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| Broadcast area | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Frequency | 101.9MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Pop! 101.9 |
| Programming | |
| Language | Korean |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Subchannels | HD2:Star 99.1 (Alternative rock) HD3: ALT Radio |
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| History | |
First air date | 1991; 34 years ago (1991) |
Call sign meaning | Former branding assmooth jazz station "CD 101.9" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 48778 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts (horizontal polarization) 81,000 watts (vertical polarization) |
| HAAT | 599 meters (1,965 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 21°23′39.6″N158°05′51.1″W / 21.394333°N 158.097528°W /21.394333; -158.097528 |
| Translator | HD2: 99.1 K256AS (Honolulu) |
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| Webcast | Listen Live HD2:Listen Live HD3:Listen Live |
| Website | pop1019 star991hawaii |
KUCD (101.9FM "Pop! 101.9") is acommercial radio stationlicensed toPearl City, Hawaii and serving theHonolulu metropolitan area. It broadcasts an AsianTop 40-CHRradio format, playing hits fromK-pop and other countries in Asia. It is owned byiHeartMedia, Inc., with studios in theKalihi neighborhood of Honolulu. It also transmits onCharter Spectrum digital cable channel 853 for the entire state of Hawaii.[2]
KUCD is aClass C station. It has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000watts (horizontal polarization) and 81,000 watts (vertical polarization).[3] Itstransmitter is on Palehua Road inKapolei.[4] KUCD broadcasts usingHD Radio technology. Its HD2subchannel carries analternative rock format and feeds 250-wattFM translatorK256AS at 99.1MHz.[5]
KUCDsigned on the air in 1991; 34 years ago (1991). It was asmooth jazz station, playing a mix of jazz instrumentals and someR&B-style vocals. It billed itself as "CD 101.9". The smooth jazz sound lasted six years.
On August 29, 1997, at 3 p.m., it switched tomodern AC as "Star 101.9."[6] It further evolved towardsmodern rock in 2001. This lasted until 2009, when it shifted back to modern AC; with this format change, KUCD changed its positioner from "Hawaii's New Music Alternative" to "90's, 2K, and Today". In early 2011, KUCD reverted to the modern rock format, albeit with a slight modern AC lean, using their previous "Hawaii's New Music Alternative" slogan once again. A few months after this, KUCD dropped the modern AC lean, and became a modern rock station once again.
In 2013, the station changed its positioner to "Hawaii's Alternative". With the May 2020 format flip ofKPOI from alternative to soft AC, KUCD became the only radio station in Honolulu playingalternative rock music. KUCD's HD2 sub-channel aired Asian Pop formatted PoP! 99.1 at 101.9-2 and on theiHeartRadio app.
On May 16, 2023, iHeartMedia announced that KUCD and K256AS/KUCD-HD2 would swap formats at 10 AM the following Thursday. On May 18th, the full-power 101.9 frequency took over the Asian pop music format of K256AS as "Pop! 101.9". With its high-power signal, it becomes the largest K-pop radio station in the United States.[7] The alternative rock previously found on 101.9 switched over to the 99.1FM translator.
