KQNG (AM)

KQNG (720 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a Classic Country format. Licensed to Kekaha, Hawaii, United States, the station served the Kauai area. The station was owned by Ohana Broadcast Company LLC and featured programming from CNN Radio.[1] The station went on the air as KUAI on June 20, 1965. At the time, its tower was the westernmost in the United States, on land owned by the McBryde Sugar Company.[2] It was owned by the American Islands Broadcasting Corporation, which was a business of Richard Hobby and Ron Gay. Charles T. Erickson bought the station in late 1966; he sold it to John Short and William Dale in 1975.

For the Eleele, Hawaii radio station that held the call sign KQNG at 570 AM from 1987 to 2015, see KUAI.
KQNG
CityKekaha, Hawaii
Broadcast areaKauai
SloganKauais Radio Station
Frequency720 kHz
First air dateJune 20, 1965 (as KUAI)
Last air dateMarch 22, 2016
FormatDefunct (formerly Classic Country)
Power5,000 watts unlimited
ClassB
Facility ID1752
Transmitter coordinates21°53′37″N 159°33′27″W
Former call signsKUAI (1965–2015)
AffiliationsWestwood One, CNN Radio
OwnerOhana Broadcast Company LLC

KQNG's license was surrendered on March 22, 2016, and cancelled by the Federal Communications Commission on the same day.[3]

References
  1. "KUAI Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "Radio KUAI Goes on Air June 20". Honolulu Advertiser. June 10, 1965. p. A-4. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  3. "FCC Daily Digest" (PDF). United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
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