaii Waianae, Hawaii |
| Frequency | 1270 (kHz) |
| Branding | "1270 KNDI" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Multicultural programming |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | July 7, 1960[1] |
Call sign meaning | Candy[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 37065 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts fulltime |
Transmitter coordinates | 21°19′26″N 157°52′47″W / 21.32389°N 157.87972°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | Station Website |
KNDI (1270 kHz) 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.
Gallery
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KNDI host Flor Martinez in studio with Senator Mazie Hirono in 2014.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.
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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