KNUI

KNUI (550 AM) is a commercial radio station that broadcasts a country music format. Licensed to Wailuku, Hawaii, United States, the station is owned by Pacific Radio Group, Inc.[1][2] The studios and offices are on Ano Street in Kahului, Hawaii.

For the Kahului, Hawaii radio station that held the call sign KNUI at 900 AM until 2013, see KMVI.
KNUI
Broadcast areaMaui
Frequency550 kHz
BrandingK-Country
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
OwnerPacific Radio Group, Inc.
KJKS, KJMD, KLHI-FM, KMVI, KPOA
History
First air date
March 17, 1947 (1947-03-17)
Former call signs
KMVI (1947-2013)
Technical information
Facility ID49956
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
20°53′26″N 156°29′20″W
Translator(s)106.1 K291CZ (Wailuku)
Links
Websitekcountrymaui.com

KNUI is powered at 5,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. Programming is also heard on FM translator K291CZ at 106.1 MHz in Wailuku.

History

The station signed on the air on March 17, 1947 (1947-03-17). The original call sign was KMVI. It was an affiliate of the CBS Radio Network, carrying its dramas, comedies, variety shows, news and sports during the "Golden Age of Radio." In the 1950s, as network programming moved from radio to television, KMVI had a full service, middle of the road format of popular adult music, news and sports.

By the 1980s, as most music listening switched from AM to FM radio, KMVI became a talk radio station, known as "The Talk of Maui." It switched its call sign to KNUI in 2013.

After three months of being silent, KNUI re-branded as "K-Country" and returned to the air on July 2, 2020. The new station has a playlist of mainstream country artists from different years along with Hawaiian country singers. Additionally, FM translator 106.1 K291CZ was added to compete with rival country station KRYL 106.5 FM.

References
  1. "KNUI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "Shows | Bloomberg Maui".


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