KNDI

Radio station in Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii

Broadcast areaHonolulu, Hawaii
Waianae, HawaiiFrequency1270 (kHz)Branding"1270 KNDI"ProgrammingFormatMulticultural programmingOwnershipOwner

Geronimo and Nellie Malabed
(Geronimo Broadcasting, LLC)

History

First air date

July 11, 1960

Call sign meaning

KNDI = "Candy Radio"Technical informationFacility ID37065ClassBPower5,000 watts fulltimeLinksWebsiteStation Website

KNDI 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.