KNDI

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KNDI
Broadcast area Honolulu, Hawaii
Waianae, Hawaii
Frequency 1270 (kHz)
Branding"1270 KNDI"
Programming
Format Multicultural programming
Ownership
Owner
  • Geronimo and Nellie Malabed
  • (Geronimo Broadcasting, LLC)
History
First air date
July 7, 1960 (1960-07-07) [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″N157°52′47″W / 21.32389°N 157.87972°W / 21.32389; -157.87972
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.

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References

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


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